The Express. — London, England, 1862-12-16 00:00:00

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THE proceedings in the Court of Arches yester . day may be considered either as they affect the two respondents, the Rev. Dr. ROWLAND WILLIAMS and the Rev. 11. B. Wiraos, or as they advance the solu tion of the many grave and difficult ecclesiastical questions raised by the promoters of the respective suits. The judgment pronounced by Dr. LUSH INGTON some months ago on the merits of the case made it plain that a sentence of some kind must follow, and the business of the Judge yesterday was to take notice of anything that might be brought before him as a reason for mitigating its severity. It appeared from the statements of Dr. WiLmairs's counsel yester day that the rev. respondent had been misunder stood on some points on which he had been con demned by the Court. Thus Dr. WILLIAMS does not deny, as his opponents allege, the Divine source and origin of all that the Bible contains pertaining and necessary to salvation. Nor does he acknowledge as his own the opinion of BUNSEN, which he had expounded, respecting propitiation ; on the contrary, he bolds the offering of Cimuirr to be the one perfect sacrifice and propitiation for the sins of the world. Re equally repudiates the low form of the doctrine of justification imputed to him—the belief that justification means the peace of mind that comes from trust in a righteous GOD. These interpretations of his opinions he bad disavowed by his responsive allegations, de claring of some of them that they were merely statements of BUNSEN'S opinions, in which he did not share, and of others that they were forced and unwarranted inferences from his own writings. For a moment, yesterday, it seemed as if s compromise might have put an end to the case, but there still remained one point, the nature of the inspiration of the Bible, upon which no concession could be made. On that profound and mysterious subject, the influence which the Divine Spirit exerted on the minds of the writers of the Sacred Books, the learned Judge had laid down, and declared to be part of the doctrine of the Church of England, a theory which the moat orthodox received with surprise. Dr. WILLIAMS bad stated his belief that the Bible, although rational in substance, is Divine in its origin. The expressions in which he had characterized the participation of reason in the process of inspira tion were held, however, by Dr. LUSHINGTON to be contrary to the Articles, and upon this point a sentence was inevitable. The Queen's Advocate, as counsel for the Bishop of SALISBURY, urged that it was the business of the Court to say what was the meaning of the passages in Dr. WIL LIAMS'S writings which had been objected to ; those passages had been legally condemned, and he asked that either Dr. WILLIAMS should publicly recant his error, or that the Court should anspend him from his office and benefice until he should do so. Dr. LUBMINOTON said that in the exercise of his judicial discretion he should pass such a son- tence as the Privy Council might be expected to sustain. A very grave offence had been committed, the Articles of the Church had been impugned, and he had to pass a sentence with the twofold ob ject of punishing an individual and protecting the Church. He declined to adopt the suggestion of the Queen's Advocate and suspend the respondent until he should recant, and for a reason which is very remarkable :—" Such a sentence might, in " fact, have the effect of forcing a defendant, by " a deficiency of pecuniary means, to make a re " traction which did not come from the Earl." The sentence which Dr. LUSHINOTON pronounced was that Dr. WILLLIAIS should be suspended ab officio et beneficio for one year, and that he should pay the costs. We suppose that even Dr. WILLIAMS'S warmest friends would not say that, supposing the judgment to be right, the sentence is severe. He has, however, appealed against both, and the case will, therefore, be taken before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. We have always been of the opinion of the Bishop of LONDON, that prosecutions of this kind do not promote the interests of the Church. Once begun, however, it is desirable for the sake of peace that they should be carried on until the points in issue have been decided by the very highest authority. The Judicial Committee will have a twofold task ; they will have to consider and pro nounce whether the Court of Arches has put a fair and legal meaning on the words of Dr. Wu,- Lusts, and also whether it has rightly understood the standards by which it has tiled his language. Of the two questions the second is infinitely the more important. But whatever the decision of the court of appeal, there are results of this prosecution already realized of the utmost consequence. The decision of the Judicial Committee will leave unaffected those enormous developments of the freedom of teaching within the Church which were authoritatively de clared by the Court of Arches in the judgment TIM EXPRESS, TODAY EVENING I DECEMBER 16, 1842. pronounced in an earlier stage of this seas, and which so took the public by surprise last June. It will do so because that enlargement of liberty followed necessarily from the impartial application of a rule which the Privy Council laid down in the Goanax case, and which was, in effect, that the law will protect a clergyman in the exercise of his liberty as long as he does not contradict the Thirty-nine Articles or the doctrinal parts of the Liturgy. The results of this prosecution have already been most diverse, and have given sate ' faction to parties in the Church who stand in direst antagonism. The private friends of Dr. Wrmaams may grieve over the per sonal annoyance and loss he has to suffer ; but that section of Churchmen which sympathises with his opinions is louder than any other in its jubilation. For Dr. LUBRINGTON, while con demning an individual for erroneous teaching, has been obliged to proclaim a liberty, which he de scribes as fearful in its consequences. His June judgment, delivered on the merits of the case, teems with expressions which show how deeply im pressed he was with the inevitable effect of the task he was called to perform. " Whatever may be the " effects of this liberty, I cannot deny that it " exists in the Church."—" I plainly see to what " fearful conaequencesthisdoctrine maybe carried," and so on. Even yesterday, while the case of Dr. Wnxiires is pending, one of his counsel told the Court that it had by ita eariierjudgmentproclaimed &liberty in excess of his claims or requirements, and which he might think extreme. And no wonder, when Dr. LUSHINGTON had shown, painfully and reluc tantly, but still with a force and clearness of reason ing which are distressing, that "the clergy may deny " not only the genuineness, not only the literal " meaning of passages of Scripture, but their " truth ; and not merely their truth, but their " morality ;—may impute to any parts of the " Bible not embodied in the Articles and Formu " laries, falsehood in point of fact, and badness in " point of morals." The proceedings in this case ought to prove a lesson for the friends of orthodoxy. For some time past there has been a constant struggle be tween the party in the Church of England who consider that the bond of union between the members of the same Church ought to be iden- 1 tity of religious belief, and those who think that it ought to be such a degree of sympathy as will enable men to live under one government, and to join in a common form of worship. It must surely be plain that these appeals to the law all turn to the advantage of one of these parties, • and not in favour of that one of them which con ceives it to be the first duty of the Church to bear witness for the truth. LATEST INTELLIGII/tOR ITALY TURIN, Deo. a The Chamber of Deputies have resolved that the question of brigandage shall be discussed ins secret committee. M. Mug°line's motion for an interpellation on the Roman question has been negatived by a large majority. 5.45 P.M. The Chamber of Deputies have voted a provi sional budget for three months by a large majority —lB5 to 27. PRUSSIA. It is stated that a counter-agitation is being or ganised in Prussia, with the object of presenting addresses to the Chamber of Deputies congratu lating them on their firm and resolute attitude. ' AMERICA. during the progress of the war. The motion was opposed by the democratic party, and temporarily withdraws. THE NEW YORK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE LANCASHIRE DISTRESS. The subscriptions for Lancashire have already reached 40,000 dollars. The British residents are also raising a subscription. The Chamber of Commerce of New York city ►ms held a meeting to take measures for the relief of the distress in Lancashire. Some members thought that perhaps by inaugu rating this movement some national vanity and en mity to England might be attributed to the chamber. The majority of the speakers deprecated conducting the movement in a way to obtain favour with one class in England, but urged that it should be based exclusively on the ground of Christian charity. England was a great customer of America for grain, and it was a plain case that it was America's duty to feed a brother nation in distress. Messrs. Griswold and Co. offered a new ship of 1,800 tons burden to convey food to England ; not only as a relief for the suffering poor, but as a token of respect for the Queen and her friendship for America. A committee was appointed to collect subscrip tions in money and grain from all parts of the country. 26,000 dollars in cash was subscribed on the spot. A proposal to aid the French operatives was voted down. GENERAL BUTLER AT NEW ORLEANS. The Federal Commissioner Johnson, who was sent to New Orleans to investigate the condition of affairs, reports that persons in General Butler's command are growing rich upon the necessities of the helpless people of New Orleans by extortions offensive to decency, and that the inhabitants of the city have been as much sinned against as sinning since General Butler's rule. Mr. Johnson denies that any money returned to the French consul was sent to Havannah for the Confederates. An Union meeting has been held in New Orleans. The correspondents of the New York journals describe tee proceedings as enthusiastic. General Butler is appointing overseers for the plantations which he has confiscated. General Butler, in a letter permitting the National Advocate to resume publication, says all persons expressing a desire for foreign intervention will be treated as traitors. MUSIC. NATIONAL CHORAL 8001EIT. There was a Chriatmaa performance of The Messiah yesterday evening at Exeter-hall, given by the National Choral Society, under the direction of Mr. G. W. Martin, which did this young and rising society, and its founder and conductor, very great honour. Mr. Martin is well known to be au excellent musician ; be has pined considerable :errand= sa a composer of glees, par-soup, and madrigals, and is evidently well versed in choral magic. His attain. meets in this way are shown by the shinty and success with which hofisis organised and trained the large and powerful cheer of the National Choral Society. We have seldom heard the sublime choruses of the Messiah better swag than they were last night. The voices of each part were of excellent quality end well balanced ; and the female voices especially produced a flue, rich, mellow body of tone, which it would be difficult to excel. The choristers, moreover, were per. tartly at home in their parte, taking up every point with precision and firmness, and aiming with a boldness and free. dam which, if it sometimes degenerated into s little rough. nem, more than made up for this defect by an expression of ardour and enthusiasm very pleasing to listen,to. Indeed, we would scarcely wish for greater delicacy were it pur. chased at the expense of this admirable quality ; but Mr. Martin, we believe, may succeed in pining the one without losing the other. We need not specify particular choruses, for great justice wee done to all of them ; though we must men• tion the excellent effect produced by Mr. Martin's plain and straightforward reeding of " For unto us a child is born." when contra Med with the theatrical melo-dramatic version of it which another able and eminent coeductor persists is giving, in spite of the repeated remonstrances of every critic whose opinion is worth listening to. The singers were Miss Bank; Miss Palmer, Mr. Dims Reeves, and Mr. Bentley. at eroun. WINDSOR CASTLE, Dse. 15. Her Majesty and the Princess 'Alija of Hesse walked and drove in the grounds this morning. The Prince of Wales and Prince Louis of Hesse rode, at tended by Captain Grey. Prince Arthur left the Castle this morning, and returned to Greenwich Park, attended by Major Elphinetone. A deputation, consisting of the Lord Mayor, Alderman Humphery, Alderman Sidney, M.P., Alderman William Lawrence, Alderman Phillip', Alderman Abbim, Alderman Gibbons, Alderman and Sheriff J. C. Lawrence, the Town Clerk, and the City Rernembrancer, had an interview with Secretary Sir George Grey yesterday at the Home•office, on the increase of crime in the metropolis. _ _ Despatches were reoeived yesterday at the Colonist-office from the Governors of the West India Island. The Edinburgh Courant states that Lord Elphin stone is about to marry Miss Dalrymple-Elphisstons, daughter of Francis Anstruther Dalrymple-Elphinstone, Faq., and niece of Sir James Da!rymple-Horn-Elphinstone of Horn and Logia-Elphinstoss, Bart., M.P. for Ports mouth. On Sunday evening the Emperor and Empress of the French went to the Theatre do Chatelet, to witness the 253rd representation of Rothomago. On the previous evening the Empress was present at the Opera Comique, the piece performed being Lalla•Roekl. The Emperor of Austria has prevailed on the Duke of Modena to disband his small body of troops, at the Wait, is the spring. A put of the soldiers will be re ceived into the Austrian army, and the others sent to their homes. The officers are already endeavouring to dod em ployment, and those who do not succeed will receive half pay from the Duke of Modena. One of the numerous palaces which the duke pommies in Venetia will be placed at their disposal for a residence. The house in the Rahleuberg, Vienna, where Mozart resided when he composed his Eathanted Flute, is now being demolished, and a splendid rest►urant is about to be erected on its site. A Vienna letter of the 11th says :—" The concert season began here about a month ago, and some of the per formances are highly interesting for lovers of clamical music. The music of Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Mozart is always wall rendered by the orchestra of the Vienna opera, and some of the symphonies of the former have re cently been played in a way that is perfectly marvellous. A few days ago a ' Serenade' (a symphony in six parts) by Johann Brahma was performed here, and the profesaimal world is still load in its praiser. The Emperor by given to the Misdeal Society of Vienna a piece of ground on which to build a roaserratoriunt with the necessary concert rooms and offices." M. Venillot, in the Figaro, is very severe on M. Angler's anti-clerical comedy, in which he is personally attacked, and handles the dramatic author with all the coarse vigour which characterises his pen. "lif. Angier," he says, " compares me to • priest in diagubse. He does me too much honour. I consider myself merely as the beadle, and I think I am usefully employed in chastising the hounds that would defile the temple. M. Augier's friends call him Aziatophanes. Aristophenes, forsooth, did not spare Cleo°, though he did bespatter Socrates ; as for myself, I cannot consider myself as in any way damaged by the mud which he squirts at me from the gutter where he wallows." Meanwhile, M. Angier continues one of the lions of the day, and one of the papers notices, with that quiet irony peculiar to the French, his presence at a select shooting party now enjoying Prince Napoleon's hospitality ►t Ileudon. M. Horace Vernet has become so much better within the last few days that he ia abort to be removed to his residence at By 4es. It is hoped that the milder climate of that locality will restore his health. "We have heard," says the Journal du Ram, that a company is now being formed in Paris for the purpose of transforraioe the garden of the Palais Royal mto • winter garden like the immense greenhouses annexed to the palaces of the wealthier Russian nobles. The coos. pray proposes to bear the whole expense of making the garden • place of recreation unequalled in the world. It would be devoted to onnoects, games of all kinds, artistic exhibitions, lac. In May, every year, the glass roof would be removed, and the garden opened to the public as =al." The Kladderadatech, a Berlin satirical journal, has published lately • radiator* representing Baron Heusi, the president of the Saxon ministry, shaking hands in a friendly manner with M. Heinemann, the director of the bank, • well-known antagonist to the Franco-Prussian treaty of commerce. Same days after the reception of that number of the journal, M. de Best forwarded to the editor of the Eladderadatich a visiting-card portrait of himself, in order that it might ia future represent his features with a little more fidelity. The siecie, the indtspendance Beige, and the Courier have to offended the soclesiweical authorities of the Grand Duchy of Laxembourg that the chief of the clergy has placed an interdict upon than. The writers in the Courier (a kcal paper) are &llama to be excluded from the catholic church until they make public manta. tam ; while those who subscribe to the paper are told that ' the movement of path's°, will not be valid to them as long as they are sabearibers. The Peninsular and Oriental Company have now lost three steamers near Ceylon, vie., the Ave, /Weber, sad Colombo. BATTLE IN 61381111. THE NORTHERN FLEET. NEW YORK, Dm 8, Evntnta. (Pow Jars vii Owe Bros.) An engagement has occurred at Hartsville, Ten nessee, between the Federal advance force from Nashville and the Confederates under General Morgan. Colonel Moore's Federal brigade was re pulsed several times, and finally captured. General Morgan afterwards attacked the Feder&la at Gal latin, but was repulsed with heavy loss. _ _ Both the Federal and Confederate armies at Fredericksburg are actively engaged in fortifying Frederivkaburg. The Southern journals state that a fleet of twenty Federal vessels sailed from Hilton on the sth inst. for Georgetown or Wilmington. Several Federal vessels had passed Charleston Harbour. It was supposed that they were going to assist in at tacking Mobile. . . . The — same journals assert that 30,000 Federals are at Suffolk, preparing to move against Peters burg, while a Federal force at Newborn, North Carolina, will operate simultaneously against Wel don. The Federals occupy Granada, Mississippi. Large subscriptions for the Lancashire Distress Fund continue to pour in. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, Dar. 8, EvoHAG. Money easy. Gold, 32 premium. Exchange on London, bankers' bills, 146. Stocks steady. New York Central, 1021 ; Illinois, 78 ; Erie, 61. Cot ton dull : middling upland, 66i. Flour slightly firmer. Wheat in good demand for export. Corn advancing, lc. higher. Coffee quiet. Sugar steady. (Per Persia and City of Washington.) OPINIONS ON THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. The New York Heraki of the 22nd thinks that the radical party in Congress will not listen to Presi dent Lincoln's proposed amendment to the con stitution. The New York World supports the President's plan. The Commercial Advertiser is surprised that Pre sident Lincoln's message totally ignores all military and naval sacrifices, and observes that it contains not one word of sympathy for the past or cheer for the future. The New York Times says that the President's proposal will not receive universal assent, and thinks it doubtful whether Congress will pass the amendment. REPORTS OF THE SECRETARIES. The report of the Federal Secretary of War has been published. It states that the Federal army at present numbers 800,000 fully armed and equipped men. When the quotas are filled the army will number 1,000,000 men. The report of the Secretary of the Navy says that the Federal naval force consists of 323 steamers, and 104 sailing vessels, carrying in all 3,268 guns. The Secretary of the Navy refers to the depredations of the steamer Alabama, and says :—" The Alabama went forth from England to destroy American shipping, and how far and to what results this abuse may be carried with impunity to the govern ment which tolerates it is matter of grave conside ration. "This lawless rover, though built in and sailing from England, has no acknowledged flag or re cognised nationality. Before the Alabama left England the British authorities were informed by the recognised official agents of the Federal govern ment of her character and purposes. The British government thus invoked came too late to prevent her sailing. To what extent under these circum stances the British government is bound in honour and justice to mak3indemnification for the destruc tion of private property is a question which may present itself for disposal. It is alluded to now from a sense of duty towards American commercial interests, and from the fact that recent intelligence indicates that other vessels of similar character are fitting out in England." The report of the Secretary of the Treasury states that the °garnet) of the public debt in July, 1863, must be advanced to 1,120,000,000 dole. If the war continues with undiminished disbursements the estimated debt in July, 1864, will be 1,744,000,000 dollars. The average rate of in terest on the whole loan is 4 3-sths per cent. The estimated receipts from the customs for the current year are 68,000,000 dols., and from internal revenue 85,000,000 dole. There is a balance of 276,700,000 dole to be provided for. To make up the deficiency the Secretary recommends the imposition of a moderate tax on the corporate cir culation, and that the banks should issue a cir culation furnished by government, and thus establish one sound, uniform circulation of equal value throughout the country. From this source he expects to obtain 50,000,000 dots. He further proposes to raise 200,000,000 dols. by loans and 20,000,000 dots. by enlarging the limit for tem porary deposits. The Secretary recommends no more paper money schemes, but a aeries of mea mires looking to the gradual return to gold and silver. The resources of the country will always enable her to pay the interest on her debt, or to reduce the principal to whatever point the public interest may indicate. He recommends that what ever may be needed in excess of the sum to be supplied by revenue be obtained by loans, without increasing the issue of United States notes beyond • the amount fixed by law. Mr. Chase also recom mends that the American gold half-eagle be made • of equal weight and fineness with the English so ) vereign. PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS. Several resolutions proposed in Congress by the opposition members, to inquire into unconstitu tional arrests, have been voted down. Congress has adopted a resolution directing the committee on naval affairs to report on the cheapest and most expeditious mode of placing vessels of war on Lake Ontario, when the exigency may arise for establishing water communication from other waters to the lakes. A resolution has been offered in Congress to hold a convention of delegates from all the States at Louisville, in April next, to consider the state of the country and the proper means to be pursued for restoring the Union. A resolution has been offered in Congress, ap proving President Lincoln's emancipation procla mation. Another resolution has been offered, declaring that the Union must be preserved, and denouncing as guilty of high crime any executive or legislative department that shall propose or advise any acceptance of peace on any other basis than the integrity of the Union as it existed before the re bellion. On the 4th Mr. Stephens, of Pennsylvania, asked leave of Congress to introduce a Bill of Indemnity to free the President and his Ministers from all suits or actions at lawfor suspension of the writ of Habeas Corpus, and other uuoonstitutional iota committed THE TURKISH PROVINCES. The Gazette du Danube states that the importa tion of arms into Servia through Wallachia has become so extensive that diplomatic interference has taken place, France associating in the com plaint. It is asserted that an active conspiracy is at work, with the object of bringing about an insurrection in the territories subjected to the Turk ish sovereignty. (tzursz's Tia.sown.) MEXICO. ST. NAZ&IBE, Drc. D. Thel steamship Floride has arrived here, with General Lorenoez on board, and brings news from Vera Cruz to the 16th ult. During the previous fortnight six vessels had arrived there, bringing altogether 4,000 men. The corps of General fielder had victoriously entered Jalapa, which was defended by 2,500 Mexicans. A column of 2,000 men had taken possession of Medlin, which is an important position for obtain ing provisions. Twelve companies of the 81st Re giment of the Line had embarked for Tampico, in order to occupy that place. The 3rd Regiment of Zouaves were scouring the neighbourhood of Vera Cruz, for oxen destined to complete the means of transport. Another tempest occurred on November 6, and drove three vessels on shore. Neither of them were French. SPAIN. MADRID, Dic. 15, Evrayo. In the Senate to-day the debate on Mexican affairs was continued. The Marquis de Monaliches censured the acts of General Prim, especially his journey to the United States. The Madrid papers comment variously upon the speech of Senor Calderon Collantea, Minister of Foreign Affairs, relative to the Mexican expedition. Senor Collantes and M. Barrot, the French Ambassador, have had a long conference together. RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG, Dic. 16. The Invalsde Rune of to-day announces that Herr von LangerstrOgon, during his stay in London, concluded a loan with Messrs. Rothschild, at 5 9-10ths per cent., for the Grand Duchy of Finland. The amount of the loan is not stated. EXPRESS FROM PARIS• (ma( OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) P A RIB, MONDAY EV1271170. The French word chasse standing alone is always ambiguous, as it applies equally to hunting and shooting. It is now explained that the grand sport to which M. de Rothschild has invited the Em peror for to-morrow is a Wine. The (doubtless heavy) bag is expected to be made in a marvellously short time, for the Emperor is to arrive at Fer rires at noon, breakfast at 2, and leave at 5; so that there will be only two hours' shooting. It is difficult to see with such a restricted programme how even a Rothschild can contrive to spend the immense sum of money which has been spoken of as dedicated to this fete. Count Walewski, M. Fould, Count de Persigny, Prince de Metternich, Lord Cowley, M. Boitelle, Prince de la Mcskowa, and Prince de Reuss are among the official sports men invited to meet his Majesty. Bullier's Correspondence says that the Rothschilds of Loudon, Vienna, Frankfort, and Naples will be with their kinsman on the occasion of this visit. During the breakfast a fanfare by Rossini, composed expressly for the occasion, is to be performed by some of the first artistes of Paris. The France announces that Mr. Elliot, charged by the English government with a special mission to Greece, left Paris yesterday evening to embark at Marseilles. This corrects some former news ac cording to which the English envoy had already arrived at Athens. The France endeavours for the second time to make political capital of the fact that the Prince and Princess of Prussia have passed through Italy without visiting Turin. It stated positively the other day that disapprobation of the politics of the Italian government was the reason for the marked omission, and it now, by insinuation, reiterates the same thing when it observes that, after having tra velled incognito in other parts of Italy, they re sumed their official character as soon as they passed the Austrian frontier, and that at Venice, which they left this morning for Vienna, they were re ceived by Count de Pear on the part of the Emperor of Austria, and by Baron de Werther, the Prussian minister at Vienna. It seems to me that if the ob ject be merely to prove the hostility to consti tutional Italy of the inane pretender to divine right who now reigns at Berlin, the France is giving it self needless trouble ; if, which is more likely, the intention is to associate the heir-apparent to the throne and his English wife with the retrograde policy of the Bismark ministry, the attempt is im pertinently premature. A pamphlet by M. E. Rendu has appeared to day, entitled "'The Pontifical Sovereignty and Italy," which advocates, not the absolute suppres sion of the temporal power, but a radical transfor mation of it ; such as has been suggested by Father Ventura and others. The author would have the Pope remain the nominal sovereign of Rome, but give up the direction of all non-spiritual affairs to an Italian Diet, sitting permanently in the holy city. As M. Rendu is reputed to be a sincere catholic, this opuscle makes a certain sensation. Even the France, which has been favoured with an early proof, speaks respectfully of it, and merely " reserves " its opinion as to the merits of the project. The Pattie mentions a report from Rome that the Pope thinks of disbanding his regular army (which, in point of fact, is not the least use to him) as a measure of economy. M. de Merode, his fierce war minister, is opposed to the measure, but Car dinal Antonelli is said to approve of it. The Patric says that Portugal is about to transfer to Italy, for a pecuniary consideration, an island on the coast of Mozambique to be used as a penal colony. The Bourse was firm to-day. Rente rose 15c. for cash, and 10c. for account, closang at 70fr. 70c. and 70fr. 75e. Mobilier rose Mr. 75c., and the Italian Loan 90c. The Orleans Railway rose 51r. In the other lines there was little change. WAR NEWS. General Burnside has visited Washington and had an interview with the President. He has re turned to the army. . . The Confederate cavalry have crossed the Rap pahannock and captured two entire companies of Federal cavalry. . Five Federal gunboats are reported to have pro ceeded up the Rappahannock and anchored opposite King George's Court-house. A successful cavalry reconnaissance has been made from General Sigel's army, in which forty Confederate cavalry were captured. The legislature of Alabama has placed 1,000,000 dollars at the disposal of the Governor, and has authorised him to impress one-tenth of the negroes in Alabama to erect defences. The negroes will at once commence to obstruct the channels leading into Mobile Bay and in the rivers above the city. The Southern journals assert that the Federal!' in West Tennessee have forbidden the farmers to plant anything but cotton. The Federal army of the South-west has com menced a general advance from Memphis and different parts of Mississippi. Preparations are being made at New Orleans for an advance by land and water up the Mississippi. General Halleck's report contains a letter from General M'Clellan, iu which he strenuously opposes the removal of the army from the Peninsula to Acquia Creek, declaring that the same would be fatal to the Union cause. Seven transports and two iron-clad steamers have sailed from Fortress Monroe under sealed orders. The Confederates appear to have left the section of the country north of the Rappahannock. The Federal expedition which had sailed from Suffolk, Virginia, has recaptured the Federal bat tery taken some time since, and has driven the Con federates across the Blackwater River. The Federal gunboat EUia was blown up during the expedition up the New River, North Carolina, to prevent falling into the hands of the Confede rates. . The Federal commander has informed the autho rities of Fredericksburg that as long as no hostile demonstration was made from Fredericksburg he should not shell the town. General Stonewall Jackson is reported to have joined General Lee at Fredericksburg. The Confederates are working on the defenses of Fredericksburg, and the Federal° are erecting for tifications commanding the Confederate positions. The Confederates have captured a train of Fe deral waggons with ordnance stores, in Virginia. The naval expedition under General Banks has sailed ; its destination is still a secret. Federal General Grant continues to advance in Mississippi, and has occupied Abbeville, which had been abandoned by the Confederates. The Federal expedition which went up the Mis sissippi has discovered that the crop of cotton re maining in the States of Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas has been over estimated. The destruction of cotton having been very con siderable, only a few thousand bales remain in the counties bordering the river. The new crop will be very small. The Southern journals urge retaliation for the outrages and plundering committed by General Burnside's army in Virginia. MISCELLANEOUS. The Secretary of the Navy has informed the' Chamber of Commerce that there is no authority to permit private vessels to cruise for privateers. It is rumoured that the Alabama burnt another barque on the 19th November, in lat. 41, long. 66.16. General Fitz John Porter is on trial at Washing ton for not obeying General Pope's orders. During the trial a letter was read from General WClellan, written during Pope's campaign, urging General Porter to give his whole support to Gen. Pope, for the sake of the country. Nearly all the Democratic candidates have been elected at New York city election. The British frigate Ariadne has arrived st New York. The Hibernian has arrived out. The China and Saxonia have arrived out. Advices from Lasparre, in the Gironde, men tion the largest Wes of wine duelsg the pressut )ear. The produce of Chateau Witte, Chita= Latour, sad Chateau Margaux has bees mold at 4,000 fr. the 912 litres. PauMaa sad St. Bdeplie brought 1,400(r. ; Gime, from Sootr. ho 895 fr. ; sad St. Limbed, 800 f r. There are several buyers is Lower Madoe, who are owlsavogniag to purchaaa at the prices quoted bnandiately after the vintage, bat the wine.greweis declare their determination net to sell at law thaa &Mr. w. I F. ..1 Num..... MTH...... . 14ZIWICIL ..... rOSTEO3II . GALWAY • lomarowi 11./L S 121140.... LiViii/KOL riTXOOTZ..... 29.72 29.57 29.91 91.911 ♦8 2 .483 M 3 48 8 ,60 NV. 6 8. 7 8.18. 4 8.48. 6 W.B.W. 8 8.81. L&L 8. B.& W. B.W. B.W. B.W. 8.8. W. C - 0 1 0 - roimmut.Ta Dovxm LONDON YAMIOOTH AtIARBOR4I7Oi. 1 31 ?. 1 M SIMON . ... I HtLIGIOLAWD 41 1 37 1 SD 46,2 St 0 B.W. &W. W. A.W. w. N. E. , aORLAND. strong. Aa next above, with IZELLND. some rain oesuow. W. to N. and L, ma W. =RIAU derate, tine. N.W. to N.Z., mode- B.W.NPOLLID. 3 9 6 9 I 8 3 2 Q' _ o ID - o - Et - c I - c - 111 - THURSDAY. N.w. to Ire a. icowy. S.W. to EN. L. fresh to moder..tr. As Lest Above. 4 above. rate, fine. N.N.W. to E.N.E., fi,E, norm. N. to E., moderate. fresh to moderate. Ow. fine. W. to N. aadE., mode- E. Masi. N.N.W. &N,L, rate, flee. fresh, fine. It appears that the late M. Verbagen, the former President of the Belgian Chamber, whose fairer.' the other day was attended by all the public authorities and the greater part of the populace of Brumlr, gave special ne. Amnions on his deathbed that the clergy were ere to per• ticipate in the ceremony of interment. This injunction wan carried oat, although several addresses were delivered at hie grave by distinguished public men in Belgium. Advicee from Lyons state that the sale of raw silk is difficult there. The merchants of Lyons, taking into consideratioa the great increase in the quantity of foreign silk imported into Prance, have decided, its mil, on building storehouses for lie reception. Japan produced 3,000 bales of silk, being more than the produce of France and Italy. The East produces 300,000 bales. The greater part of these silks arrive in London by the Cape of Good Hope, but it is expected that when the canal across the Isthmus of Sues is completed (if it ever be completed) silk from the East will first arrive in Fnue. Some considerable purchaser of foreign silks were made at Marseilles last week. Mr. William Cope Deacon, having taken the cue . teener, oaths, was yesterday admitted a proctor of the Court of Arches by virtue of • remeript of his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Circassian Committee met last night, at the Ship Hotel, Charing-aose, Mr. E. &aloe, of Ligeoln'eden. in the chair, and resolved that a public meet in g be held immediately before the meeting of Parliament. ArgsziceN SIAVERY. —A public meeting for the purposed expreming sympathy with the oppoesota slavery is America was held last evening in Wields Chapel, Exmouth-street, Clarkenwelt, the Her. T. F. Thereeby ie the chair. Mr. George Thompson, the Rev . .1. W. Muds, sod Yr. Washingtee Wilke attended depilation from the Emanoipattoe Society. Some inter' *Ain speeches were delivered by the above gentlemen, by the Rev. W. Elliott, of Stern Leone, sod others, and nu lutioes were agreed to deprecatory of the slave institu t ions ions in the Southern States of America. The meeting I tally attended. CHILD MURDER IN POPLAR. INQURST.—{THIS DAY.) This morning the inquiry was resumed at the Spotted Dog Tavern, High-street, Poplar, by Mr. H. Raffles Walthew, the deputy.ooroner, respecting the death of a female child who was barbarously murdered under the following circumstances : On the evening of Monday week, a Mrs. Martin, residing at No. 5, Union-place, Poplar upon opening the street door, found the naked body of the deceased lying in the gard It was shockiogly mangled, and was covered withblood. The arms were broken in two places, and them were marks of extreme violence on the forehead mid noes, which were caused, in the opinion of the police surgeon, Dr. Brown fi eld, by the child's head having been placed on the ground and subjected to a heavy pressure. Mr. Mills, the officer of the court, said that the condo. don arrived at was that the deceased bad been bronght from the station of the Blackwall Railway, which sae dote at hand, in a bag, and thrown into the garden of Mrs. Martin, where it certainly had been but a very short time previous to its being discovered. The police stated that they had need every endeavour to discover those who were implicated in the murder, and the disposal of the body, but without any prospect of amen so far. The Coroner said that the present was unquestionably the most brutal case of child murder that had ever come before him. The jury returned a verdict of " Wilk! Murder sganu some person or persons unknown." ALARMING FIRE IN THE STRAND. At a quarter past 8 last evening a tire broke out on the premises of Mr. Page, shellfish warehouse, in the Strand, next door but one to the entrance of the Adelphi Theatre, causing the greatest excitement throughout the neighbourhood. The report quickly spread that the the atre Bed was on fire, causing an immense amernblage of completely blocking up Dot only the Strand itself, rn gi t i) :ll 6, the thoroughfares in the locality. I t being a benefit night at the Adelphi for the band fund of the Loudon and Westminster Rifle Corps, and the performance of the Messiah taking place at Exeter-ball, the Strand was at the time of the outbreak thronged with carriages, and the con fusion and uproar that took place were almost indescribable. The reserve of the F division of police from Bow street, and all the available constables in the neighbourhood, were brought Into request, but it was some time before anything like order could be restored. On the arrival of the engines it was found that the flames had got firm bold of the upper and back portions of Mr. Page's premises, occupied as supper and bedrooms, and were rapidly extending to the theatre, which stands immediately in the rear. The danger to the latter building now became so imminent that the management deemed it prudent to close the performances. Mr. Webster informed the audience from the stage that there was a fire raging close to the theatre, which rendered it necessary that the house should close at mice, and be requested them to retire as orderly as possible. Some alarm was excited, but the home, which was much crowded, was speedily cleared, without any accident. The same course was pursued with the company at the Cider Cells" which are immediately in the rear of Mr. Page's premises. ,In the meantime, the firemen exerted themselves to the utmost to prevent the spread ing of the flames, and after an hone' labour they were fortunately anoceisfuL The whole of the upper and back portions of the premises of Mr. Page were destroyed, together with the billiard•roans of Mr. Beekingham ad joining, on the west side, and the back part of the house occupied by Messrs. Batt and Co., florists, on the east, sad the whole of whose p . remises weie much damaged by water. The theatre was not injured. The fire broke out in the second floor front bedroom, but from what cause cannot be ascertained. .-(THIS DAY.) IG, 11 Li. WEATHER REPORT. 711 L DAY, DICINUM V ~~ :~~ ; r X. & a s 1 0.26 6