The Express. — London, England, 1862-11-29 00:00:00

(PRLEI MEDAL AWARDED. ALLEN'S PATENT PORT IFS and /RAYMUND BARS with square optimise. LADIEW WARDROBE TARMACS, DLII6II4G BADS, whit Saver Stitopa. DESPATCH DIMS, WEITIWO end DlNSurevasse. end IN other sinews for boon or erstneniel traniiins. Illustrated intainnes post tree. Also Alien's Bansek hesitate el Portable Bed newts, Drawers, linty Chain, WY Canteens, &c., riot tree. J. W. ALLEN, Minateeteen and Patentee, Si, Wert Mamma. Leaden MAPPIN BROTHERS' WEST-END HOUSE Is solely and distinctly at 222, REOF.NT-STREET. Par 50 years MAPPIN BROTHERS' Manufactures have been gaining celebrity and • good name : but It Ls quite a mistake to suppose that they are meld In o:fent-street at all. Established In Sheffield A.D. 1810. Ctrs Housr.-67 sad 68, KING WILLIAM.STREET, E.C. MANcCAcruaT—tio•Ties Mtn & Curium WOW'. SULFFISLD HARMONIUMS. -NEW MODEL CRAMER, BEALL and WOOD, .201, RegeuNtreet. IN FUN THIS WEEK, One Penny, Russell's Last. Audit Hon. K Horsosan. alasanack awl Diary. Prise Essays. Comic Encyclopedia. tiongs for the Throng, de., ek. Now reedy, handsomely hound In Magenta cloth. gilt. Rice du i: poet pald be each Vol., THE FIRST and SECOND HALF.YEARLY VOLtMES ofFUN, wall numerous Engravings by talented Artists. Also now ready, FUN ALSIANACK, with 26 Conde Cute. One Penny. Odra 80, Fleet-Street. cite erprtoo. TO 0011.11.68PONDENTIL ,dvertlatonenta intended for " The Krprea" London svetibig Paw, must be at the once, 10, Bouverteutreet, by Two o dock on the day of publication. LYIVENT GARDEN. TEM EvEnnto, LOVE'S TRIUMPH. Min Louisa Ppm, and Madame Laura Baiter Mews. G. Perron, W. H. Weise, H. Core. Aynaley Cook. and W. Harrison.—Conductor, Mr. A. Mellon.—Commence 54 HAYMARKET. Tine !MmHg% DEAF AS A POST. Mr. Compton. OCR AMERICAN COUSIN. Memo. &Ahern, Sackskage Mn. Fiturilliaru. —DUCK HUNTING. Mrs. Wilkin&—And JACK'S RETURN FROM CANTON. The Leclereqs. PRINCESS'S. MT= ETOrrie, THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE. Mr. 0. Vining Mims Aylmer, 31. Oliver, and Mrs. B. White.—Scenes from the SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL Min Amy liedswick.—To conclude with ONE GOOD TURN DESERVES ANOTHER. BRITANNIA. TINg EVUWO, CAST ON THE MERCY OF TIN WORLD. Mra S. Lane.--Singing by Was A. Coveney. Mr. W. Randall. Frofiraor Duley and Little Bob.—Dancing by Mdlle. C. Stephan. ....And TILE SEVEN STLPS TO RUIN. Mir Lacey. HIGH WALTZ:RAT LONDON BEIDGZ., TEM Dav-711andag, 7445;:77.1141ra0a40. 180. TO410100•—liorolag. 85. 95. LONDON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29. Wz now know enough of the attack on our ,countrymen in Japan to perceive that it was an outrage on an untamed pleasure party, made with true A,riatic cruelty : but we know too little to be _ _ able to pronounce finally on the conduct of those who, it is said, . ought to have avenged, or still better, prevented it. Mr. MAILMALL'S party, consisting of three gentlemen and a lady, were riding out on horse back on a Sunday afternoon, last September,when th.sy Met the retinue of A native nobleman They were immediately set upon by the armed men, when one of the gentlemen was killed and the other two dangerously vroilr'.! 4 . 3 ; while the lady only escaped by riding seven miles at the tali speed of her horse. These facts constitute a ease which the QVICEN'S Government will, of course, make the ground of a stringent demand upon the Government of Japan. On the face of the matter, the outrage was one of the simplest kind, and seems to have been most wanton and unprovoked. An Eastern coutemporary, however, cautions us against this view, and suggests that the party were vio lating the social usages of the country. We do not know how this may be, but we all know that, in the East, it is safer to break the laws of the government than to violate the manners and ideas of the people. The Bishop of Bono KONG tells us, in his instructive work on Japan, that the thoughtlessness of our countrymen in this re spect, especially of those who ride, is a cause of great exasperation to the Japanese. The .Singapore Times states that it has "always been "the practice of the Japanese authorities to intimate " thus a few days previously the particular day on "which any nobleman with his retainers intended " to travel along the road near to a foreign settle " meat. Our authorities have then made the "matter public, and advised those under their " care to avoid giving cause of offence by going in " the way of the procession. On the present "occasion, however, there had been no notice "given on either aide." If this was the case the attack is in some measure explained, although in no degree excused. The conduct of Colonel Nx•ra., her Majesty's charge (raffaires in Japan, after the outrage, is much criticised. The residents say that he shrank from his duty at the crisis. Perhaps he did. We hope the matter will be inquired into. We cannot, however, recognise in the residents the moat fitting judges of his duty on this occasion. They say that if he had only listened to their advice and ac cepted the offer of the naval commanders on the station, the Japanese nobleman might have been captured with his whole party. Possibly he might, and what then ? Why then, it is said, we should have made a solemn public example of the ruffian who commanded the massacre, and have gained a great point towards public security. We are bound to suppose that those who say this really think so, but it is difficult to believe it. Without the means of collecting evidence or bringing the parties to a fair trial, and with a justly excited European colony crying out for an expiatory sacrifice, Colonel NEALE would have been very fortunate if he did not execute the innocent. It is easy to see what would have been the political consequences of an act such as Colonel Nests is blamed for omitting. The feeble govern ment of the TYCOON would have been forced by the D.onios into an indiscriminate war against all foreigners. There may be some who think that a war with Japan is inevitable, and that the sooner it is begun and finished the better. These persons talk of the nobles of the country as robber chiefs, and speak of it being the duty of England to break their power, just as if they lived in the Punjaub or Oude. For our parts, we think that there are better ways of spending the public money than in making war for the purpose of reconstructing society in countries which we visit only for purposes of trade. We think it would even be better that our countrymen who go out there and make fortunes had to suffer a curtail ment of their rides into the interior, and were confined to the ports, where they are sure of the protection of the ships. But if we are wrong, it is never too late to begin a sanguinary war, and we should prefer to see it originate in the declared policy of the Imperial Govern ment then begun by a high-handed official at a distance. We take Colonel Naua's conduct as evidence that our representatives in distant coun tries understand their responsibilities better than they have sometimes done in the ESA (astord Chronicl) understand that ier. M.P. for Manchester, hu purchased the Eynehant estate and mansion, cod intends making it hie residence ig the parliamentary session. we Bailey, Hall ea during LATEST INTELLIGHNOL THE ITALIAN P, int eats. TURIN, Nov. 28, co-day, in the Chamber of Deputies, Signor Potruoelli stated his belief that if the government bad not been victorious at Aspromonte, the gravest misfortunes would have fallen upon holy. It would also have caused the disembarkation of 25,000 Frenchmen on the Neapolitan coast. Signor Petrucelli approved of the energetic language of Signor Durando's note, and con tinued—" We should show to Europe that France violates our rights by her occupation of Rome, and demand that a period be fixed for its termination." Signor Petrucelli announced that he should bring forward a motion to the effect that the parliamentary session of 1863 be opened a t Naples, and concluded by stating that he should vote with the government. Signor Toscanolli afterwards spoke against the government. WINDSOR CANTLE. Nov. 28. (sson 's nisowt.) AMERICA. NEW YORK, Nov. 18, Emma. (Per Sootia.) The Queen, accompanied by the Prince Christian, the Primers Alexandra, and Prime Leopold, drove out yes terday afternoon. Lord Curies Fitzroy (Equerry-in - Waiting) attended en hcceebeak. The Prince and Princess Louis of Here took • carriage drive. The Prince Christian (of Denmark) sad the Princess Alexandra left the Castle yesterday st twenty-five minutes peat Mc p.m., far the Continent, Wended by General and Madame d'Oxholm. Colonel Seymour, C. 8., Groom.in- Waiting to the Quern, also attended their Royal Highnemes. Prince Leopold and Prince Louis of Hesse accompanied the Prince and Primes, to the railway atatioo, where a special train wee in waiting to convey them to Dover. The Hon. Horatio Stopfard and the Hon. Harriett Phipps have succeeded the Hoe. Lucy Kerr and the Hon. Victoria Wortley m Maids of Honour in Welting. General Burnside Moe issued an order dividing the army of the Potomac into three grand divisions, to be commanded by Generals Sumner, Franklin, and Hooker. A reserve corps is to be commanded by General Siegel. President Lincoln hal issued an order enjoining the strict observance of the Sabbath in the army and navy. The Federal expedition from New Orleans, after a successful skirmish at Labandieville, entered Thibordeaux without opposition. Admiral Reynaud, with the French squadron, con sisting of La Guerriere, the Renandin, and the Cati nat, is at New Orleans. Large numbers of French men have visited Admiral Reynaud at his lodging, in procession, headed by the different members of the legation, in order to pay their respects. General Butler has paid an official visit to the admiral on board the Catinat. Various rumours are current that President Davis has offered to sell 1,000,000 bales of cotton at le. per lb., payable iu gold. He is also as serted to be giving permission for shipment, buyers to arrange with the Federal government for its exemption from seizure on the seas. The Federal government is reported to be ma turing plans for an early supply of cotton. European capitalists are said to have purchased at Richmond 4,000,000 of the Confederate bonds, with exchange at 00. Contradictory statements are afloat with respect to Fremont's receiving a command. According to some accounts he will command the defences of Washington. The entire coast of Texas is reported to be in pos session of the Federals. A small Federal negro force has proceeded inland from Port Royal. They were engaged in skirmishing and are reported to have conducted themselves well under fire. The Federals have occupied Holly Springs, The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council eat yeeter. day. A petition (part-heard) for a prolongation of Betts' patent for improvements in capsules was concluded. Lord Chelmsford stated that their lordships would take a short time to consider the cats. A petition for a prolongation of Cartwright'a patent for Carpenter's brace was heard. Lord Chebnaford, on the part of their lordships, stated that no we had been made out for an extension. The Lords pre. sect were—Lord Chelmsford, the Lords Justices Knight Bruce and Turner, and Sir J. Coleridge. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office from the Governors of the North American Provinces. THE PRINCE OF WALES' HOUSEHOLD,—BLICKINO RAM PALACE, NOVEMBER 27.—The Prince of Wales bag been pleased to make the following appointments in hie household :—Esrl Spencer to be groom of the stole. To be lords of the bedchamber to his Royal Highness : The Earl of Nourt Edgecumbe, and Lord Alfred Hervey. To be comptroller and treasurer: Lieutenant-General K Dolly'. To be grooms of the bedchamber to his Royal Highness : The Honourable Robert Henry Maude, Charles Lindley Wood, F.sq. To be equerries to his Royal Highness : Major Teesdale, C. 8., Royal Artillery ; Captain G. H. Grey, Grenadier Guards; Lieutenant-Colonel Koppel, Grenadier Guards. To be private secretary to his Royal Highness : Herbert W. Fisher, Esq.—Gazette. The Marquis of Hastings has arrived at Long's Hotel. . . --- The Marquis de Lsvalette arrived at Albert gate Hour yesterday from Suffolk, and will leave town to day for Paris. The Earl and Countess of Craven and the Ladies Craven left town a few days since for Ashdown Park, Berks. The Dowager Lady Garvagh, Lord Garvagh, and the Hon. Miss Canning have hit Portmui-square for Italy. The Belfast News Letter, in reference to the earl dom of Cranford and Lindsay, states that " This long and extraordinary case is once more before the public, • new claimant having appeared in the person of Robert Lindsay, • retired sergeant of the 19th Foot, parish of Gilmore, in the county of Monaghan. the only surviving eon of the late Mr. James Lindsay, said to be the lintel descendant of the Earls of Cranford and Lindsay." The United Service Gazette states that the Officers who have served on the personal staff of Field Marshal Sir Edward Blakeney have subscribed to present him with a miniature model in gold of the baton which is the insignia of the rank of field-marshals The miniature baton is ex pe:ted to be reedy in about three weeks, when it will be presented to Sir Edward at Chelsea Hospital, together with a short address illuminated on vellum, and signed by the oeLers who are included in the presentation. _ _ . Mississippi. An attack by the Federals on Vicksburg is ex pected, and the Confederates are moving large forces to defend this point. The Federal steamer Dacotah has returned from an unsuccessful cruise after the Alabama. The Federals have occupied Mackey's Point, South Carolina. A 15-inch gun, weighing twenty tons, has been successfully fired inside the turret of the new iron clad steamer Passim ; four men sufficed to work the gun. The ball weighed 3301b5., and the charge of powder was 351bs. The recoil was two feet e '4lit inches. NEW YORK, Nov. 19. Burnside's army has evacuated Warrenton, and is moving on to Fredericksburg. The Common Council of New York has tendered M'Clellan a public reception. The total amount of bids for the 13,000,000 dole. loan on three years' 7.30 per cent. bonds was 3,3 2 000,000 dols. The loan was taken at an average premium of over three per cent. An independent organisation of bankers and brokers has been formed in New York for estab lishing an open Stock Exchange on the plan of the Paris Bourse. Maior-General Lord G. Paget, C.B. i having p-oceeded on leave of absence, the command of the cavalry brigade at Aldershot has devolved upon Major-General Brook Taylor. The distribution of prizes competed for by the members of the 40th Middlesex Volunteers (Central Lon don ifie Rangers) took place last evening at the Music-hall, Store-street, in the presence of a numerous and enthusiastic salience. Sir M. Pato, M.P., occupied the chair. The report of a committee of inhabitants of the district was read, stating that eutncriptions of sufficient amount had been received to enable thew to present a silver challenge WAIN and they hoped next year to be in a position to offer additional primes. The Admiralty have published a large blue book containing the detailed accounts of the cost of the various articles produced in the workshops of her Majesty's dock yards and steam-factories. This is the first time such accounts have been printed for the information of the public. Two members of the Meath police hare drawn the sum of 4,500 florins (over 4000 at a lorry on the Continent by a joint valid 121. share. One of the party sold his chance to the other, and emigrated to Australia in July, 1861. He has been written to by the agent, inquiring if he had sold his chance, giving him six mouths for • reply or no reply before the whole amount is paid over to the other Party. The Cambridge Independent says :—" Those of our readers who have heard the masterly sermon' which Dr. Vaughan has just been preaching before the University, on the objections raised by a bishop of the English church to the divine authority of the Pentateuch, willbe glad to know these sermons are now published by Macmillan and Co., under the title of 'The Book and The Life.' " Mina Bremer's new work about Greece contains a diary, made during her first winter in Athena. One of the entries is as follows:—" November 14.—England's young I prince Alfred makes, in the meantime, sunshine at Athens. Yesterday • great ball was given for him at the palace. also was amongst the guests, in consequence of an invitation from her Majesty. I bad already seen the young prince in Malta, but I was very willing to see a royal ball at Athens ; and at 8 in the evening I accordingly went to the palace. The prince had grown since I saw him last—now a year since—but still had the same chinning characteristic, the unpretending boy nailed to the gentleman in bearing and fine tact. It was beautiful to see the simple, graceful lad, out of uniform, and without the slightest distinguishing ornament, leading in the polonaise, whichalways here opens the ball, the Queen of Greece, resplendent with jewels aid good humour, a reel Semiramis, • queenly figure, capti vating all eyes. This evening, however, perhaps the greater number were captivated by the unpretending son of Queen Victoria." The following is the list of the fourth and last eerie, of guests invited to Compiegne :—Marshal Valliant, M. and Mdme. Foeld, the Count and Countess de Cheer loup-Lnbat, Earl and the Counter Cowley and their daughters, the Earl and Countess of Westmoreland, M. Devienne, Mme. de St. Arnaud. widow of the deceased st.rshal, M. de LAC-doyen', the Duke de la Force, M. and Mme. Vnillefroy, M. de Gartniny, M. de Jaucourt, the Marquise de Listour.llnubourg, the Marquise de Caumont- Wave, the Count de la Poem, Mme. Corsa, the Baron and Barons .1. David, M. Gerome, the painter, M. Pala, M. Darcy, and M. Egger. Cochin China has scarcely been taken possession of by the French, when it is traversed by electric lines. One is at work regularly from flagon to Too-Henn, and soother to Tran-bou. Letters state that r soon as the dry season seta in, other lire are to be established between the principal towns. Changes have been recently made by the Sultan amour the officials of his palace. The new chamberlains sad said es have been for the most part chosen from among the young men who have been educated in France, and one of them was military attache to Djemil Pasha when ambassador in Paris the first time. SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK.- The Etna has arrived out. The New York journals publish advices from Vera Cruz to the let inst., according to which the Mexicans were making great preparations to defend Puebla and the road to the capital. Two guerilla chiefs had declared allegiance to Juarez. Numerous deaths had occurred from yellow fever in the French fleet, including three officers of the frigate La Normandie. The sickness was, however, abating. A furious gale had seriously damaged tho ship ping at Vera Cruz and Sacrificias. The French steamer Chaptal was driven ashore, and would pro bably be lost. rrwo French transports were wrecked, and many lives lost. It was supposed that Almonte would leave Mexico, as the French arms no longer protected him. QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 29. The Royal Mail steamer Scotia, from New York on the 19th inst., arrived here at 3 a.m. to-day, with 127 passengers and 869,060 dollars iu specie. She landed 196 sacks of mails and four passengers, and proceeded immediately. All well. The Scotia was detained until the 20th by fog, and has made the passage in eight days seventeLn hours. PRINCE ALFRED AND THE GREEK THRONE. COBURG, Nov. 29. The official Coburger Zeitung of to-day says : " We are enabled to give a most positive denial to the statement that Prince Alfred is a candidate fur the throne of Greece." Monday, Royal, 4, Anniversary ; Entomological, 7 ; Royal Academy, 8, " Anatomy," Professor Partridge ; Architects, 8 ; Royal Institution, 2, Cameral Monthly Meeting.—Tues day, Ethoological, 8, " Human Remains, Wroceter," Mr. Wright ; " Languages a Test of Races of Mao," Mr. Craw ford; "Aborigines, Australia," Mr. Fred= SYto-E1170 11 4 7§ ; Digitisers, 8, " Internal Disturbing Forces of Loco. motive Engines," Mr. Makinson ; Photographic, B.—wed, nesday, Society of Arta, 8, " Thompson's Boat-boilding by Machinery," Mr. Puaeley ; Geological, 8, " Enaliceaurian Vseisbies, Nova Scotia," Mr. Marsh ; " Thickness of the Panama Formation, wear Buenos Ayres," Mr. Darwin ; " Fond &Mischa," Mr. Rupert Junes; " Locality, in Sibs- As, of Fawn Fatheriss," Mr. Aus—Tharw y. la Lioness., 8 ; Chemical, 8, " Organic Matter in Drinking Water,* Dr. Woods; "Reactions of Sulphate and &Aphid* of Lead Iwith Hydrogen and Carbonic Oxide." Mr. Rodwell ; Anti quities. 4 —Friday, Archeological Institute , 4, " Roman Villa, Oxfaedshirs," Professor Westwood. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY 'EVENTI 4 IO, NOVEMBER 29, 1862. (fox OMt SPICIII. AMERICA. WASHINGTON, Nov. 14. The great topic of conversation all the week has been the removal of M'Clellan. It has been known for some time that the President had lost all pa- tience with him, that he had only 'estored him to his command after Pope's reverses in deference to the strongly expressed desire of the army, that he had repeatedly conveyed to him the greatest dis satisfaction with his policy, and that he was deter mined that the campaign now opening should be the General's last chance in case of failure, and that three weeks ago he had given utterance to his determination to remove him at all hazards, in case he did not make certain movements within a certain time. In spite of all this, however, the blow, when at last it came, took everybody by surprise. The Rep ub- limns did not look for it because Mr. Lincoln has given so many proofs that he considers the conci liation of political opponents one of the greatest, if not the greatest, object to be aimed at in the dis tribution of offices, and the Democrats have so long given M'Clellan a clamorous support, as empha tically their champion, that it was believed he would do as he has done in so many other cases with less reason—keep him in office as long as the "con servative" party chose to insist upon it. The de mocrats themselves did not look for it, because they considered their recent vic tories at the polls as giving them a sort of right —and a right which Mr. Lincoln was just the man to treat with religious respect—to have the man of their choice in the command of the army. M'Clellan had all along represented what, in their eyes, is the " conservative " interest ; and the tri umph of " conservative " votes in the recent elec tions they looked upon as a sort of popular con firmation of his claim to retain his post. He as sumed[the office immediately after the battle of Bull's Run, with the heartiest approval of all parties. He had achieved certain small suc cesses iu Western Virginia in a very masterly way ; he was known to be an accomplished officer on paper ; he was modest, unassuming, and personally popular, so he proceeded to reorganize the debris of Bull's Run, amidst general acclamations, some of the newspapers, as 'anal, doing their small best to make him ridiculous by calling him their "Young Napoleon." It was discovered in a very few months, however, that he resembled Kutusoff far more than Napoleon, that he was by nature slow and cautious, careful in all details, fond of finish and completeness, constitutionally averse to great risks, and in fact, that whatever amount of patience and fortitude he might have, dash, and rapidity, either of conception or of execution, he bad not. Now these might be excellent qualities for a rebel, because for him to gain time, and to stave off subjugation and punishment, is to gain everything. To do this, without achieving a single success, will in the end accomplish his purpose, as was proved in the war of the Revolution. But to put down a revolt quick ness, hard blows Off= reposed ; an apparent im petuosity and want of caution, whZ *lo4 the reality may be, are absolutely necessary ; and for these things M'Clellan was evidently not the man. The anti-slavery party from the outset has feared compromise, as compromise could only take place upon the basis of slavery perpetua tion ; and as delay, by wearing out Northern patience and chilling Northern enthusiasm, daily made compromise more feasible and more likely, they began to clamour fiercely against M'Clellan as delay personified. Their hostility was increased by the fact—and fact I believe it is— that he has maintained ever since he took the com mand of the army close and intimate relations with a number of prominent New Yorkers of strong and notorious pro-slavery and Secessionist prin ciples. He has been in active correspondence with them throughout, and this, coupled with the fact that before the war his sympathies were all with the South, that he had at the last Presidential elec tion voted for the extreme Southern and pro-slavery candidates, Breckinridge and Lane, led the Repub licans to ascribe his procrastination to other and worse things than caution. The more they doubted him, the more they accused him of secret sympathy with the South, the more the Democrats clung to him. The things which made him odious in Re publican eyes made him admirable in theirs. He apparently did not want to push the South to ex tremities, neither did they. His operations were so slow, that the door of compromise bid fair never to be shut as long as he retained the chief com mand, and this was the one thing they sought for in the general-in-chief. There has probably been nothing so singular in this singular war as the fact that a general wbo during two years' leadership of a large army has not achieved a single brilliant success, has sustained several signal reverses, has failed utterly in one campaign, and who does not possess any of the traits either of manners or character which usually captivate the popular imagination, should nevertheless be the idol of a large party, containing in its ranks the most fickle and least intelligent portion of the people ;—and yet so it is. I have already expressed my opinion that M'Clellan was a loyal and zealous officer ; that he conducted the war to the best of his ability and according to his light ; and that he was no doubt seriously thwarted by the meddling of politicians. Admitting all this, however, there still remains abundant evidence that he was wanting in that supreme daring which at the proper moment commits everything to the fortune of battle with unshaken nerve and unclouded eye. This he had not, and not having this, his many other great qua lities were, considering the nature and exigen cies of the contest, to a great extent wasted. There is one drawback on his removal, and that is the time at which it was made. It ought either to have taken place when he allowed the enemy to escape after the battle of Antietam, or not until he had brought the operations which he had just begun to a crisis of some sort. But this want of discretion is, and has been from the outset, one of the great weaknesses of Mr. Lincoln and his cabinet. The change has, on the whole, been well received in the army, though apprehensions were at first felt that it might excite some trouble. General 11•Clellan was liked by the troops rather for what he did not do than for what be did. They have suffered so much since the war began by being led into scrapes by inoompetent officers that they were disposed to love one whose disposition was to risk nothing without the certainty of success. But the army has learnt enough subordination to accept whatever the government orders, without much murmuring. In this General M'Clellen himself sets them an excellent example. General Burnside, his successor, is a New Englander, from Rhode Island, educated at West Point ; and although he bad retired into civil life before the war broke out, he had seen some service in Mexico and on the frontier. He commanded the expedi tion sent against Roanoke. Woad sad Newbern, last spring, with distinguished success, and his division played a prominent part in the victory of Antietam. He was a warm 0 -* -* ENGLAND AND DENMARK. COPENHAGF—N, Nov. 29. The Dagbkukt of to-day says :—" After having received replies from Denmark, Prussia, and Austria to his proposals concerning the Schleswig question, Earl Russell has forwarded another despatch to the Danish government which consti tutes an answer to the note of the latter of the 29th of September. This despatch, dated the 20th of November, is addressed to the English minister at the Danish court. This latest note of Earl Russell presents no important features. It appears that his lordship does not intend to maintain his proposals. Earl Russell merely gives some further explanations, by which all the agita tion which he had raised in reference to this question vanishes in generalities." In diplomatic circles it is believed that the summary of the note of Earl Russell. as published by the Dagbladet, may perhaps not be quite exact. FRANCK PARIS, Nov. 29. The Cosstitutionnel of this morning contains an article on the Greek question, signed by its chief editor, M. Limayrac, who observes that the candi dature of an English prince for the throne of Greece would give rise to a policy altogether new on the part of England in the east, who until now has energetically supported the Turkish empire. 1 M. Limayrac continues :—" By Prince Alfred becoming King of Greece, the aspect of things would be entirely changed. The eastern question would then re•arise more redoubtable and more com plicated than:ever. We need not say that none of the interests worthy of protection which are covered by our traditional policy will be abandoned if treaties and conventions, not our work, but which we have loyally accepted, be not recognised. The honour only of France becoming then engaged, she would assume the part which becomes her while under a government which has never failed in its duties and is aware of the grandeur of its mission." MZXICO. VERA CRUZ, Nor. 1. (via St. Namire.) Sixteen ships with 5,000 French soldiers, horses, and war material arrived here a fortnight ago. ~ The presence of General Comonfori in the city of Mexico is considered as a sign of peace. It is believed that General Doblado will be called to the ministry. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (mOM OUR owl( coaßwomourr.) PARIS, FRIDAY EVEMIG. The France continues to speak of the Greek ques tion as full of mystery and startling incidents, and anticipates a anoitement which will " astonish Europe." The Conatitittionnel complains that its recent articles have been misunderstood by its con temporaries, which accuse it of want of patriotism. It does not, however, afford any materials for rectifying the alleged misconstruction, and I appre hend that, having been the blind organ of an announcement that the French government was not in a position to complain diplomatically of Eng land's conduct in regard to Greece, it now merely wants to hark back on its own account, in the small measure of possibility, and to echo the diapason of the France and Patric, which give expression to the private vexation of the Tuileries. The France hears from London that the Queen is very uneasy at the prospect of her son being elected King of Greece, and that a family council is about to deliberate on the matter. The France, however, assumes that the Queen may possibly tell her ministers that she will allow Prince Alfred to accept the crown, but she only does so "is obedience to imperious political necessities." The same journal says that Russia has grave objections to the candidature of Prince Alfred, and will " shortly " send a diplomatic note on the subject. One current story is that the Princess Anna Murat wt about to marry the Duke de Leuchten berg, in order to cement the joint interest of France and tinsel& in getting that prince elected in Greece. . The Prince of Wales, arriving from Mantellies, has passed through Paris on his way to England. His rapid passage has left but small trace. It was thought that the Emperor, on hospitable thoughts intent, would waylay him, and get him to Compiagne by surprise. Nothing of the kind has occurred. His royal highness arrived at the Hotel Mirabeau at shout six last eight, and left this morning. The French journals, never au fait at recent news, give different accounts of the way in which ho spent his single evening in Paris. The Temps says he went to see Orph6e at the Bouffes Parisians. According to the France he was at the Italian Opera, where Cow Fan Tutte was on the bills. It is of course probable that he may have shown himself at both those theatres. The Pays, in the two lines which it devotes to the prince's arri val, contrives to make a mistake, calling him the heir presumptive instead of the heir apparent. The Temps says that he slept at the British embassy; but, according to the Prase, he refused to go there, because, although accompanied by a numerous suite, he was travelling incognito. I believe it to be true that he passed the night at the Hotel Mirabeau. The /nolttpendance Belle gives some bad news of the Mexican expedition, which the Pays says is altogether false. I shall probably be able to-mor row to send you something reliable on the subject. The Courrier du Dimartche, which so narrowly escaped extinction while in the possession of its founder, M. Ganesco, has again changed hands. M. Laurent Lapp, who siuoe the retirement of M. Eughue Pelletan stool nearly alone as a represen tative of the original liberal principles of the jour nal, has resigned. M. Weiss, of the Debuts, is now to be the reigning man, and it is said that he means to conduct the journal in such a " moderate" way as not to offend the government. I cannot help surmising that he will fail in the latter part of his programme, unless he depart very materially from the spirit of many admirable articles which have proved him to be a worthy successor of Pre vost Paradol in the DEteses. Viscount de Nob has brought an action against M. de Villemessant, his secretary, and the chief printer of the Figaro, for a libel, in stating that he corrected the proof of a paragraph relative to the Dillon duel, which was the subject of severe com ment from the bench at the late trial at Versailles. The damages are laid at 100,000 fr. At the Bourse the only important change was a rise of 121 r. in Credit Mobilier. The market was dull at the close. The Daily News is seized. The Japanese Ambassadors embarked at Suez ou the 25th oo board the French steamer Buropfen for their own country. The Levant Herald of Nov. 19 announces the birth of • prince by "the third wife of his Majesty the Sultan." The wont was notified to the capital by the usual salutes from the whole of the naval and shore bat teries, which continued thus to celebrate it five times a day, at the hours of prayer, for three days. The Monde, in mentioning the journeys to Naples performed by the Bishop of Nantes, expresses itself as follows :—" We are told that his eminence took every precaution necessary to ensure his own safety and that of his suite. If the Piedmontese hate the soutane, the brigands, however people may ca l umn iate them, are devout, and protect the priests." The extraction of the ball from Garibaldi's foot bas given rice on the Continent to sundry pleasantries about English ameotrioity, ooe of her Britannic Majesty's subjects being reported to have offered • thousand pounds sterling for the ball. Mr. Charles Hugo Ku read at the theatre of &urge the play founded on the " Miserables." The prin cipal Paris newspapers have engaged places for their female- gonistes. At St. Petersburg an opera, composed by Verdi f or Rem* La Force du Davin, has jot bees brought oat. i3everal asonvaux are spoken of very highly. The Russian administration conducted everything upon a very liberal scale, and expended 240,000 fr. As the choral effects so much sought after by Verdi could not be produced for want of choristers, 120 musicians of the Guard were traw -1 fanned into singers. ~- friend and admirer of DUClellan, Las already twi refused to take his place, is popular with the army , and is noted for his dash. But how he will hear the burden now imposed on him, it is, after all that has occurred, useless to speculate. As to the operations in the field, we are on,. again on the tiptoe of expectation. The gap, in the Blue Ridge, which were seized by 31•ClelLn his advance, have been reoccupied by the 044..1 rates, thus leaving it in their power to 1 „,, ;r through them on our flank, or rear, if they ar. , the other side in force. But are they ti t.. i!, force 1 This is the question, and on this polo-. !i,- reports are conflicting. One statement, awl ...1,. one most generally credited, is, that Jai:kso l . still there with a considerable force utak! command, although the main body Lee has retired rapidly on Gordonsville. Burnside shares this belief I have reason to kw and a council of war is to be held at his quarters to-day, at which General Halleck i. t., Is present, to determine upon the future plan of rations. It will most probably result in maklng Fredericksburg and Ac quis Creek the base, a, this would threaten Gordonsville fully as effectively a, the present one, and at the saute time remove tl.• danger of a repetition of Jackson's through the gaps, such as he made 011 ti.. unfortunate Pope. The army has never in better condition or in greater force. T!,.• iron plated fleet is nearly all afloat now, :tat General Banks is organising a force, mainly 11.141 , up of Massachusetts troops, the destination which is given out to be Texas, but which I am led to believe is really Charleston and Savannah. The combined attack can hardly fail, and if so, nothing but some tremendous disaster to Burnside's force can prevent the Coufede rate cause from wearing a very blue aspect on the Eastern coast. In the West, Roseucran.: has relieved Nashville, and is about to take ' the field at the head of a large force. - He was to have been opposed to Johnson, a iceman . worthy of his steel, but the bad health of the latter has compelled his retirement, and his place is taken by Bragg, of whom nothing need be feared, and not much is expected even at the South. The rivets r have all risen, and the gunboats are again beginning l to move, so, unless lam greatly mistaken, those of you who have been flattering yourselves the war was over, will have your patience sorely tried during the winter months. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) SATURDAY. Novut sia 29, II Lit. LIL D. W. 11. E. I C. I L 14.' L 1 S. . -- ti Amur .. 29.81 41 2 ELF.. 1 3.46 1 0 - I _ 2 Snaps= ... 251.90 4 1 &ILE. '7 1 3 • 8 o -I 5 Linz B,sawloc . Au . ..30634i 19.71 41 1 B.E. 3.6 . 6 0 S ,0.36 2 Poinsona Lalwar - , ; 2 VA 1.1141211 4CIU6IBTOWI . 19.6.1 37,2 N.W. 2 a 1 2 b -;—' 2 /Ibl.l MUD 51.71 4111 E. 26 1 3 c 2 0.10 b3rIIIIFOOL Pl3llllOlll 29.66 1 8.5.. 4 6+ S, b 9 091 1 • Pommies r 1.11100221 - 29.67 1 E. 696 C -—,4 Jusei WICYIIoW2II 29.68 41 1 W.E. 14 ! 0 91 as -1— ! 4 PosTaxwmill 331. 2 E. :SIT, 41 4 o.lb 3 DOT= 29.68 1 9.0 W. 13 ;29.0- I— 2 LONDON 20.29 4 a E.S.E. •2'3 1 9, 0 -,—' - 1 YAimourei . . 29.74 2 E. 168 6' a -1— ' S 193Lasozociai. ?...1.84 44 2 D.R.W. , 3 6 8 1 0 - 4 8=44.94 . fillaGowirD 30.0640 1 S.E. i 7 3171 o -1—.4 PZOBAILL SUNDAY. NONDAT. LW. to X., Own W Iloonixv. W. to N. and N.Y., modrraie. modenta W.N.W. to N.N.E. Igni..aan. W.N.W. to N.N.I. strong to fresh. fre,l, unsettled. W. to N., fresh, un- W. Currial.. Ai neat above. W.S.W. to N.N.W.. 11.W.Ensworn, N.W. to S.W., tresb, strong, rainy. showers. S.W. to N.W., fresh, ILL ENOLLI .N D. N.W. to W.f.s.W., unsettled. fresh, showery. W.S.W. to N. N.W., Z. Mast W.N. W. to N.E.. fresh fresh, showers. unsettled. A Paris letter says :—" Madame Fremolini is singing marvellously this season, having in a great maim recovered her voice, and all the world knows as an actor she is, perhaps, the most accomplished now living. We ought not to forget our own country people in matters musical. Mr. Charles &sham has been singing with great emcees in a concert given by the famous old violin player, M. °cry." " Would you see dainty elegance united with ,salter(," writes M. Berlioz, "nature to grace—the Goddess of Yonth, Robe, in person'.—go to the Italian Theatre on the nights of Mdlle. Patti's performances?' The Gazette 'Marinate writes in the same admiring mid euthusiestio strain of the new Amine, whose present sums seems to be as great in Paris es it has been in Londe*. THE SULTAN'R TOOTH-AcHE.—The French pro* verb, " qui no d /a chaise peel as place," has had a tome what amusingly literal fulfilment during the week at Dolma: baktche. On Sunday the fluLan was afflicted by an attack of severe tooth.ache, end a messenger was acoordisgly despatched to summon M. Roux, has Majesty ' s dentist, for the treatment of the imper ial; molar. The Whim. able tooth-doctor. however, was nut to be found ; be bad gone it /a chaste; and though mounted mersengers beat him up for nearly three hours rouod al/ the " coven" from Blankly to far beyond Meslak, h yin nowhere to be found. Chamberlains of high and low de gree were at their wits' end, when the happy re:olio:the s t r uck somebody that there was an keight of the for. oeps—unknown indeed to fame, but still profeseing the sit a nd mystery of toothdrawing—in a garret opposite Galan- Serai. Afcrim / off went a mounted messenger for the man of science. and without time given him to make hii neglected ablutions, or borrow an unragged mutout, the lar wildered operator was whisked away to the palace. trgent i however, as was the need of his services, it was found necessary to subject him to a process of toilet before he could be ushered into the suffering presence. This us done as rapidly es half a dozen valets could perform and in a few minutes the offending grinder was extracted fortunately without damage to the imperial jaw. The operation over, his Majesty questioned Mr. Z— as to his personal belongings, and finding that bad luck and sh at commons had been his lot for years past, resolved at axe to force 'ortune into better humour on his behalf. withoo hypercritical curiosity as to diplomas or other profcsimul vouchers, be at once named him special dentist to himeeffe with a estise7 of 1,600 p. a month, an immediate cadent erne 150 liras and au excellent house at Ortekeni.—Lera st Berald, Nov. 19. DEATH or Mots Martsrou.—With deep regret we have to record the death, on the 17th inst., of Mrs. Oliver Summers!, who was professionally_ known to the public ma Miss Fanny Marston. The deoeuelthe eldest surviving daughter of thou esteemed performers, 11/. and Mrs. Henry Marston, who have thus experienced another painful bereavement in their family. Pretasturell called away in the midst of her youth from • wide circle of friends, to whom she was endeared by her amiable qualities, her death will be most deeply felt by the se . who have the best reason to know the lateen" . nature of the loss they have sustained. Mise eranta originally appeared at Sadler's Wells, whet aor t a management of Messrs. Phel sod Greenwood, whets talents became rapidly recogn ised. For the l a st obse yeare des she was attached to the Olympia company, her ladylike portmeat and agreeable style of acting readmit!' her 019°' mineat favourite with the public. About the time of este' dog oa this Mr. Oliver Summers, the s 3l w ias ell ßanto -known n vocalist,becsule the volt the other members of her family, attended her with sffse , tionste solicitude through the rapid stages of that crm disease, censure Mimi, which has hen deprived weiety of ad of its most esteemed members and the stage of se of Os fairest ornaments.—bra. EMPLOYMENT OF LANCASHIRE STINNES: , 5 DRAMAOII WORZEL—Mr. .1. Bailey Denton says that 46 1 radially but little di ff iculty in employing the ! bk " bodied spin l oss in works of lend improvement. "le drowle it is essential that skilled labourers should finish -. that is bottom the underthnins, but the upper cutting 1:32 be by any heads ande - (the control of a good fOrenuin of you. and when wet lands belong to townie for life, the " ie l facilities for borrowing money for works of drairisde_,, ma dna t i e m sn_c_h f or as th a e re p. b 'ne t ; ai m % n tl i y f sts, the borrowed capital, and thereby effect the improverooT whole- ee - e their estates when exercising kindness towards the sn' 2 7; The imointe to be guarded modest are the e mploporie weakly men, who would suffer greatly from coustot and the raising the price of meet of wages to unskilled hands than the sc . , er, value of the r work would command. But all this cr. be provided against by a little organiwitioo. The fote . 7 o would only charge th e work of drainage with th e 'Z. of th e labour done ; the balance, if any, should be psid agricultural 'Moue by the the general funds which the country has subsenbetl bythmoo, a m , making these remarks I keg to say that they have bee ow; forth by the feet that at this moment I am earretog :deem I have explained for Mi. Tollemathe, the u leeilivz Cheshire, whose benevolent feelings have led him pen . !.% to employ the General Lad Drainage Compsay T, is his YoUram estate. On Wednesday I had the Fier o , of meeting Mr. Wailers, the inspector of drainage behalf of the government, and, with his esecurreec e, mewed the work." of