The Express. — London, England, 1864-03-03 00:00:00

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TI!E Report of the Joint Committee on Metro politan Communications will of course be viewed by those more immediately concerned with favour er disfavour, as it suits their own immediate views and interests. It eliminates certain schemes which in the opinion of the Committee were not likely to obtain success, thereby saving cost to the parties and trouble to Parliament. It allows other projects to go forward for consideration, indicating gene rally the mode in which they should be dealt with, but without laying down any compulsory plan for absolute adoption. In the interest of the public we may express a belief that the Committee has desired to do its best, and that its decisions have been arrived at fairly. Whether it has judged rightly in all cases is another question, and one upon which it would, probably, be impossi ble to obtain an universal concurrence of opinion. The Committee has commenced by reporting that nine of the schemes submitted to their con sideration should not be proceeded with. These nine schemes are very various in their character, and it would be difficult to conceive any principle en which the Committee had reported against these several projects in one group, if they had not assigned reasons for their decision in each case. How far those reasons are satisfactory is a separate consideration ; in all the cases they can scarcely be regarded as consistent. The Committee then report as to eleven other bills which may be permitted to be proceeded with. These, however, are chiefly extensions of existing lines in the neighbourhood of the metropolis, or bills for additional powers or additional capital. Very little interest attaches to any of them. The Committee then recommend that the Metropolitan and St. John's-wood Railway (a line from Baker-street to the Finchley-road Station of the North London) should be allowed to proceed. "Itis a line which paases through a " not very populous, but increasing district, with " out interfering with much property, and in no way " competing with any other scheme." This line we have always spoken of aa a useful adjunct to the Metropolitan system, and it is no doubt de sirable that it should pass. They then recommend the Hampstead, Midland, Borth Western, and Charing-cross Junction. This is a line promoted by some Manchester interests, to pass from the line of the Hampstead-road Sta tion of the London and North Western Railway, under Tottenham-court-road to St. Giles's, and from thence, under a new street, to St. Martin's. lane, and so toCharing-cross. The Committee seem to havebeen influenced in their favourable report as to this line by the consideration that it would form a new street through St. Giles's ; but it is a re markable fact that they have thrown out other lines which proposed new streets through equally dense localities, and have postponed several lines which carried out much more comprehensively the mine object of bringing the railways north of tho Thames into communication with those upon the south of it. The Committee, moreover, in this case do not seem to have taken into consideration that this particular railway has been most strenuoualy opposed by the landowners and householders of the district thrcugh which it passes, whilst other lines, laid out with the same design, have been considered unobjectionable. It will probably be thought that, at least, the Committee ought to have allowed the schemes competing with this line, which were viewed with more public favour, and which appeared to be equally, if not more, calcn hted to effect the object, to go forward. Having thus provided for a railway communica tion between north and south of London at its western end, i.e., from the North-Western to the Charing-cross Railway, the Committee go on to re port upon a communication from the east to the west of the metropolis. And here, as there were several competing schemes, they propose a fusion of the various interests, and recommend that the engineers of the lines proceeding from Tower-hill to Victoria Station and Kensington, by means of Mew Cannon-street and the Thames Embank ment, should consult together, with the sur veyors of the City and the Metropolitan Board of Works, "with a view to devise the most " perfect line of which their plans admit." This sounds very well in theory, but, we fear, would ha in practice. The difficulty, however, we ap prehend, will be virtually removed by the fact, that the competing scheme to that which is known as the Metropolitan Inner Circla w.ll not Le persisted in. What the Committee, then, have virtually re commended fur adoption is, lint, a line of railway tauderzround from Charing-cross to the London and North Western, under St. Martin's-lane, st. Giles**, and Tottenham-court-road ; second, an underground railway from the Kensington Station I. Brotnpton, the Victoria Station, Westminster. bridge, thence by the Embankment to Black friars, up New Cannon-street and Eastcheap to Tower-hill ; sad third, a line from the Blackwell Railway, under the basin of the London Docks, through the Thames Tunnel, and thence to the TEE EXPRESS, TIMRSDAY EVENING, MARCH 3, 1864. Greenwich Railway and the London and Brighton Station at New-cross. The latter peoject get* rid of the Outer Circle, and its high-level bridge at Limehouse, which is condemned ; but it may be a great question for engineers which is the more de sirable or the more practicable, to pass over the Thames by a bridge at Limehouse 150 feet above high-water mark, or to pass under the river by a line of railway below the London Docks, and through the Thames Tunnel, IN feet below high water mark. For practical purposes probably the one scheme is as visionary as the other. The public, however, will rejoice to find that the Metropolitan Outer Circle scheme is rejected, and that the Oxford-street and City Railway is not to be allowed to be proceeded with. These projects were both so calculated to interfere with existing in terests as to be highly obnoxious. There are other projects which they will, perhaps, regret to find disapproved. No reason is shown in the report why the Charing-cross Northern Junction line should not have been permitted to go before a committee. The London Main Trunk Under ground was also a line calculated to effect useful objects. Had these lines been allowed to go on they would both probably have afforded advantages to the public. As it is, the Committee have thrown them over, for want, in all probability, of sufficient explanations. It is to be regretted when well-devised plans meet with such a fate as this. The lines favoured by the Committee are open to many and grave objections : amongst others, especially, that they do not sufficiently unite exist ing stations. As we commenced, however, by giving, we believe the Committee have acted to the best of their judgment ; though the wisdom of that judgment, in many points, will no doubt be subject to question. Ir is with keen regret we learn that the state of his health and the advice of his physicians have obliged Sir Roost en) HILL to resign the Secretaryship of the General Post-office, and to retire from the public service, if not in a critical or dangerous condition, at all events a worn out and exhausted man, still retaining, indeed, all the in clination and intellectual capacity to be useful, but with a shattered nervous system—the conse quence of long and unsparing work, which has established in his case also that discordance be tween mind and body under which too many of the best servants of the public bleak down. To compliment Sir ROWLAND Him. on his retirement from a career of benefit to his country, and, through England, to the world, is superfluous, when every postman's ring, answered by finding letters, journals, pamphlets, patterns, &c., in our door-receiver, associates, and will keep associated, his name with one of the constant comforts and conveniences of life. We do but anticip►te the public regret at losing a servant who united the capacity of devising the largest plans of improvement with the ability of carrying out their smallest and nicest details, whose desire for, and study of further amendment was continuous and incessant, who allowed no personal mortification or dis appointment, no ungracious criticism or jealous obstructiveness to impede his course, who regarded difficulties only as something to be overcome, and who bequeaths to his successors ample and well pre pared materials for acquiring distinction and doing the country further service. Calm, self-reliant, in defatigable, resolved, Sir ROWLAND HILL went on, until nature and strength would no longer respond to his efforts. Six months ago the Govern ment suggested a period of repose, trusting again to have the continued benefit of his exer tions ; but repose has not brought back the wonted vigour, and Sir ROWLAND, feel ing that his time for work was over, has con scientiously accepted the warning, and, without reference to pecuniary interest, has retired, leaving a name identified with ever present fami liar benefits, and claims on the nation which it is for the public, in its own interests, to enforce. It is now twenty-seven years, nearly a gapers. tion of man, since the great postal revolution of which Sir ROWLAND HELL was the author, was proclaimed by the public voice. In that term the number of chargeable letters has risen from 76 millions to the almost fabulous figure of more than GOO millions, and, after defraying all the costa of a largely increased establishment, the nett revenue of the Post-offioe now is considerably larger than it was 30 years ago. In the same period the annual amount of money trans mitted through the post has increased from 313,0001. to far 'upwards of 1.5,000,000/. Con traband conveyance of letters has ceased. Quick de livery of letters has been secured by the almost universal resort to the use of the stamp. In creased security for passing valuable property through the post has been gained by an inexpen sive registration. More rapid and more frw l uena eommunicatioos between the Metropolis and the larger provincial towns, as also between one pro vincial town and another, a great extension of free deliveries, increased facilities for the trans mission of foreign and colonial correspondence by improved conventions with foreigncountries, by bet ter arrangements of the packet services, by sorting on board cud other means, a more prompt despatch of letters when posted, and amore prompt delivery on arrival, the division of London and its suburbs into postal districts, a vast extension of rural deli veries, the establishment of a book post, have all followed in due order, the result of immense fore thought and care. Patronage and jobbing in Post office appointments have been displaced by the introduction of the principle of promotion, which is doing incalculable good. The condition of the enajdoy,;s has been, in many respects, materially improved, their labours, especially on Sundays, reduced, their salaries increased. These are some of the great and good works accomplished in the Postal Department of the State by Sir ROWLAND HILL ; they will well bear comparison with the result of any other public servant's career, and for them the nation, as it hopes to be well and faith fully served, has on his retirement to thank their author, and to take care that its gratitude is not recorded in mere words. Lord and Lady Chelmsford entertained at dinner last evening, at the family residence in Eatoa.square, the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, Lord and Lady Col chester, Lady Louisa Monaisffe and Miss Moncrieffe, Sir Heigh and Lady Cairns, Het. Captain Stanley, Sir George Rees, General and Lady Altos Peel and Min Peel, Hat. Edward Stanhope, Mr. Kansway, Ac. . _ ~ Lord and Lady Cranworth entertained at dinner at their residence in Upper Brook-street, last evening, his Excellency the Prussian Ambassador sad the Counties Berrwtorff, the Lord Chancellor, the E►rl of Harrowby, Lady Freakland Lewis, Sir David Danciaa, General and Mr. Charles Ellie., Mr. Austin Brace, M.P., sod Mrs. Bruce, Mr. and Mrs. Dawkins, Mies Stoplord, and Mon. Miss Eardley. PICTURES rants HAMPTON COURT FOR HOLYNOOD, —Her Majesty has approved of twelve pictures coooeeted with Scottish history, now is Hampton Court Palace, being removed to Holyrood, where they will be placed its such of the public apartments as may be judged most ad vantageous for their exhibition. —.Scotsman. CITY or LONDON COLLSOR.—Tbis evening the Rev. H. Whittington. 11. A.. priaeipsi of the caw. will deliver a lecture on " Personal Remisiewnose of a Visit to Rome," illustrated by diagrams end dissolving views. Mr. Alderman Mechi will take the chair at 8 p.m. precisely. The formation of the Netley Abbey and Netley Hospital Railway has commenced. gig Court. WINDSOR CASTLE, lass 2. The Queen, accompanied by the Prinoees Helena, welled in the grows& this sonde& Prises Helene, attended by lady Cordial Barrington end lisutenaet•Colooel Cavendish, returned from London today. Prime= Augustus of Saxe Coburg, with Mame M tn& nod Princes. Amid* visited the Queen, and remised to luncheon. Lady Churchill has sumeeded the Viscounts= Jocelyn u lady-in.waiting. Mr. Cleave, the Mayor at Windsor, and Mr. Derrick, town clerk, had the honour of en interview to present en eddres• to her Majaity from the town of Windsor, to con gratulate her Majesty on the birth of the infant Prince. The PTiDOO Oi Wales held a levee on behalf of bees Majesty at PA. James's Palace yesterday afternoon. His Royal Highness left Marlborough-home as five =uteri to 2, mooned by a detachment of the god Life Guards, and attended by Lord Alfred Hervey, the Hon. R. H. Meade, and Lieutenant- Colonel Koppel. The Prince of Wales, attended by Lientenant-(blood Koppel, took a ride in the aftsmoors. The Princess of WalS;, attended by the Countess de Grey, drove out in the afternoon. Their Royal Highnesses, attended by the Countess de Grey and Lieutenant-Colonel Koppel, bosoured the Hay. market Theatre with their prewar* in the evening. A deputation had an interview with Lord Palmerston, yesterday, at Quabridmhorine, upon the subject of the growth of flax in lielnnd. THE LEVEE. By command of the Queen, a levee wa■ held yesterday, in St. James's Palace, by the Prince of Wales, on behalf of her Majesty. Presentations to his Royal High nab at this Court are considered, by the Queen's pleasure, as equivalent to presentations to her Majesty. The Prince of Wales, attended by his gentlemen-in-walting, arrived from Marlborough-house about 2 o'clock, and was received by the Great Officers of State of the Queen's Household. The Duke of Cambridge (attended by his equerry), Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, and Prince Gustav of Bale Weimar, were present at the levee. Her Majesty's Guard of the Honourable Corp of Gentle. manat-Arms was on duty in the state saloons, under the commend of the Lieutenant, Captain Philip., the sub-officer on duty with the corps. The Yeomen of the Guard on duty were under the command of Lietttensat-Colonel Sutton, the adjutaat of the corps. The Prince of Wales entered the Throne-room, moors panted by the Duke of Cambridge, their Serene Highnesses Prince Edward and Prince Gustav of Saxe Weimar, and the officers of State. The Pages of Honour in waiting were Mr. H. J. Loftus end Mr. Paget. The Foreign Ambasradon and Ministers were introduced, when the following presentations to the Prince of Wales on the pert of the Queen took place in the Diplomatic circle. By the Austrian Amboassdor, Count Alexander Apponyi, eldest son of his Excellency and attach,, to the Imperial Embassy. By the Russian Ambassador, M. Saboaxoff, Container d'Ambaimade. L. Prime Michel Gortsobakoff, r Premise Sseretairs d'Ambassade. Le Baron de Framiericksa, snood Sscretaire d'Ambesmade. Le Oapitairie de Cavalseis Karat sirnky. By the French Ambassador, M. Le Vicomte de Courral, AttacbC I FAmbamade ; B. Le Comte de Montmsrin, Attac.b i FAmbasmade. By the Earl Romell. Secretary of State for Foreign Affaires; Baron Blome, Chargé d'Affaires of Hanover ; M. Charelaus Tricami, Plenipotentiary from Greece. The diplomatic circle MS. attended by the Turkiah, Austrian, Russian, Prussian, and French Ambassadors ; the Bavarian, Italian, Netherlands, Portuguese, Saxon, Danish, United States, Peruvian, Persian, and Spanish Ministers ; and the Swedish and Norwegian SeoreMry of Legation. The Belgian Envoy was unable to pay hie respects to the Prince of Wales from being under the obligation to go to Dover to receive his Majesty the King of the Belgians ; sad the Envoy from Sweden and Norway was unable to wait upon his Royal Highness from indisposition. The general circle was well attended, and included most of her Majesty's minister'. Among the preeentatiose to the Prince of Wes, out behalf of the Queen, were the following : DeputyArrtrtant-Suppeerriintendent of Stores W. H. Chambers, by the Right Hon. the Meteley of State for War. Mr. Sherd( Cave, by the Right lion. Sir George Grey. Mr. Herbert R. Church, *riffle Manager Madras Railway Com pany, by Lord Harris. by Kint _ _ 11: J. Cra;fard, Y.P. for Ayr Burghs, by Captain Sir William Norte, Bore R.N. Yr. William Cont., Remembrancer of the City of London, by the Right lion. the Lord Mayor. The Solicitor-Genera, Sir Robert P Collier, by the Lord Chan. °Woe. -- iifor.General Vincent Eyre, CE, by Lieutenant. General Sir George Pollock, G.C.R., Mr. Thomas Francis Wade, CB., Secretary to her Majesty's Legation. Pekin, by Earl Roman. Captain Speke, her Majesty's Indian army, by Sir Roderick L. Murchison, Y.C.B. Rev. W. Sparrow Simpson. MA., chaplain to the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor. by the Lord Major. Major - General Lard Frederick Poole', CB., by the Field marshal Commanding-f. Slr Bounden Palmer. by in-Chie the Lord Chancellor. M. N. Mama, Sheriff of London, by Sir George Grey, The Marquis of Normonby, by the Duke of Newcastle. Sir /reacts Outrun, Ran., by the Duke of Arroll. G eorg Thee Gre lard Mayor of Dublin, Mansion-house, Dahlia, by Sir y. The May,. et Liverpool Charter Moiler, by Sir Geoeye Grey. The Right Hon. Richard Welch Horton, Lord Mayor of York. by Mr George Orey. The Right Host the Lord Mayor, by Viscount Palmentoa. Lord Hatherton, by Lord Loraine. Karl of Klatore, Kt.e^”...._ 1... aciasquas 01 1111100.11 e. by trig Lan of Bemborough, Rev. Canon Heaviside, by the Lord ChaneelMr. Dr. Arthur Farm, by the Lord Chamberlain. General Sir William Gomm, by the Duke of Cambridge. ARRIVAL OP THE NINO OP THE BELGIANS. At 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon his Majesty the King of the Belgians arrived at the Admiralty Pier, Dover, from Oetend, attended by Count de Meerkerke ands limited snit,. A thick fog prevailed daring the passage. His Majesty was received by a guard of honour of the 78th Highlanders, and war met by M. Van de Weyer (the Belgian Minister), Lord Cremorne, and Oelooel Ponsonby, who had previously arrived from London, sad who scum. ponied the King to the Lord Warden Hotel, where it had been arranged th►t the royal traveller should pass the nigh: Thls morning the Ring left Dover at half.part 10 by • special trait on the Sooth-Eaftern Railw►y, sod arrived at Waterloo at 12.40. The journey to Windsor waa mamma by the South-Wasters Railway without cluusge of carriage, and Windsor was reached at 1.21. A rongnifieent suite of apartments have lately been fitted up in the York Tower for the reception of the King and his snits. Titans' Borax. HaYmaaarr.—The Prince and Princess of Wales, attended by Lady de Grey and Colonel Koppel, honoured this theatre with their presence yester day evening. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of ("Am bridge, the Prisons Nary, and the Grand Duellers of Yeeklesbarg-Stralitz bononrad the Earl Granville by their preemies at dinner on Tuesday seeing. A numerous and distinguished Mega were invited to meet their royal high. Meese. The Countess Dowager of Westmoreland was honoured by the company of their Royal Htghoeseee the Duchess of Cambridge, the Greed Duchene of Madden burg-Strelitz, and the Princess Mary at dinner last evening at her ladyabip'e hones io Portman-equans. A select circle was invited to meet their royal highnensea. - . _ -- --- The Earl and Countess Russell received at dinner last wising, at Choir residence is Chesham-pions, Viacetiot sod Vinamtetses Bury, Lord Richard Grosvenor, Mr. sod Lady Georgics Romilly, the Right Hoe. Thomas Manor Chime, M.P., and Mr.. Gibsoo, the Right Hoo. C. Y. Vil liers, M.P., Mr. Atthor Russell, M.P., Mr. and Mrs. Th.. Eying, Mr. Morriss., Mr. Montego Villiers, Mr. George Elliott, Miss Peel, Mise Lister, Re. _ _ • - Countess Frances Waldegrave and Mr. Chichester Foramens entertained at diaper last envois', at their manatee is Colton-gardens, the Earl and Camases of Shaftesbury, the Earl and Coustgas of Cork, the Earl and Countess of Ai lie, Visoountess Palmerston, the Right Hoc. Sir Charles Wood, M.P., and Lady Mary Wood, the Atter ney-Onagnl and Lady Laura Palmer, the Right Hoe. Ed ward Cardwell, M.P., arid Mrs. Cardwell, Hos. Arthur Kinaeka, M.P., Sir Jobs and Lady Johastooe, Mr. William Harcourt, Mr. Urquhart, ke. Later in the evening her ladyakip had as seamnally. If azireilian. Not only k the vidi of this prince to Paris indefinitely adjourned, Ind the ansagement which was to she him the theme el Ikon is saki to be compromised, owing to the general dale of Europe. stioording to one rumour, the archduke not only requires a French army to guard him, but desires to have the command of it—a proposition which is not to be thought of. The Pays attributes King Leopold's journey to London to grave political motives, the alleged "family affairs" being only a pretext. M. Athanase Coquerel, jun., the most popular protestant preacher in Paris, and a man of exemp lary private character, has been interdicted by the presbytery of the reformed church. The exact grounds of this measure are not publicly stated, but the impression is that M. Coquerel —like Luther, Zwingle, and Calvin —inter- 7 . prets the Gospel with more freedom than those who claim authority over him allow. K Coquerel preached a farewell sermon to an over flowing congregation at the Oratoire on Sunday last, and his concluding words exhorted his hearers to hold fast by " Christian freedom." Several journals express a hope that the government will authorise him to open a chapel on his own ac count, but this will hardly be done. The French law tolerates and indeed protects certain " recog nised" sects, but out of that pale there is no free dom. If M. Coquerel were to go to England he would become a popular preacher at once, for he speaks English as well as French. The Bourse was heavy at the close. The Daily News is seized. PROTESTANTISM IN PARIS. The removal of M. Coquerel, junior, the pro testant clergyman of the French church at Paris, has excited (says Golirrtain) painful emotion sot salt' amosa persons of his own persuasion, but among liberal minds of every belief. The Sleek has the subjoined observatioas on the subject • " 3i. CorPierel, junior, is one of the firmest and most moderate representatives of liberal protestantism. For that reason it is that the Paris Consistory has dismissed him from his functions of assistant pastor, which he had filled for the last fourteen years with uncontested devotedness. The intolersat act of the consittory not ugly touches but also reaches M. Martin Pescboud, who is thus deprived of the right possessed by all his colleagues of presenting the person who should replace him in the functions which age or Ulnas may prevent him from fulfilling. This act will be also felt by the numerous pro testants whom the pastor now driven from his pulpit in structed privately, and who confided to him the religious education of their children, and loved to see him preside at their baptismal, and burial ceremonies. Those members of the church ve signed a protest against the use which the consatory has thought fit to make of ite power ; we join is that protest in the name of all those parsons who think that the church, founded on the free examination of the scriptures, has, at the present moment, something better to do than to follow the Roman catholic church in the retrograde path in which it is daily receding farther and farther." The Prase and the Temps use language just u decided is character. The Prase says :—" M. Coquerel is now a first-rate preacher who rivals is skquence the ccatampo. ransom 'fficistrations of the catholic pulpit, and he shares with his father. the dismember of the Coostitueot Assembly, the sympathised the protestant community in Paris. When he preaches at Pentemoat or at the Ontario the building is too small to contain all that flock to hear him ; the very steps of the pulpit are filled, the aisles crowded, and the doors are besieged. When Y. Coquerel, jun., preached • charity sermon, end when he dismissed his auditory with those simple words, ' Remember, ma leaving the church, to do good to your poor brethren,' the boxes at the doors were never wide .south or deep enough; gold, silver wrapped up is bank boas, and articles of jew. *Ray had loos filled them. The Sunday in the year of distress when he preached for the benefit of the poor cloaca weavers of Romo, he so excited the charitable feelings of his congregation, that the collection amounted to no less than 15,000 fr. Animated with praiseworthy emulatiou, Mgr. Dupeolosip preached a second sermon in the cathedral at Orleans in order to realise so handsome • sum. The pri vate life of the reverend geollaman, in ontinual coated with his numerous flock, is • model of virtue awl dignity. Why, therefore, the the Protharat Clossistory interdicted the pulpit to so worthy and eloquent • man r LATEST INTELLIGENCE. Tll2 BLICSWIG INVASION. Military operations appear to be quite suspended in Sleswig. The despatches which come from that quarter do not speak of any warlike movements near Dapped. A thaw has again set In, but the operations remain interrupted. "All the accounts received from Denmark," says the France, "agree in stating that the re sistance of the Danes may be prolonged for several months, without the home or foreign affairs of the country suffering in any material degree. tp to the moment of the war the foreign commerce of Denmark consisted principally in the export of horses and corn. The occupation by the Austro- Prussians of Sleswig Holstein, where most of the horses were bred, has for the present injured • that trade, but it was the least important. As to that in corn, which is the most considerable element of Danish commerce, it is as free during the war as it was before. The Austrian navy being compelled to protect the coasts of the Adriatic cannot come either into the North Sea or the Baltic to im pede the movement of the Danish mercantile marine, and as to the Prussian navy it is absolutely powerless to struggle against the naval forme of Denmark." The Cologne Gazette affirms that the Danes have concentrated about 30,000 men in the entrench ments of Duppel and of Alen. By means of their steamers they may convey in leas than twenty-four hour from 15,000 to 20,000 troops from Alsen to Fredericia. A Stockholm letter in the Patrie says : The government bee at length granted to the °Scan of the Swedish army permission to proceed to Denmark and take service there during the oontinuanco of the war. Two officers of the Ousrd—Lieutenants Dievel and Baron Rad. bek—and another officer of the Regiment of Helsingen are to leave to-morrow for Copenhagen. Four others will soon follow. Orders have been given to lit out two ships of war, to be held in readiness to limn the port of Carlskrona, the station of the Swedish Beet (asurca's 11:11GRAII.) INDIA AND CHINA MAILS. miR3EILLF.s, MARCH 3, 9.23 a.m. The Meesageries Imperiales mail steamer Morris left Messina yesterday morning, and is expected to arrive here to-morrow morning with the India and China mails, 58 passengers, and 396 packages of merchandise. (aurria's lupins.) THE PRUSSIANS IN SLESWIG. BERLLN, Frs. . The official Stoatsanzeiger publishes the following report from the Pnisaian head-quarters in Slessrig : Gomosesio, Fob. 26, 1864. The Dame continue their arrangements fora determined defence of the position at Duppel. They burnt the farms of lboi and Frydendal, and several houses in the village of Duppel yesterday, and are busily engaged in throwing up fresh entrenchmeate to the south of FrydeodaL Yesterday sad to-day we took 13 Awes prisoners. By their account the Soderberg Zedung of the 25th stated that the 18th Regiment (Danish) last 450 men in killed, wounded, and missing in the engagement of the MI. The official paper also contains a letter from the Prussian army, which gives the following details : Nothing has occurred deserving special mention since the 23rd. On that day a Danish corvette came up from the South before the battery at Steoderup, but sheered off after exchanging • few shots. A grenadier on outpost had his arm shattered by the Bret hostile fire. Upon the island of Fano, opposite Steoderup, the enemy is apparently mak ing arr►ngements for building • battery, and several boats are lying off the island. A hostile steamer passed the Little Belt a few nights back. Many of the enemy's men allow themselves to be taken upon patrol, but will not plead guilty to intention to deswt. The measure of seeding to their homes all German Ste& wigers who are captured, has made an impreesioe upon the hostile troop, very favourable to our cause. A Danish sol dier, taken without having offered any resistance, replied when asked his reason—" I have a wife and four children at home." The behaviour of our tirailleurs in the engagement of the 22nd woes* good that wounded Danish officers in our hands declared "the fellows shot so well they'd like to kiss every one of them." Accounts from Sonderborg state the enemy's lugs on that day at 200 killed and wounded, and about 200 captured—a brilliant proof of the superiority of our firearms. Prisoners declare that a single shot from one of oar rifled 6-pounders killed five men and wounded 18, whereupon the entire battalion hastily re treated. After the engagement on the 18th the enemy arse reported to have left several large copper cooking kettles in fiteedernp wood, on Sundervitt peninsula. A patrol of six uhlans was sent out to take possession. The men were fastening the kettles upon their becks when they were sur prised by the Danes. The first man who rejoined his saddle, set his lanes in rest and with his kettle upon his back charged the officer sod trumpeter of the Danish party. The Danes turning, rode beck to their men with whom they again advanced. Meantime our six men contrived to make good their retreat over the hedges and ditches, sea obi their prizes in safety. _ Oar men treat the enemy after battle with much good humour and compassion, frequently sharing their rations with the wounded and prisoners. You may often see a convoy of prisoners sitting at their ease upon a waggon, eating and smoking, while the escort plod oo foot beside the rollick along the heavy roads. "The poor devils are so tired and hungry." is always the Mule. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (IRON OCII OW COILIESPONDILNT.) PARIS, WIDNICSDAT Eftworo. A meeting took place at M. Jules Fevre's on Monday evening, consisting of the seven actual members for Paris ; the two ex-members—whose option to sit for the provincial districts in which they were returned is the cause of the two vacancies now about to be filled up—M. Emile de Girardin, editor of the Prease ; M. Nefitzer, editor of the Temps ; and M. Ravin, editor of the Sukfe; the latter holding a proxy for M. Gue'roult, editor of the Opinion Nationale, who was indis posed. The object of the meeting was to fix upon the candidates for the election of March 20 and 21. On the motion of M. de Girardin, seconded by MM. There and (Hillier, it was agreed that in order to give plenty of time for the suggestion of candidatures the meeting should adjourn till Satur day, when it will be holden at M. Marie's. The above thirteen individuals, are, de facto, the grand electors of Paris, for it is certain that, in the pre sent state of the public mind, whoever they agree to recommend will be returned. Some people protest loudly against their " dictatorial " power, but this clamour is absurd. Their power is an accident, derived entirely from the absence of two liberties, the liberty of the press and the liberty of public meetings. Touching the iron-clad fleet, which has been the subject of contradictory announcements, the Patrie says : A journal rightly contradicts the rumour that the iron clad ships at Cherbourg were about to he put on a war footing, but this journal itself makes ►n inaccurate asser tion. It annonnoss that the ships in question will be formed into a division in April next to execute for theo retical porpoise a series of new roanotavrea. We are enabled testate that so decision has been come to on this aubject. It is possible that most of our iron -clads, nested of being formed into a special division, m►y be incorporated in the Mediterranean squares of evolution, commanded by Vice- Admiral Penned. The Nation contains the following in large type : According to informatics which reaches m to-day from Brun * alikeness have arime is regard to the Archduke WESTERN AUSTRALIA. The following ii the reply of the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the memorial of the settlers in that ooloey : " Doweingatreet, Feb. 24, 1864. " Gentlemen.—l am directed by the Duke of Newcastle to acknowledge the receipt of the memorial. dated the 16th of February, signed by yottresives mod by IMMITOOII other gentlemen connected with Western Australia, ex. pronely* of your hope that her Majesty's government will not abandon the present system of transportation to that colonyam desired to snare you that his grace bag perused your memorial with the enmities due to the position and character of the seethes= hy whom it is signed, and to the ability with which their eyebrow are enforced. " For the decision of her Majesty's goverument on the subject of the memorial his grace can only refer to his despatches to the governor of Western Australia end to the governors of the other Australian colonies, dated the 26th of January, which are Included in the paper just laid before parliament upon convict discipline and transportation. ' From that communicatioe it will be men that. while the proposal for a lame increase of transportation will not be adopted, no change is contemplated in the ember of cion. vide which has for some years been annually seat to Western Australia. --;; laen to request that you will make the mutest, of this letter know% to the other potlemen whose mantes are lip. needed after yaws to the memorial addressed to the Duke of Newcastle.—l am, gentlemen, your obedient servant, " H.sry A. Seared, Req. "C. FORTIMCCII. Vsomett, E i; " Roes D. Illutska, Esq. NAVAL AND MILITARY. ADMLIALTY. MAWR L—APTOINTRZWIS. As sistant Clerk T. Robinson, to the Prisms Royal. Naval Cadet (oomisated) Hoary Louis Fisin. ADMIRALTY MARCH 2. —APPOINSMENTL-001:0- Islander J. Ward (b), to sorrintaad the Rideinsa, her eoss. stemma hay* been altered, vies Mr. Reed, roaster, saner. sided at his own »met on account of the state of hi s health. Muter F. A. Johnson (additional), to the India, for the Ammer. PROMOTION.—To be Deputy Impactor Hera al, Mired list, A. Cram PORTSMOUTH, Mixes 2. • The Victoria and Albert royal yacht was taken tato No. 8 dock yesterday, to he decorated for the summer service of the Queen. The Himalaya, 6, iron screw troop ship, Captain Edward Lacy is daily expected at Spithead from Australia. Ando*, 93, screw fatet, Captain Edward W. Vansittart, arrived at tfpitheed this morales from the Weal lodise, and proceeds to Sheerness to pay off, having bees upwards of &supers is commission. CHATHAII. Maws 2. In consequence of the Edinburgh, 60, 450-hone power, now employed is the coastguard service, beteg ordered to be shortly sold out of the Navy, an order lea bees received for the Trafalgar. 70, 5011-bane power, whieb was mantle pod off at the Nom, to be immediately re fitted, to Lie the place of the Edinburgh at Leith. By dirsotios of the Secratiu7 -of State for War, all the large Annstross rifled gnus are in future to be designated by their calibres, and sot by the weight of their projeotiles„ as has hitherto been the prietioe. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAYBRIDGE, YLECE 2. THE AMOR= TO HIS BATAL Mousing ills PRINCE or WALza.—The Vioe-ChasoeUor has inortned the members of tho Smote that his Royal Richness the Priam of Wales has hoes plowed to &moist Friday, the 4th of March, at throe o'clock, for receiving the address of the univenity at Marlbeiroagh-boss.. Those members of the university who may attend the presantatioo of the address are requested to meet previously is their proper aesdeasion diem (donors is searlot) at the Oxford sad Cambridge Club, Pall-mall, for the warpose of formic( the order of procemion. The premiums will leave Um club • few minutes before throe o'clock. OXFORD. Mane 2. Usrveastrr A DOUR& —The address to their Royal Highneres the Prince sad Princess of Wales will be presented at Marlborough.house on Friday, March 4, at a quarter Wore three o'clock. Mambas of the tunversity entitled to join in the precension and member, of convolu tion will roast at the Oxford sad Cambridge Club at half put 2 o'clock. Donohoe, who killed Mr. Gray, the mate of the Baron, is M Irish Roma Gala* and a volunteer i n ti e A2I2OACIIII savy. ♦ new Jewish synagogue is about to be built at Southampton. COTTON AND Suoan.-.—Lazga quantities of cotton and Nagar ase rid to be arriviag at Cairo, 'lnseam. At Wasaphis cotton is Denim at from 35e. to TU. per a.-- rum.. paper. DEATH OP SIR WILLIAM BROWN, BART: (THIS DAY.) (BT awn= TINSOZATN.) (MN OUR OWN CORIZSPONDIXT.) LIVERPOOL, THUISDAS. Sir William Brown, Bart., died this morning at his residence, Richmond-hill, Liverpool, in the 80th year of his sge. The deosesed had bees sinking for some time MISS BURDETT COUTTS IN CARLISLE. Yoder Jay Mee Burdett Coutta laid the founda tion stoma of a new church in Carlisle, to be called Stephen's Church, and to be erected entirely it her own cost. Mies COurre, on coming forward to address the amen.. blame was loudly applauded. She said she could scarcely exprem the gratification she felt at the kind welcome ahe bad received from all present—a welcome which was so flatteringly embodied is the addressee jest presented to her. Every circumstance in connezios with the work which they were now assembled to carry out had been of peculiar interest to her. She first heard of the needs of the diocese from the pastoral letter of the bishop, in which he Mated in touching words, and with great earnestness, what were the special requirements of this ancient border city of Carlisle. It was also a pleasant coincidence that tLe design she had selected as most suitable for the church wad the production of a young Carlisle townsman. She was gratified at receiving an invitation to be present and take part in the ceremony—always beautiful and solemn —of laying the first stows of a sacred edifies ; but she held it to be more peculiarly gratifying at a time of peculiar in. tenet, sad amidst a population who had given many prac tical instances of patience, piety, and devotion. Tho se ironed her knew mach better than she did all that had been passed through by the operatives in the north of England during a severe lesson of mercantile distress ; bat she was herself well aware of the patience and submission with which the crisis had been met, the cheerfulness with which all classes had come forward to alleviate the difficulty. She hoped in the house of player they were about to erect, they should have practically carried out the tent so ap propriately selected by the dean that morning, in their bean ally teetered cathedral :—"Daily in the temple and in every house they ceased not to teach and mach hens Christ." _ . . . w A farm of prayer, prepared for the occasion, having been reed, Miss Coatis. adjusted the etare in the usual form, and said : " In the faith of Jesus Christ, I lay this fooncia tic° atom of a church to be called by the name of his Mooed martyr, St. Morphia, and to be for ever dedicated to the genic, of God the Father, God the Son, sad God the Holy Ghost. Amen." Mies ooutte was afterwards entertained at luncheon at the County Hotel. Th. Bishop of Carlisle presided. FonzioN-orrice, Fza. 29.—The Queen bas been pleased to approve of Mr. Edmond de Lays as oonsul at Edinburgh for his Majesty the Emperor of the French. The Queen ham also been phoned to approve of Mr. G. Harris as coesnl at Brisbane for his Majesty the King of the Mr. Newenham Harvey as vine consul at C Belia The Queen has alio been pleased to approve of Cork fee his Highness the Grand Duke of Mecklenburgh- Schweria.— Orezefte. SALE OF THE BISHOP OF ELY'S EFFECTS.—Yes terday morning Ely House, in Dover. street. Piccadilly, for so many yearn past the Lo;don residence of the Right Rev. Dr. Dorton, was thrown open for a sale of the effecta by auction. Amongst those who attended was • number of clergymen belonging to the University of Cambridge (over which the Bishop of Ely was episcopal supervisor), who ware anxious to obtain the pomession of some memorial of their late friend. Part of the effects offered for ads was the right rev. prelate's library. consisting of between 4,000 aid 5,000 volumes, and including the works of the fathers of the church and other scarce and interesting books on theology, critical editions of the Greek and Latin authors, and various cleanest works , Belles Lellees, in eluding fine copies of the second and fourth edition, of Shake speare's plays, and standard works in general literature by the most esteemed authors ; also some valuable books of prints, Claude's " Libre Yonne's," kn. The general furniture sold was of a very gelid character. Though his lordship scarcely ern took wine, and bad an instinctive dread of visitors, and even sometimes of meeting his own clergy, there was amongst his effects a small cellar of choice IVIDSII, in cluding fine old port, sherry, Madeira, and claret, with tea barrels of home-brewed ale. His lordship's pictures were not sold yesterday, and it is believed that they have been other wise disposed of. To one of his pictures be was much at tacked, and wh be travelled from Ely to London, or from London to Ely, he hadlit placed with him in hiscarnsge. The male will probably extend to Friday. Dz. PUSHY AND Psorasson JORETT.—Dr. Pusey writes to the Times :—" I have bees requested to state publicly that my own convictions are not altered in regard to the statute for the endowment of Professor Jowett, which I concurred in bringing before the university. Con taining as that statute does an *sprees proviso that, 'the university is not to be thought to have weed any judgment as to his writings, so far se they have treated of the catholic faith,' I still believe that is an eremites which cannot be fairly interpreted as any expression at in difference as to matters of faith on the part of the *lnver sity, and, this being se, that it is for the peace of the university and right to pass it. Is it has been more or Is widely staled that I have changed my onions, it seems to simple matter of honesty to make this statement." LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION HIGH OATIL —Ou Tuesda y evening an interesting and elogeent Irbil», entitled Some NOtiOIS ass Auciest Syria," was given in the theatre of the above institution, by Lord Dufferin. The lecture commenced at 8 o'clock, and so great was the desire to hear his lordship, that long before that hour the room was crowded to eater, many persons emanating themselves with standing on the stairs, while others were obliged to go away being unable to obtain admission. The lecturer was frequently and loudly applauded. ANOTHS3. PUBLIC PARE FOR MANCHESTER.- About twenty years ago, in more prosperous times, about • thousand of the wealthier dames of Man chester and Salford subscribed 36,0001., Ia sums of LOOOl. down to 50. each, for the purch ase of people's parks, sad the money was expended in three plots of Lad, which were convened to the use of the inhabitants is yobbo perks. One of these perks was in Salford, and is celled Peel Park, the property and charge of keeping it in order beteg vested in the Salford oorp.eratiost The other two, called the Quote's Perk and Philip's Park, were vested in the Manchester corporation on similar conditions. The sites of these parks are to the north-west, north, and east of the city, and in the neighbourhoods thee chiefly popu lated by the working classes. Since that time the city has chiefly extended towards the south-west, and recently an agitation has sprung up with a view of obtaining • park in that direction. Yesterday the question was formally brought under the consideration of the city council, and Mr. Councillor Marshall moved that a sum of 30,0001. be borrowed from the Public Works Loan Commiesneen. oa the security of the corporation, to patellae, land for making such • park, the mosey to be paid out of the city rates. As amendment was made to the effect that the mosey be bor rowed by the corporation for purchasiog sad m aki ng a nark for the isbabitants of the townships of Choritos sad Helm* (the south-westerly part of the city, and having a popula tMat of over 120,000 people), the niooey to be repaid by and to become a charge upon those townships ; but the interest upon it till repaid, aad the maintenance of the park when made, to be defrayed out of the city rates. This amend meet was carried. Another ameadmeet, making tie township of Manchester share in the extreme of the park, was Only lost by a majority of 29 to 28. The meeting seeme d to bull but unanimous that another public park was de sirable, and having canted a motion to that effect, another regulation was adopted referring the matter to the Cameral Purposes Committee, with instructions to report as to &site sad the peautioebility of borrowing the 30.000‘. ACTION AGAINST MIL POPE EIENNMAY.—IO the Sheriff's Court yesterday. Mr. Serjeant Wheeler disposed of the case of Store and Co. v. Pope Hennessy, M.P. The plaintiffs, who are jewellers in Regeatetrest, brought the action to recover the value of a gold enamelled arms of the order of St. John, a star of the same order, sod a morocco box for containing them. A within, for the plaintiffs said that the defendant gave the order in 1861, and the goods were supplied at a low figure upon promise of a cash pay ment. Before taking oat the summons the plaintiffs sent two letters to the defendant, end last Monday morning be re plied, saying that if an account were furnished to him be would seed a cheque. His Honour : Did you send him the account? Witness : He has had accounts furnished to him, sad he did not send any money. Mahal& claimed interest. His Honour wished to know on what pounds? Witham : The defendant was aware that we wam going to charge him interest, and he, is feet, agreed to pay it. We claim compound interest. His Honour re toned to the act of parliament, sod said that he could not allow compound interest, and defendant was only liable for the interest he bad in the first instance agreed to pay. Plaintiffs would have a verdict for the amount claimed, and the usual interest. Verdict for plaintiffs with costs. No one appeared for defendant. ROYAL INTI AAAAA FOE CHEAT DlSEAsl:ol.—This, the °mina and parent institution for the treatment of asthma, oonsumptios, sod diseases of the chest, celebrated its fiftieth anniversary yesterday evening by a dinner at the London lavers, under the presidency of Sir S. Y. Peto, Bart, M.P. When the hospital was founded the site selected was is the densely populated neighbourhood of the earned. It has sine* been rebuilt upon the same spot, at a met of 2,50 u/., of which 1,500/. has bele subscribed, Isar* a debt of 1,0001. to liquidated. The Ominous. is proposing the toast of the evening, powerfully urged the claims of the institution by reference to the various charitable seneciatioes for the education and support of orphan children, end by drawing attention to the fact that the and of the labours of this society was, by preserving the parent, to save the child from being thrown as an orphan upon pablie beeevolonos. After alluding to the Brampton and Villains Hospitals as ememeful offspriap el this inati tntion, he remarked epee the lelleesecy of the feeds, and expressed his treat that the result of that night's meeting would be to enablethe hospital to receive at ems some 35 indoor patients. A enlacription entered into during the evening produced 9:10/., which was mails up to I,oool.—the amount of the deficiency in the building account—by Sir 8. M. Pete. Xr. NC Mr. s Bra O she• wl 1 in Clarkson wine coop children, a ito t 8110 Willi idol TM sad emit Y lies. (Thee iti baz Bout!, ra &Ma are ad boss I An An sr* The hal der adieu Mr. Ser street, SUS His Ha without r the order Tho boo shoot W. of about Than ore otoorisino has beim This wo ILL BUT The btu Chelmstot difileultieu The socot e; at* This wa rapt, • PI meat of a shows tit 2.. 7d. liabilities to be pail By debtor mesa, lilt a &detour sad the of RZ I 'This in Rung! 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