The Express. — London, England, 1864-01-18 00:00:00

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S. lane and ant-rate Pantonnotats.—The 3larvela of Peru. —THE GREAT GHOST EYFFATL—Arthur and Bertrand. —Mc Fairy Founteln....And THE GORILLA lII'S f. HIGH WATICH AT LoNDON BR/DOZ. MN DAY Warming, 9h 9m Aftemato. 9h. Ma. 1\9490111091 Nandi& 1011. %in.....Aborsaaa. 11h. An. LONDON, MONDAY, JANUARY 18. THE opening of the Charing cross Railway, and the general attention which is just now directed to the question of metropolitan communications, natu rally occaaions some interest in the question, what our present metropolitan railway communications are If we take a circle of some twelve or fifteen miles round London, the existing railways will be found to afford a much larger mileage than may be generally imagined. There is scarcely any suburb of Loudon within the range of distance which may not be reached by rail : although the facilii..es for getting to some of them are very much great ir than those which are afforded for reaching others. Those facilities depend largely upon the situation of the metropolitan stations ; but they are also very materially dependent upon the way in which dif ferent lines of railway are worked ; and we pro pose to consider to-day how the dillerent railway companies entering London deal with the public in this matter. The Charing-cross line is now dicing the public the advantage of no fewer thin 140 trains a day between Charing-cross and Greenwi:hi. r., between the extreme east and the west of the metropolis—with six intermediate stations, inclu ding Blackfriars, Loudon-bridge, and Deptford. The Metropolitan Railway runs about the same number of trains, but over a leas mileage and with five intermediate stations. These line• commu nicating as they do with the great arterial com munications north and south of the Thames, may be taken to provide at the present time the max imum of convenience yet afforded to London. The North London and the BlackwaLl Railways each run trains every quarter of an hour on their respective lines, but only from eight in the morn ing to ten at night ; or nearly four hours a day leas than the time during which tisins run on the Charing-cross or Metropolitan. These lines, however, afford great advantages to the very populous and important eastern and northern suburbs. The Great Eastern Railway, under its new ma nagement, is running nearly 120 local trains a day between Bishopsgate and Stratford, at the extreme east of Loodor. Au important advantage is thus provided to residents in the eastern suburbs of Mile-end, Bethnal-green, and Bow, as well as to those at the East-end who may wish to join the North London line. The utility of this local com munication would be, of course, greatly increased if the Great Eastern station were nearer to the centre of the City. Woolwich is provided by the North Woolwich line with eighty trains a day to and from Fenchurch street and Bishopegate, with six intermedi►te stations ; and upon the North Kent line with nearly seventy trains to and from London-bridge, with four intermediate stations ; so that Woolwich may be supposed to stand at great advantage in point of communication with the metropolis, having three stations ia Woolwich, three in Loudon, and ten at intermediate points. The fact is, however, that these communications are circuitous and in convenient. The large population of Woolwich ought to be brought upon the direct Greenwich route to Loudon, instead of having to cross the river to reach one line, and be taken round by Blackheath, Lewisham, and New-c:oss by the other. Imperfect as are the metropolitan extensions of the London, Chatham, and Dover, they are nevertheless being employed to considerable public advantage. There are more than sixty trains a day running between the Elephant and Castle station at Newington and the Vichria station at Pimlico. These trains aerie the large populations of Wa!worth, Camberwell, Brixton, Clapham, Stockwell, Wandaworth, and Battersea by seven intermediate stations, and give them access both to the City and to the West-end. If this Com pany could get their line open even to the south aide of Blackfriars-bridge their traffic might be expected to Le largely increased. When a junc tion is formed with the Metropolitan, by way of Blackfriars and Ludgate-street, this line will be of the very tirat importance. From London bridge to Victoria and ric• rerwi there are tifty-four trains • day by the Crystal Palace route, serving the suburbs of Forest-hill, Sydenham, Norwood, Streatham, Bantam, and Clapham-common by ten intermediate stations. There are also intermediate trains to and from the Crystal Palace. As • means of communication with distant suburbs this route is valuable ; but its distances and gradients, and the time occupied in traversing it, must preclude its being used for a through route when better lines are opened. The North London, by means of the Hampstead Junction and North and South Western Railways, now affords hourly communication between all the stations from Fenchurch.atreet to Kew, affording opportunities of getting to and from Kentish-town, Hampstead, St. John's-wood, Kilburn, Kennel green, Acton, Hammersmith, and Brantford. Several of these trains are extended through Chia wick and Mortlake to Richmond, and from thence, by Twickenham, Teddington, Bushey-park, and Hampton- w ick, to Kingston, on the South Western line. The whole journey is accomplished in an hour and a half ; and the communication, if fully opened up in the summer, might be most int- THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 18, 1864. portant. To be eucceerful, however, low fares sod great facilities are indispensable ow this route. The London and North Western is endeavour ing to utilise the metropolitan lines, in which it is Do largely interested, by making a traffic between Euston-square and Kensington, and so on to the Crystal Palace and other points of southern Lon don. The distances are considerable ; but this communication between the north and south of London may be valuable to the residents in both localities ; and the London and North Western Railway management is to be commended for making the effort, as well on account of the interests of the public as of those of its shareholders. These being cases in which accommodation is afforded to the metropolitan public in a large and liberal spirit, we regret to have to turn to some cases in which a different policy appears to prevail. Just at the commencement of the winter an an- nouncement appeared that the Great Western Ri'lway Company would run their trains to and from Windsor through to Farringdon-street, and then, the other day, another announcement ap peared that they bad tried the experiment and had discontinued it in consequence of failure. Failure there might well have been. The Great Western runs 18 trains down and 10 trains up daily from Windsor ; and of these it ran five down and five up trains (all slow) in to Farringdon-street. The arrangement was so bad that it was actually pos sible to start from Windsor at nine in the morning, by a train which did not go to Farringdon-sheet, and reach that station 20 minutes sooner then by a train which did go as far as there, and which was started from Windsor at the same hour. No doubt it would be a great public advantage to 1:3 able to go down the line from the City to Windsor and intermediate places every hour or every half hour in the day ; but trains started from Farring don-street five times in the day (at irregular times between 2 p.m. and 9 p.m.) afforded no facilities of which the public could avail themselves. The Great Western by no means makes the most of its opportunities of working suburbsn traffic. It has • line to Brentford. The South Western finds it ad vantageous to run 36 trains • day between Waterloo and Brentford ; and the North London runs hourly trains down to Kew, from which Brentford is aczommodated. The Great Western, however, disdains a Brantford traffic, except for goals. In conjunction with the Metropolitan it might make the best route into the City from • series of very populous western suburbs, on the route to Brentford ; but it thinks 8 or 10 trains a day quite sufficient for such places as Brentford ; and, consequently, the Brentford traffic is carried by other, though less convenient, lines of communica tion. In the same way with Wycombe, Henley, and other pleasant places within an hour's reach of London. Six slow trains a day are thought enough for the service of these places and their interme diate populations. Indeed, it is much easier to get to !leading or to Oxford upon the Great Western line than to many intermediate places nearer London. The South Western is another line on which the suburban train service is very imperfect. Its branch line from London through Staines, Egham, Virginia Water, Bagshot, Ascot, and WoVigham, has only six through trains a day ; its branch to Epsom and Leatherbead only eight; between Waterloo-bridge and Mitcham there are oily eight ; and the fares are unreasonably high. It may be questioned whether a large portion of the short traffic of this line is not undeveloped. The North Kent and the Tilbury lines beve neither of them so full a train service u they might have, considering the populations they ac commodate. The North Kent tra 4 ns we hope soon to see brought to Charing-cross and improved. The Tilbury management should run quite double the number of trains it does at present, and in crease the speed of all of them. Its mid-day trains are particularly deficient. There is no through train between 10.52 a.m. and 2.22 p.m., and the latter takes two hours on its journey ; there is only one express a day each way. Wholly dependent upon passenger traffic, this line does not afford pao sengers the opportunity of travelling by it. It will be found, upon consideration of these observations, that those lines are carrying the largest traffic which afford the public the greatest facilities. We are persuaded that any railway which passes through or communicates with large populations will carry a large traffic if it will pro vide frequent means of communication at reason able rates ; and this principle is equally applicable to existing and to proposed lines. Four negroes called at the Executive maintop, Washington. on New eerN-day, and were presented to Mr. Lincoln. This is the first occurrence of the kind is American history. LORD PALMERSTON. has been erroneously stated that Lord Palmerston was preverted by the imetinu atice of severe iedispceition from attending the cabinet council held on Tuesday. This was not the fact. Lord Palmerston joined his colleagues in council upon that excision, having come tip from Broadlands for the express pin' pose, and as far as personal appsaranos went the noble Premier certainly exhibited no other symptoms of suffering from any kind of illness than such as might be inferred from his carrying one 'mod in a sling, • aecersity imposed by his recent attack of gout having settled in that extremity. Ilia lordship returned to Brutalised' on the following day, and will probably remain there till towards the end of the month. The only two members of the cabinet absent from the council on Tuesday were the Duke of Newcastle and the Duke of Argyll. Earl Granville (Lord President) and the Chancellor of the Exchequer left town for their rupee tive meta in the country immediately eater the council, but both are expected to return by Monday. —Olut rrer. DEATH OF LORD ARTHUR LENNOX. —We have to announce the death of Lord Arthur Lessor, son of the fourth Duke of Richmond, who expired on Friday last at his residence. Oviegtonsquare, Bromptom aged si. The early part of his lordship 's life was passed in the army, and in 1842 he received the rank of lieutenantsolimiel, and afterwards held the same rank in the light intently bat. talion of Sumer Militia, of which cops he became Pen. tenant-comnuindent in 1860. His lordship also held some posts under government, having been a lord of the Treasury from May, 1844, to August, 1845, and a elect of th e Ord. sauce from August. 1843, to July, 1866. The late lord also slat for Chichester from 1831 to 1846, and was returned for Yarmouth in 1847, but was unseated on petition. THE LATE ARCHBISHOP Or CANTER BURY. —A memorial stone of white Carrara marble, elaborate) carved is in the Gothic style, about to be erected in A Church, Surrey, to perpetuate the memory of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The stone bears the following inscription :—" To the memory of Jobe Bird Somber, D.D., Archbishop of Canterbury, consecrated Bishop of Chester 1828, translated to Canterbury 1848, died September 6, 1862, in the gird year of his age." VISIT Or DEAN STANLEY TO EDINBURGH.—Our Edinburgh readers will be gratified to learn that the Very Rev. the Dean of Westminster, who Is at present oe a visit to Sir John Maxwell et Polloe, will arrive at this city on Monday, and during his stay of • few days will be the guest of Mr. Thomas Erskine, of Linlathem Charlotte equate. Dena Stanley will deliver two lectures this week to the members of the Philosophical Institution, in the 7/bilk Hall, on "The Hebrew Monarchy under Solorr.ou." The first lecture will take place on Monday evening, sod the wood on Wednesday ereeieg ; end it will be sees that arrangements have been made for the admission of the general public on both oecasieee.—Adiebury/. COOTY , III. EsLEYAN MISSIONARY J CRIME& Yesterday the Wesleyan, of the London district commenced the celebra tion of the jubilee of their Foreign Missionary Society. Large coopeptioes aseembled in the metropolitan chapels belonging to the connexion, when special sermons were preached by some of the most able sod popular ministers of the Wesleyan Methodist denomination. The series of jubilee services will be continued throughout the present week, and is to consist of sermons, loyefessts, addresses by returned missionaries, he. The sums already given or promised to the jubilee fund up to the present time, ac cording to a document distributed at the Wesleyan chapels yesterday, have reached the motile rum of 100,000/., sad] the General Missionary Committee sr* oon6dent that not less an amount than 150 000 f, will be realised when the whole of the jubilee services throughout the kingdom are concluded. gbe Court. OSBORNE, J.A. 16. Her Majesty, attended by Lady Churchill, the Hoaourable Mn. Bruce, Colossi the Honourable Sir C. B. Phipps, and Colossi H. Possouby, west over the Govern ment Prison, at Parkhurst, yesterday morning. Sir Gimp Grey, Secretary of State for the Home Depart ment, also Mesedsd her Majesty. Cokes' Hendences, Surveyor-Omura of Princes, met her Majesty at Parkhurst. - . . J. 17. The Queen and Princess Louiee walked and drove in the grounds yesterday. Princess 1111/4011 rode on horseback attended by Lady Churchill. Dr. Jagger arrived from London. No official bulletin was published yesterday at Marlbo rough-house ; but a message was received is the course of the day intansatiag that the progress of the Princess of Wales was perfectly satisfactory ; sad that the infant Prince was quite well. The Right Hon. Sir George Grey returned to town on Saturday from Osborne. Despatches were sent on Saturday from the Colonial office to the Governors of Canada, the Bahamas, the West India Wands, British Columbia, and Bermuda. The following bulletin was received from General knollys late kat night : " Her Royal Highness the Princes, of Wales end the Infant Prince continue to make most satisfactory program Another bulletin will be lanced on Monday evening. (Signed) "ARTHUR FLILILE, M.D." Dr. Jenne:, u oue of the Physicians in Ordinary to the Prince of Wales, is in attendance upon the Princess, in the abeam of Dr. titieuking, caused by temporary illness. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales at tended Divine service at the Chapel Royal, St. George, yesterday (Sunday ) afternoon. The service was Cook's, in C, and the prayers were intoned by the Rev. Charles Pack, and the lemma were read by Mr. Frewer, the minor canon. The anthem was," 0, where is wisdom to be found, and where is the place of understanding!" taken from the 28th of Job, and 20th and following verses—Boyce; and finely sung by Messrs. Dyson, Marriott, Barnby, and Masters Frost Led Smith. The prayer and thanksgiving for the safe delivery of the Princess of Wales were read at morning and evening servi, e, both at St. George's Chapel St. John's Church, and the Church of the Holy Trinity. The Prince occupied his own stall as Knight of the Garter. The Rev. Lord Wriotheeley Russell was present as canon in residence. The chapel wee densely crowded, but by ad mirable arrangements his 'nye! highness and the two pa tlemse of hie suite left the chapel by the south door, before the oongregation left their seats. Dr. Elvey presided at the organ. The convalescence of the Princess of Wales, we are happy to say, is now established, and the young prince is in perfect health. On Monday last her Majesty planted an evergreen oak in the grenade of Frogmore House, to com memorate the happy event of the birth of the young prince, and before leaving Windsor expressed her high apprecia tion of Dr. Brown's skill and attention, and as a proof of which her Majesty has been graciously pleased to present to that gentleman a very valuable garnet ring, set with dia monds, in acknowledgment of his services in connexion with the event. THE ACCOUCHEMENT OF THE PHINCIEM OF WALES. —The DaglAul says :—" The news that the Priam= Alex andra has just given birth toa prince has introduced a ray of happiness intothe royal family, who acutely feel the weight of the painful (political) situation. Thellania . cation, folio( the warmest sympathy with the young and lovely Prin cess, sincerely shares the joy produced by this happy message." We understand that her Royal Highneaq the Prioress of Wales wu sufficiently recovered yesteulty, the ninth day linos her confinement, to b 3 able to leave her couch and sit up fora short time. Lieut.-Colonel Palmer, the high sheriff of the county of Faux, bu convened a county meeting to aid roes her Majesty the Queen, and their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, on Friday next, the 22nd inst.. is the following terms :—" Nazis; Park, Waltham Abbey, Jan. 12. 1864 :—Knowing full well the loyal and devoted attachment of the noblemen, gentlemen, and the inhabitants of the county of EN/OX to the royal family of this kingdom, I do hereby convene a county meeting, to be held at the Shire-hall, Chelmsford, on Friday, the 22nd of January inst., at helf•paat 1 o'clock, p.m., to consider ad dressee of congratulation to be offered Whew Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, and their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, upon the birth of a prince." His Excellency the Prince de la Tour d'Anrergne, the French Ambassador, will leave town in a few days on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of 31sochester, at Kim. bolton Castle, Huntingdonshire. Hie Excellency the Spanish Minister has taken Sir George Otway'a residence, in Portman-square, for term. The Fail and Countess Russell, Viscount Am berley, end Lady Georgina Russell will return to Clardisio. place on Wednesday, from Pembroke Lodge, Richmond perk. The noble earl end countess and family will remain in town till Easter. The remains of the late Ear] of Clare were in terred= Saturday last at Kenaal•greee Cemetery. Last evening the Duke and Duchend'Aumale re ceived at dieser the Princess Carnporm!e, the Eirl of Coventry, the Countess of Craven and the Ladies Craven, the Earl of Grans.'ls, Viscount Chelsea and the Hon. Miss Cadopo, Dr. Massey and Madame Money, Mr. George Russell, dc. DEATH OF THE DCKE OF ATHOL—We learn by electric telegraph that the Duke of Athol died on Saturday afternoon, at Blair Castle, Perthshire. The deceased was iu the fiftieth year of his age, and bad been for several months suffering severely from. a cancer in the neck. He was insen sible far some days before his death, which event was hourly expected. His grace is succeeded by his only child, John James Hugh Henry, Marquis of Tolliberdiae, born August 7, 1840, educated at Eton, and now • lientanast in the Scots Fusilier Guards, who was wankel • few weeks ago to the daughter of Sir Thomas and Lady Imam Moo met!.. PRIVATE BILLS IN THE HOUSE OP COMMONS. (THIS DAY.) This morning the corridors of the House of Com mons were relieved from their um , ' dull quiet which pre. tails at this mason of the year by hosts of parliamentary spots, clerks, promoters. and others, who are interested in the numerous schemes which it is proposed to submit to parlisment in the forthcoming session. The plans of 7i!21 bills bare been deposited namely, Railway Bills, England, ; Wales, 43 ; Scotland, 30 ; Ireland, 27 ; Waterworks Bills, ; Gas Bills (1 Gas and sad Water), 28 ; harbour, dock. sad port bills, 33 ; market bill., 3 ; town improverneat bills, El ; road bills, 23; niis eallmeous bills, 39. In order to determine whether the promoters of these bills have complied with the standing orders of the House of C 0111111017% and whether, therefore, they are in • position further to prosecute their schemes, Mr. Fero end Mr. Smith, two of the examiners, sat this morning and procee.led with their labour.. Mr. Frere sat in committee room No. 17. The following bills were unop posed : North Staffordshire railway (Hinsdale, Madeley, sod DrsYtos) ; Lod Securities Company (Limited) • Commas.. cial Docks and Grand Surrey Docks sod Canal; Chettsey Gas Consumers' Company (Limited) ; Folkestone Waterworks ; East Glommetenhire Railway • London, Brighton, and South Coma Railway (Kea; town Station and Lines) ; London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway (Tunbri s tll e Walla and Emits:mine Line). The folioed spills wereop : London, Brighton, and South C o a s t Railway (Ouse v alley Line); Maccleatald and Cheshire Midland Junction Railway ; Ent London Railway (Thames TllllOOl Line); Gnat Eastern Railway (Mstropolitao Station and Railwaysl. Mr. Smith sat M Committee-room No. 16, and took the following no opposed bills- -North London Railway (Additional powers); North London Railway (Kiegsbnid and Totten ham line) ; Daventiy Railway ; Rook Life Association Company; Manchester, Sheffield, sod Lincolnshire Railway; Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax Junction Railway (No. 1 new works) ; Midland Railway (Chesterfield to Sheffield) ; Birmingham and Dis trict Cu Consumers' Company (Limited) ; Beck fastleigh, Totnes, and South Devon Railway ; London and North Weatern Railway (additional powers). The following bills were opposed : Hoylake Railway, London mad South Weston Railway (North Devon Extensions), Ilfracombe Railway. Tbe exami ners will resume their sittings tomorrow morning, when new Bats will betaken. lo consionence of the impartment of the objections which have been taken to many of the leading schemes, the plans of which have bees deposited, the examination is likely to Laid least two or three weeks. WELSH BRIDAL PREsTAT To H. R.H. THI PRINCESS OF WAIJES.—We have bees informed, on pod authority, that the national token intended as • bridal present from the Wise of Booth Wales to her Royal High- ness the Prince's of Wale' has been completed. It now rely remits, with her royal Wiliam to name a day for the presentation , of which doe 1/040. will be given to the ladies who hare repronioted the different oottotke.— WelsA mart. beforehand the course of policy ; questions of right and international relations cannot be decided by wishes and sympathies, however nature/ The government must be prepared for all eventualities, in order to preserve the rights of Germany, equally with the honour and power of Prussia. His Majesty thanks the Upper House for its assurance of aid, and hopes that the devotion of both houses to the requirements of the country will be powerful enough to cause them to lay aside pend ing differences and unanimously grant the necessary means. The reply is countersigned by all the ministers. The debate upon the budget will take place in the Upper House on Thursday next. REPLY OF BADEN TO AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA. VIENNA, JAN. 13. The reply of Baden to the latest circular sent by Austria and Prussia to the federal governments has been received here. The reply is said to be not altogether devoid of sharpness. It commences with the remark that the government of Baden required no impulse from without to uphold its authority and bring the laws into operation. This authority was in no way threatened, and the laws were exercised ; no elements existed in Baden which could endanger the tranquillity of the country• and the peace of Germany. The Defence and Turner Clubs, which existed with the concur rence of the government, had not for a moment ceased to conduct themselves in a legal and loyal manner. The government, however, was certainly not inclined to acknowledge es binding the regula tions laid down by the Diet in 1854, passed under the pressure of reactionary influences, and not sanc tioned by the Baden chambers. With reference to the Sleswig Holstein question in parti cular the movement for its solution was perfectly justified and legal. The govern ment took up tLe same ground as the people of Baden and their representatives. If the feeling in other parts of Germany was more vehement, this was entirely owing to the way in which the matter had been treated by the Diet, especially in the resolution of the ith December. Real appre hensions might be entertained in case the Diet should come to a decision unfavorable to the just wishes and demands of the nation. Baden considered it her earnest and patriotic duty to re tard such a decision being pronounced. In connexion with this subject may be men tioned that it is believed a notification has been for warded to the Committee of Thirty-six, that in case of obstacles being offered to its operations in Frank fort, it is at liberty to take up its seat in the Grand Duchy of Baden. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. AUSTRO-PRUSSIAN ULTIMATUM TO DENMARK? The continental journals received this morning give much prominence to the statement that, on Thursday last, an ultimatum was sent to the Danish government by Austria and Prussia, stating that unless the constitution of the 18th of November was withdrawn within forty-eight hours, the minis ters of those powers would quit Copenhagen. The general belief is that the Danish govern ment will neither abrogate nor suspend the constitution in question. The invasion of Sleawig by the two powers will then take place. But here arises another difficulty ; for Hanover and Saxony are said to have declared that they will not allow the Austrians and Prussians access to Sleewig through Holstein. So that civil war in Germany would appear almost as imminent as war with Denmark. The strong feeling of the Prussian government in the matter is expressed by the Kreutz Zeitang, which says :—" The two great powers have too maturely weighed this affair to take lessons from Beust and Pfortdeu, and, despite all the protests of those ministers, they will take the question of Sleswig in hand, and will bring it to a satisfactory issue, whether this pleases the 'National Verein ' and ita cousins or not. We have not yet reached this point, that the Prussian army is to receive orders from Munich or Carlsruhe." In the Prussian chamber the liberal majority have taken into consideration, and will probably carry, the following resolution proposed by M. Schultze : Seeing that Press* in concert with Austria, has declared at Frankfort that the two Powers will resist the decision of the Diet of the 14th, and that they will take into their own hands the affairs of Sleswig-Holstein and the occupa tion of Sleswig ; seeing that Prussia thus separate. itself from Germany, and abuses its position as a great Power— that the Austro-Prtunian poliZy eau have no other result than the abandonment of the duchies to Denmark, that this violence provokes the legitimate resistants of other States and civil war—for these reasons the Chamber de claim that it will oppose this polity by all the legal mesas in its power. Some of the journals, such as tho Paris Presse, are of opinion that Denmark wiU not resist the occupation by Austro-Proaaian troops of Sleswig, as the candidature of the Duke of Augustenburg would be thus got rid of. The Morning Post, how ever, says :—" It is certain that the Danish govern ment will not give in to this suddenand overbearing requisition. We expect, therefore, to hear within a short time of the rupture of diplomatic relations between Denmark, Austria, and Prussia, and to learn what further steps the latter Powers are determined to take in this aggressive proceeding. Every movement in this direction of war cannot but be looked upon in this country not only with regret, but also with much anxiety ; for interests may be imperilled and obligations violated which may call upon us, in our turn, to consider whether it is not incumbent on us to a,sume a decided atti tude for the protection of European order and the faith of treaties." (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) COPENHAGEN, JAR. 18. The Day()laclet of to-day says :—" The ultimatum of Austria and Prussia, delivered to the Minister for Foreign Affairs ou Saturday, demands the retractation of the constitution of the 18th Novem ber before this day, and the temporary return to the status quo existing before its promulgation. What will happen if Denmark complies with thi s unjustifiable and brutal demaud they do not state. If, on the other hand, the ultimatum should not be complied w ith, they threateu all the misfortunes at their command, commencing with the with drawal of their ambassadors." The Da iblafb t goes on to remark :—" It is self evident that no idea can be entertained of com pliance with the ultimatum. What will happen then depends upon eventualities in Europe and Germany. We may observe that iu case of war the German armies will require from three to four weeks to collect the necessary strength. By that time the Danish army will be larger than ever, awl the fortified works be able to hold in check an enemy nearly twice as strong." THE AR'?HDUKE MAXIMILIAN AND THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA. The Minwrial D;plonutt; , pez announces that the Archduke Maximilian has left Trieste for Vienna, having been sent for by the Emperor his brother. Another journal says that it may after all depend upon the conversation to take place on this occa sion whether the archduke will persevere in his professed intention to go to Mexico. SPAIN. MARSHAL NARVAEZ ON GIBRALTAR. The Mndrid Gw.ettc of the 9th publishes a speech delivered in the Senate on the previous day by the Duke of Valentia (Narvaez), in which we find the following passage :—" Mews. Senators,—What ever is useful to the country can never be pro scribed ; and although some forget it, and others may deem the moment inopportune to claim it, we at last profit by the most propitious moment for demanding and obtaining it. The carrying out of reform is precisely a case in point ; and in the same category I class, for instance, another ques tion, namely this—the English unhappily, and to the shame of Spain, have unfurled their flag upon the walls of Gibraltar. We devour in silence this bitterness. We have made no claim. Circum stances, perhaps, are stronger than our will. And why, Messrs. Senators, this silence ? Is it that Gib raltar is not rightfully ours t Do we admit limitation when our own property is concerned ? Assured 4 not. There is not and there cannot be in that case any limitation." (11LTilei THE POLISH INSURRECTION. CRACOW, J.N. 18. Advices received here state that a circular of the national government, dated the 4th inst.,announces the dismissal of General Mieroslawski from his post of general organiser of the revolutionary forces. He is said neverthless to be actively engaged at Liege in services for the national cause. The insurgent leader Krnk is reported to have retreated with a few followers into Galicia, his detachment having been dispersed. The Bishops of Lublin, Kieltre, and Cracow, have ceased church mourning. (azyrne6 !inns.) THE KING'S REPLY TO THE ADDRESS OF THE UPPER HOUSE. BERLIN, JAN. IS. The reply of the King to the address of the Upper House may be summarised as follows : The objects of the demand of the government were—firstly, the fulfilment of federal obliga tions, the means for which could not be refused ; secondly, the preservation of the power and honour of Prussia against attack while such fulfilment was taking place. The declaration of the Upper House is agreeable to the King, at a time when resolutions pregnant with serious consequences are required. In view of threatening complications it is impossible to define EXPRFAS FROM PARIS. (nom ous owbi PARIS. !SUNDAY EVISING. Admiral Hamelin, whose death is announced in the Moniteur this morning, will be well remembered in England as the coadjutor of Admiral Deans Dundee in the Black Sea during the Crimean war. This distinguished naval officer was born Sept. •'2, 1796. He was the nephew of Admiral Baron Hamelin, a sailor who saw much service under the first empire. At the age of 11 years, his uncle placed him as a midshipman on bowl the Venue, and while yet a boy he saw a great deal of fighting. In 1812, having obtained a commission, he took part in the expedition to the Scheldt. His promotion was rapid, notwithstanding the peace which followed the battle of Waterl3o. In 1828 he became a captain,' and in 1842 a rear-admiral. The Crimean war found him maritime prefect of Toulon, and he was then selected for the command of the Black Sea fleet. The memorable landing of the French troops previous to the battle of the Alm► was effected under his direction. During the attack on Sebas topol forts of October 17, a shell struck the quarter deck of the Ville de Peri& and killed Lieutenant Sommelier by Admiral Hamelin's side. He him self was knocked down by the shock. He rose and continued to command his vessel amidst a storm of Russian projectiles. His conduct on that day was rewarded by his pro motion to the rank of a full admiral. On the' death of M. Decor he was appointed Minister of Marine, which office he held from 1855 to 1860, when he retired to the snug and honourable post of Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honour. He leaves a son, who is a captain in the navy, and at this moment second in command of the Bre tagne. His daughter was married only a few weeks before his death. The wedding had been fixed for January 5, but the admiral, feeling his end approach ing, advanced the time in order that he might be present at the nuptials. The Emperor has ordered that he shall be buried in the Invalides. The funeral will take place on Thursday. A letter from Frankfort contains a fact worth notice, ss showing the shallowness of the German aggressive movement against Denmark, which the petty princes make so much noise about. A national subscription was some time since set on foot for expelling the " Danish tyrant " and establishing the unity of Fatherland. Now it appears by a return issued by the Gotha Bank, that up to January 5 this subscription had realised only 66,231 thalers. Therefore a question which the agitation would have it believed is vital, and moves the very entrails of a nation of 45 millions of people, has produced somewhat less than 10,0001. The Opinion Nationale quotes as significant the paragraph from the Correspowlanee Battier, which I sent you yesterday, affirming that the Archduke Maximilian, who we have been told over and over again was anxiously expected by his faithful sub jects, is, in fact, repudiated by all classes of society in Mexico. A soldier named Joseph Coq, formerly in the 100th Regiment of the line, has been sentenced to death by a court-martial at Lyons, for having, on June 15, 1853, deserted while in face of an enemy, and passed over to the Russian army in Sebastopol. This soldier remained in Russia for many years, and only lately returned to France, when he was arrested. The Dail;/ Neirs is seized. M, Gaultier, honorary counsellor at the Court of Camila], Paris, was killed on Wednesday in the Rua des Saints Kra; by an omnibus, whim ma over him, end awed immediate death. Mr. Henry Bessemer states that two ships are being built in foreign waters entirely of Bessemer steel, and that the plates for a merchant vessel to be built in England bare been ordered. Be thinks it would not be premature is our government to isrestigate this subject mast fully, for if a ship can be enabled, as he costeada to carry 9-inch armour-plates, we may rest seared that other nations will not be long without them. Thousand, of Bessemer Owl projectiles are now being !nada for Russia, and Mtn: Ass for steel shot, have been gives to the extent of 120,000/. in value. " Ham we," he says, "a single ship afloat that can keep out these simple round steel shot eyed from a common smooth-bored gun, if ever directed spinet us:" LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. Sittings is Banco.—(Before Lord Chief Justice Justices Crompton, Blackburn, and Mellor.) IN RE E.L. LIVES, AN ATTORNEY. In this case a rule had been obtained calling upon Mr. E. Lawrence Levey, an attorney of this oourt, toanswer certain matting contained in an affidavit, and this Wog the enlarged rule paper day, the case was appointed to come on for beer. * tr. J. 0. Grate, who appeared for the defendant, asked that the case might be allowed to stand over for a few days as Mr. Levey had to go to Brussels in reference to a eoramistion ordered by Mr. Justice Byles, and th e commission must be taken on Tuesday. The Lord Chief Justice asked why the defendant's pe r . gaud appearance was wanted at Brussels. This was motion of great consequence to him, and was set down in the peremptory paper to come on to-day. Mr. °Mita rid a communication ha 1 been made to the other side, and they had no objection to its standing or..r for a few days. Mr. N. Chambers, QC., said that as the case had a great deal to do with write of subreensa end would require the production of d awn precedents, it would have to lie ferred to the Master in the end. He therefore suggested that it should et once go to the Master. Mr. Griffin; objected. He thought the matters were sufficiently answered in the sffidavita. After some farther diseussioo, The Court, on Mr. Chambers's application, allowed the ap. pliCeat to file further affidavits in answer to the defendant s, and directed that the latter should place hie books in the hands of the Master for examination by the applicant, re lative to the matters in dispute, and the hearing of the was adjourned tall Monday next. IS RE Y. JOHSSON.-AN ATTORNEY. In this case • rule had also been granted, calling on tile defendant to answer the matters of an affidavit. On the cues being called co, Mr. J. Browne said be appeared on behalf of the defes• dant and was ready to prooesd, but he had received an application from Hr. Hoddlestooe, Q.C., who was on the other side, to postpone the case, as he was engaged in the Queen's Beech at Guildhall. He believed Mr. liuddlestooe also bad to move the court to be allowed to answer the affidavits filed by the defendant. The Lord Chief Jostles said this was another instance of the iticonvenieeoe of the London sitting in term. The cam was ordered to stand over accordingly. BRYANT V. FOOT. -RARE:AGE FYLS._ Mr. Pride - itti — a - m - irier;d i - iii - o;r — ca - iTsU — ajainst a rile th►t had been obtained by Mr. D. D. Beane, calling upon the defendant to show cause why the special case that had been settled by the arbitrator should not be remitted bask to him for reconsideration, on the ground that he had not found the facts within the meaning of the order of referents,. The action wee brought by a parishioner of Horton, in Beekinghamshire, against the rector of that parish for refusing to marry him. The substantial point of controversy, however, was whether any, and if so, what fees the rector and clerk were entitkd to. At the suggestion and instance of Mr. Justice Blackburn, before whom the case came on for trial, the pleadings were withdrawn, and an haled fact tated wider the common law prooedure act. vit., whether the fees to be paid and remised were 10s. for the rector I and 3a. for the clerk. The jury were discharged, and the fade were to be embodied in a special case for the opinion of the court by Mr. J. A. Russell, barrister-at-law. The court to be at liberty to draw all inferences of fact. The I plaintiff, however, contended that the arbitrator instead of dating the fact, had wrongly drawn his deductions from the evidence and embodied them in the special case. After hearing the further arguments of the learned The court made the rule absolute on the understanding that the cases should be specifically set out. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Y 7. Commissioner Goniburn.) is RE IT RNEB. _ la this came a resolution bad been paned by the creditors under the Dtith section for staying the proceedings and taking the ease out of court, on payment of a eampoettiou of ls. in the pound. Mr. Downing, on behalf of the bankrupt, now asked the court to confirm the resolution. His Honour said that, by the statute. be was bound to satiety himself that the terms were reasoeable, and calcu lated to benefit the general body of creditors. Mr. Downing said there was no doubt of that, as there would be no dividend under the bankruptcy. The bankrupt ' was a large starch manufacturer, and his works were mort gaged for more than the full ainount, so that the proposal to pay the creditors ls. in the pound was in reality a gift to them. Hu Honour said that he would confirm the resolution on an affidant bele/ made of these fact.. IN it W. HUNPHEIES. The bankrupt, an iroamooger. of King•stnet, Holborn, name up to pau his szmaination and apply for his order of discharge. Unaecared debts, 4,763 f. ; assets, returned at 3,0431., realised, 7471. Mr. Needham, for the manliness, stated that the bankrupt's stock, which was large, had been sold at a great ancrifice before the &stigmas were appointed. The bankrupt com menced his accounts with a deficiency of 993 f., but it did not appear how that amount Wlli arrived at. The official assignee's clerk stated that it was vouched by the books, which contained a regular statement of liabilities mid meets. . . . Yr. Needham pointed out that the expenditure had been very excessive. In one year the bankrupt bad spent :034 in his domestic expenses, which, with the trade expenses, interest, sod law cost amounted to 2,041!. Mr. Lucas opposed for Yeses. Redmayne, of Rotherham, from whom the bankrupt had ordered PON. worth of resw ter stoves in June lard, when he owed nearly as much as at the time of his biuskruptcy. In July (the bankruptcy being in September) be had mortgaged a home which be was building to Mews. Denton and Hall. He got an advance of 2001.. sad the house wee worth 3304 frte ems was proceeding when our report left.] MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) (Before the Assistant-Jodie.) The Janntry adjourned quarter 'anima of the peace for the county al Middlesex commenced this morning at the Seseioashoses, Clerkenwell. before the Assistant Judge and a bench of magistrates. The calendar contains the lames of 71 prisoners for iris!. 57 of whom am charged with felony, aad 14 with misda - TheMrree of education is am tailowu :—Neither reed um writs, 28 ; nerl ealy, 5 ; read sod write imperfectly, ; reed sod write welt, & The Amistant-dadge having bendy addressed the jury as to the menus of their duties, dismissed them. SZETIVICF- . 4. Jota Quin, hawker, 22, who lint anion for studios a watch from the person of Wm. Henry Neill, who brought up for Inds:meat. Oa the °mental:o of the prisoner, Lookyar, the prison °Skier of the Noun of Correction, Coklbath-fieLis, asked for a remand in order to prove some previous ootivictioas. This morning Lockyer proved the following convictious against the loser :—Three months on the 14th of Sep tember, 1862, for amauliang the polies ; seven days ea the 11th of Hay, 1863, for anaulting the police ; three days on the 11th of August, 1863, for assaulting the police ; and twisty-one days on the 27th of November, 1863, for weak leg the police. There was another conviction agaiast the prisoner, but the date of it could sot be toned. The Amines' Judge seataand him to be kept to hard labour is the House of Coesatica for eighteen mood's. Pierre Allaime, who was onvicted the 'anion before last for unlawfully wending William Cawley, was brought up for judgment. It was suggested at the trial of the prisoner that he was not of a sound state of mind, his kallecioatiou being that he was punned by 100 policemen, but ono, ha had been in the House of Deteation In had always kept a quiet demeanour, and evidenced no s of iomatty. The Amistant4 said that it was quite clear that the Winner was of a snood state of mind. and the sentence of the court on him was that he be Imprisoned sad kept to hard labour for three mouths . . . Tie court then proceeded with the ordinary buainasa. THE POLIOE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) CLERK Evorin.L. MCILDIROUS ASSALCLT OX A WM Henry Mos.., a labourer oa the railway, residing at 14, Upper Northutreek 'snub°, was charged before Mr. Barker with violently assaultiag his wife, Louise, sod also with threatening her life. The complainant. whose right eye we. my badly black ened, said that ea Saturday night, after she had completed her marketing, she went boons, and bad no sooner got in than the prisoner threw the table at her, and struck her in the face and eye. He thew got hold of her throat, and threw her on the ground. and baron' she could get up he kicked her in the stomach. The blow with the table braked her face and blackened her eye. The defendant said he wee very sorry, and would never aria his wife aay lams. Mr. Barker (to the wife)—Has your husband ever struck or Mused you before The complainant—Yes, frequently, bat not when he is sober. Mr. Barker—What do you want done to him! Do you want him paeished The complaisant—l do ; for he has several times beaten abd behaves very unkind,i to me. He has frequently taken up knives and them. and said that be would murder me. I am afraid that when he Is drunk he will Garry his throat into executioa. Mr. Barker—When did he last threaten you The complainant—About a fortnight ago. He then M used me, but I would not then appear spinet him. I have had my life threatened several times, and bees very much it h os a. and th be would War ncj i b e at no at sr. Haim osovia Th• &hods ovoid mom Barkar oat Kin= io tioa, with haw Tim Om" &Vera WTI Hyde. park for duct is ouch porks _ COM of Y AM Uoid e y ed ll pawed MALI( caseinthe p they than tool , L answer known the la three Iwo 08e of the Ina too trait, living. bu t Xt. TYrwin tan dove. end thie of the w left the court Samuel Beni mod, who has wife and flue Woolrych, chs tion. Samuel Beal called upon las StepnePitawta hie throat out. where the won in custody. The wife of affected, said t time, and wile alteration in hi The primal with with very BM mat with • fa him strangely He promieed t Impostor H been very ofte woes had ban — The primmei him of hie dig Whet& He il vas extremely thin Maim Mr. Woolty at present, ea THE A COM MI rr, This fore/ 00t0011r, Limekiln of Rehm Christmas-day The priaom middleesed w specter Beare ten, of frate. It will be re period of fin eatiog-hour i she woes so /Wake= wen ever, iodises& that she would Oa Christer& ssreaats she w haying given box. Mrs. J. Han recalled, cod II accused bad any. Rebecca eveeirogs for no but witness SAI worked for he mss-day, wit a child, she de showed the eh tinder her bed. the child, and could not be d George Cron emit for by Mr acoompaumal Hanies house There was a Is but no baby 6 The prisons witaeseee. The Corolla Der, and lAN The prisoce Mn. Ranis by the sister married end I were dead. their deaths. The Corona mid that all 1 seemed to red The medical though the c nivel► say t h e the other fat persistence in crinoline —no the accused her full tits Riven birth body in a ben which were p faction to less to deposi The jury, " Wtful Mu teadering th coPetoll. theY slaughter in Dave bees so mother had fact of its his The Corea of the moths! Omit Conaider the liability i party, we mi them from direeton of good the Ice of Saturday that a solidi the sufferers of the vessel It is not p the Lottie 81 with powder time. 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