The Express. — London, England, 1867-12-11 00:00:00

LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—During the 'tonne of the present year the National Lifeboat Instltutton has contributed to the saving of 1,027 lives from various shipwrecks ana X 2 vessels from destruction. The Institution also expended 129.621 In the same period on its Lifeboat Establishment.. In addition to granting £2,444 for rewards. The Committee the Institution earnestly appeal to the public for assistance to enable them to meet the continued heavy demands on their 146 Lifeboat Establishments. Contributions will b;ttheakfully received by the London and country bankers, sad by the Secretary. Richard Lewis, ti,., at the institutiou, 14 , John.street, Adelphi, London. FARB IA iIIBMON FIRST CLASB SILVER MEDAL. 1667 jinni BBAXIDICN. OIGMAL GOLD CHAIN MANUFACTORY, 14 UKSILLEITA-13111.11T, COVENT4ARDIN. JOHN BROODEN'S 18-carat GOLD CHAINS. JOHN BROGDIIN'S GOLD GUARD CHAINS. JOHN BROODENT GOLD ALBERT CHAINS. JOHN BROODER'S GOLD BROOCH CHAINS. OVERCOATS for the PRESENT SEASON. 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Um. - - LONDON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11. THE extreme facility with which " scientific " evidence " of a certain class can be obtained when it is wanted by litigants was strikingly illustrated in the case of JOHNSON v. the Midland Counties Railway, which has just been tried at Westminster. The plaintiff alleged that he had suffered se% erely by the collision which occurred, two years last August, at Colney Hatch, and accordingly conceived himself entitled to claim compensation from the railway company. In order to establish his case he obtained the following certificate from the surgeon attending him : This is to certify that I am attending Mr. Johnson, undertaker, of 8, Hethpool-etreet, Hall-park, Paddington, suffering from severe concussion of the brain and com pression, produced by extrayssation from a ruptured vessel, caused by the railway accident at Colney Hatch, August 30, 180, and I have no doubt but that he will feel the effect of it fur some time. J. MORGAN, M.R.C.S.L., L.A.O. Sept 26, 1865. Such was the opinion of his case which the patient obtained from his medical adviser ; such the declara tion which 'that gentleman made for the informa tion of all other parties whom it might concern. All was perfectly plain. The accident had resulted in nothing less alarming than concussion of the brain, rupture of a vessel, and the compression caused by extravaaated blood. Some days afterwards, how ever, the surgeon of the Company had an interview with Mr. 3loaosa, and obtained from him the following certificate : I hereby certify that I found nothing serious in the case of Mr. Johnson, 8, Hethpoobstreet, Hall-park, Paddington, and considered him not injured by the accident at Colney Batch. J. MORGAN, Surgeon. Sept. D 3, 1865. It might have been supposed that this was enough for the Company's purpose. If Mr. JOHNSON had not been injured by the accident, and his own surgeon was ready to admit and certify that fact, what fear was there that he might get a verdict Y Still there was one defect in Mr. Mon- GAN'S statement. Although Mr. MOROAN found " nothing serious" in the case of Mr. JOHNSON, Still it remained on record that the plaintiff had a "case" the greater or less seriousness of which might be a matter of opinion ; and the acute and persistent surgeon of the Company was not the man to go away with half a victory. He therefore induced Mr. Mosi.AN once more to revise his professional judgment, which he did, with the following result : I hereby certify that I found nothing at nil the matter with Mr. Johneoa, of 8, Hethpool•etreet, Hall-park, Paddington.--Sept 1885. So that within two days severe concussion of the brain, rupture of one of its vessels, with extrava sation and compression, had become " nothing at " all." Mr. MOHOLN ought to have the full benefit of his excuse that when he wrote the second and third certificates he " had been greatly over " worked, and was called on at an unusually early " hour in the morning." Not to put too harsh a construction upon his conduct Mr. MOROAN appears to be one of those good-natured men who, in their desire to oblige everybody, cannot say, " No." His weakness will, however, be sincerely and deeply regretted by every honourable member of his pro fession, and its exposure will, we trust, serve as a warning to all who had not hitherto reflected on the consequences which may follow from too heedlessly giving certificates as to facts to parties interested in obtaining them. THE Guardians of the Strand Union, we !egret to say, are returning to their old bad ways. The light that was let in upon their doings not many months ago proves so disagreeable to them that they are again seeking to cover themselves from observation. Of late they have found some con solation in persecuting Dr. Rooms, their able medical officer, to whom, instead of to their own misconduct, they impute the position they now occupy in public estimation. They have suspended him from office, and forwarded &number of charges against him to the Poor-law Board. Last night they held a meeting to consider their next steps, and also whether reporters should in future be ad mitted to their meetings. They began, however, by practically deciding the latter question, for our reporter on presenting himself was informed that the representatives of the press would not be admitted THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 11, 1867. that night, nor indeed until the question whither they should be admitted at all forthefutire had been decided. These gentlemen know best how much light their doings will bear, and we must presume that the ratepayers of the Union do not object to see their representatives practically irresponsible to public opinion. But the Guardians are not acting wisely for their own interests. The pub licity which brings censure also brings safety, and of this they are in danger of depriving themselves. They should look well to it that no accident befall them : there is a larger public than their constituency, which would judge very diffe rently of the unfortunate mistakes of men who had honestly striven to do their duty in the face of day, and the errors into which those naturally fall who intrench themselves in their own jealousy and self-conceit. OUR CONTEMPORARIES. (THIS DAY.) Litt eaurt. WIND OM CASTLE, Dir. 10. The Queen drove in the grounds yesterday afternoon, accompanied by Prinoese Christian. Her Majesty went to Claremont to-clay, accompanied by Princess Christian and Princess Louise. The Equerry in Waiting was in attendance. The Karl and Counter Granville arrived at the Castle yesterday, and had the honour of dining with the Queen and the royal family. The Hoc. Mrs. Robert Brucehaa arrived at the Castle. Lady Waterpark has succeeded Lady Churchill as Lady in Waiting to her Majesty. Prince Christian, attended by Lient.-Colonel George Gordon, visited the cattle show at the Agricultural-hall on Monday. Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial-office to the Governors of Malta, Ceylon, Hong Kong, Labuan, and the Straits Settlements. A deputation from the board of management of the Metropolitan Asylum District+, consisting of Dr. W. Brewer (chairman), Mr. Butterworth, Mr. Clements, Mr. Munro, Mr. Sbaw Stewart, Mr. Tavener, and Mr. W. F. Jebb (clerk), had an interview with the Earl of Devon, at the office of the Poor-law Board, Whitehall, yesterday. A meeting of the Judicature Commission was held yes terday. Present—Lord Cairns (chairman), Sir James P. Wilde, Sir W. Page 'Wood, Mr. Baron Bramwell, Mr. Justice Blackbarne, Mr. Justice Smith, the Attorney- General, M.P., Sir Roundell Palmer, M.P., Mr. W. M. James, Q.C., Mr. Rothery, Mr. Ayrton, M.P., Mr. Childers, M.P., Mr. F. D. Lowndes, Mr. Hollams, and Mr. Bradshaw, the secretary. The Prince of Wales is on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Dudley, at Buckenham, near Cromer. MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS. —The Earl and Coun tess of Derby left their residence in St. James's-square yes terday for Knowsley-park. The Duke of Marlborough left town on Monday, after attending the Cabinet Council, for Blenheim Palace. The Right Hon. Sir Stafford North cote, Bart., I4LP., and Lady and Miss Northcote left their residence in Harley-street yesterday to visit the Right Hon. Gathorne Hardy, DI.P., and Mrs. Hardy, at Hem sted-park, near Staplehurst. The Earl of Malmesbury, the Lord Privy Seal, accompanied by the Countess, has gone to Pau. The Right Hon. Gathorne Hardy, M.P., left town on Monday for Staplehurat. The Lord Chancellor, Lord Stanley, the Right Hon. Sir Jno. Pakington, and the Right Hon. H. T. L.Corry, the Duke of Richmond, the Duke of Buckingham, the Earl of Mayo, and the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, remain in town. The Marquis and Marchibness of Hastings have entertained at Donington Park, during the put week, the Prince de Chimay, Viscount Marsham and Lady Constance Maraham, Lord Courtenay, Lady Bertha Clifton and Mimi Henesge, Lord and Lady Charles Inner Her, Lord Berke ley Paget, Lord Alexander Paget, Sir Frederick Johnstone, Mr. R. Burton, Mr. R. Herbert and Mrs. and Miss Herbert, Mr.. Callander and Miss Coventry, Captain H. Coventry, Mr. Stirling, Mr. H. V. Wilkinson, &c., for the Derby Hunt Ball. The Marchioness of Salisbury's invitations for the intended ball at Hatfield House have been counter manded, in consequence of the precarious health of the Omuta.' Delawarr. The Earl of Wicklow has gone to Brighton, where the noble earl intends to pars the winter. Lord Cranworth left town on Monday for Hol wood, his seat near Bromley. _ Lord Houghton has left town for Yorkshire. Her ladyship sad family ars staying at Cannes. Lady Moleaworth ham loft town for Linton Park, on a visit to Viscount and Viscountess Holuicsisle. Colonel Taylor, M.P., arrived at his seat, Ard gillan Castle, Balbriggan, county Dublin, on Saturday last, from town. Dr. Bond, the principal of the Hartley Institu tion at Southampton, lectured to the members of the institution on Monday night on the Law of Storms with reference to the recent West India cyclone. He gave the precise meteorological peculiarities of that remarkable phenomenon from a report of the scientific authorities at St. Thomas. At 6 a.m. on the hurricane day the weather was squally, but the aneroid wu at its usual height, viz., 29.95. Soon afterwards the barometer fell slightly, the wind freshened into squalls from the N., and much rain fell. At 9 the barometer was at 29.84. It continued to fall after this, and the wind veered to the east. At 10 the aneroid was at 29.80, and it then began to alter rapidly; in fact, the hand could be observed moving. Precisely at noon the wind increased to • hurricane, blow ing steadily from N.N.W. a W., and the aneroid was at 27.95 deg., indicating a fall of two inches of the mercurial column in six hours. At 12.15 there was a dead calm, which larded 25 minutes. At 12.40 it was pitch dark, and there was a rush of Cud from S.S.E. aE. After 1 p.m. the barometer rose, and at 1.30 the weather improved. At 2 the barometer rose rapidly, the wand continuing steady at S.S.E. aE. A remarkable peculiarity of the cyclone was that it commenced blowing from an opposite point of the compass from ordinary West India cyclones. THE PROPOSED SUNDAY CLOSING BILL.—The following is • spy of the bill for further regulating the sale of fermented and distilled liquors on Sunday, in Eng land and Wales, brought in the House of Commons by Mr. J. Abel Smith, Mr. Baxley, and Mr. Baines:—" Whe reas the restrictions on the sale in England and Wales of fer mented and distilled liquors during certain hours on the Lord's Day and certain other days imposed by the Act of Session of the 18th and 19th Tears of the reign of her pre sent Majesty, chap. 118, entituled 'An wet to repeal the hot of the llth and 18th years of the reign of her present Majesty for the further regulating the sale of beer and other liquors on the Lord's Day, and to substitute other provisions in lieu thereof,' have been attended with great benefits, and these benefits would be increased by an exten sion of the said act: Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :-1. The provisions of the recited act im posing in England and Wales restrictions on the opening of houses and otuer places for tke sale and on the sale of fermented and distilled liquors at certain hours on Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday, and any day appointed for a public fast or thanksgiving, shall, as respects the sale of the liquors aforesaid when sold for consumption off the premises, be extended to the following hours ; that Is to say, from half-past 2 till 8 in the afternoon, and from 10 till 11 in the afternoon ; and as respects the aide of the liquors aforesaid when sold for consumption on the premises, to the whole of the said days, subject to the following proviso —that is to say, provided always, that this act shall not preclude a person licensed to sell any fermented or distilled liquor to be consumed on th e premium within the metrlitan police district from selling the same to a person lo dgi ng in his house, or to travellers, or to persons bona fi de taking • meal at his house during the time of such meal. 2. This act shall not exempt any per son from any penalty to which he would otherwise be sub ject for the contravention of any act of parliament relating to the sale of exciseable liquors. 3. This act may be cited for all purposes as ' The Public-house Cl os i ng Extension Act, 1868: SUDDEN DE AYH. —We regret to announce the sodden death of Mr. FL Orimshan, D.L,J.P., which took place yesterday evening. Mr. Gricoshaw was at basin' in the Ulster Bank, in his usual health and vigour, till 4 o'clock, when, on leaving the bank to return home, be missed his foot on descending the steps, and fell upon his head, causing, it is believed, concussion of the brain. Medi cal assistance was at once available, but to no purpose, as death was almost instantaneous. Mr. Grimahaw for many years held the position of senior director of the Ulster Bank, and from its foundation was closely con• nested with that institution. During his life he was, at one time or another oonnected with nearly all the principal public bodies of the town, but late his attention was mainly confined to banking a ff air', an d the business of the Northern Counties Railway, of which be was one of the original promoters. He was from the begin ning one of the board of directors of that railway and vice.chairman of the company, and • few weeks ago, on the death of the Honourable George Hand. cock, the chairman, he was unan i mous l y appo i nte d to the vacant poet. Mr. Grimshaw was, we believe, is his 81st year having been born in or about the year 1786. His father was the first person who introduced the spinning of cotton by machinery into Ireland. and had a numerous family of sons and daughters, of whom Mn Conway B. Giimshaw is now the sole survivor. Mr. Orihaw held the commission of the peace and was • deputy-lieutenant for the county of Antrim. As • magistrate, he was highly esteemed for his good sense and integrity of purpose, while as • private gentleman he was one of our worthiest citizens. After a long life of successful industry, he leaves behind him a name second to none in the community—a name which most always hold a prominent place in the annals of Belfast.—Northern Workmen are now employed in the Long Gallery at the House of Commons, where the committee-rooms are situate, in placing In convenient recesses two marble drinking fountains. The water supply will be from the Artesian well situate at the rear of the National Gallery. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. TEE ROMAN QUESTION AND M. THIERS. M. Nefftrer makes the following comment on M. Thiers' recent speech : M. Thiers would not have the Russians go to Constan tinople under the cloak of the principle of nationalities. But what would he say if Russia declared the pos session of Constantinople indispensable for the tran quillity of orthodox Greek consciences ? What reply could he make ? None whatever. Constantinople holds in the traditions of the Greeks exactly the same position that Rome does in the traditions of the Latins. Indeed the care of Greek souls is much worse, for Con stantinople is in the possession of infidels, whose expulsion ought to give joy to all Christendom. We cannot suppose that the catholic conscienoes detest Greek consciences so much as to prefer hf ussulmana to Greeks. Logically speaking the French intervention in Rome decides the question of the east in favour of Russia. FRENCH DEBATES. rG ♦ SPEAKER. In the course of the debate in the French Chambers on Monday, M. EMILE °WAVIER, speaking on the subject of Italy, said,—The clergy, with respect to whom you have been so greatly deceived, is Italian at heart and loves Italy. What occurred in France under the Revolution! The clergy lost their temporal power, their property, and privileges. They then made an appeal to resistance against what they believed to be an iniquity. The Revolution was, however, victorious, and the church was reduced to the spiritual power. Yet can anyone say now that the French clergy is not the most free and inde_ pendent in the world! (Applause on the left of the speaker.) No ! if Italy were divided, as is said, M. Thies would not only have to say that distress reigned in the finances and rebellion among the people, but that there was distress and rebellion in the hearts of the people. M. Titisint—lt is there. Y. EMILE OLLIVIER—No ! it is not there ; and when I see the men who rise up against Italian unity and seek for their motives and passions, I find that they are the parti sans of fallen dynasties who come to ask for the restora tion of Divine right. (Prolonged noise.) I can under stand the emotion of M. Berryer when he expressed the immense joy he felt at hearing in his old age an assembly tuned from universal suffrage, proclaim, after the speech of a Minister of Napoleon, the dogma of legitimacy. (Noise on the left: " hear," movement.) M. THiEss--Show us then the interest of France. M. EMILE OLLIVIER—I am about to do so. (Noise.) TRIERS—You tear up all our history. We are here sometimes Italians, sometimes Germans, but never French men. (" Hear, bear," and applause.) M. Emma Ourvien—l am about to replyto you. (Noise.) H. THIEU—If in Gei.nany and Italy people were Frenob, I could understand ; but Once in Italy people are Italians, and in Germany Germans, I beg of you in France to be French. (" Hear, hear," and applause.) The PRERIDENT—AIIow the speaker to explain himself. M. EmILE Octivieu—You know, M. Thiers, how much respect and deference I have for you ; and when you ex. pressed an opinion which wounded my convictions, I did not interrupt you : but the more superior you are to me by age, Welt, and authority, the more I insist on your hear ing me. M. THICRS—I do not wish it for myself. M. EMILI Gummi—There are two histories in France. One which ends in 1789 and the other which commences with the Revolution. I respect the first because I know its grandeur • but I obey only the principles of the second. I can unders tand that those men who can only conceive France groat without liberty cannot imagine her influen tial without conquests. (Noise. Applause on the left.) M. GRANIEIt DS CAMAGNAC rose but could not be beard in the midst of the noise. M. EMILE Otuvrza (turning towards that gentleman) —My words do not apply to yon. A Voicz—Ah ! He is afraid. __ _ N. EMILE OLLIVIER—I am not afraid of anyone. M. Gm -mut DE CASSJONAC—Is it to me that you apply those words? M. EMILE OLLITIEB—I apply them to him who said, "Ah He is afraid ! " The l'ar.sii)gyr.—l did not hear the expression. Had I done so, I should certainly have called the interrupter to order. (Hear, hear.) M. EMI!.g Ouivign—Gentlemen, I see that yon are entering on a theocratic regime and that yon practice the first virtue of it, namely, intolerance. (Loud marks of dissent.) THE ►ENIAN PROCESSION& Attributing to the funeral processions in connex ion with the Fenian executions en intentional defiance of British authority, the Tines proceeds to institute • con trast between England, which submits all its grievances to the decision of law, and Ireland, whose historical distinc tion is that of taking the law into its own hands. It is our universal submission to the reign of law that now enables a single faction to insult the government and con stitution of this country, the greater part of the population in this island, a great part of that of Ireland, and, more than all, the old English feeling against unjustifiable homicide. In what other country in the world would such proceedings be allowed to pass unchallenged ? It used to be supposed that the Mahomedans had the mo nopoly of the doctrine that the slaying of any infidel secured the salvation of the faithful manslsyer. But this article stands in the new creed of Ireland, always held more or less, but now solemnly, and, as we are assured, universally ratified. To the Daily Noes the whole demonstration in Dublin bears signs that on a certain small basis of real, though mistaken feeling, • vast edifice of theatrical and simulated sentiment has been erected. The object of the processions is deliberately to nurse and inflame a half-genuine sym pathy for guilty and unhappy men into larger proportions and • fiercer zeal than belong to it. But though the agi tators and journalists who provoke and pander to these demonstrations deserve severe blame, yet so long as the law is unbroken, and the public peace is undisturbed, violent interference on the part of the authorities would be something worse than a mistake. To suppress all that we do not approve, or which may contain the germs of peril, is not the practice of the English government. It is better that vain and excitable men should be organising public demonstrations than that they should be weaving secret conspiracies. Badly as those huh journals deserve of their countrymen which seek to keep alive the spirit of hate and disaffection, the English jour nals deserve as ill which endeavour to urge on the govern ment to the lawless repression of acts admitted to be I protected bylaw. The Daily Roes has oonhdence that her Majesty's ministers will continue to enforce the law against its violators, and in declining to do more will have the support of English opinion, and may afford to disre gard noisy threats and clamour whether " loyalist " or Fenian. FOREIGN AFFAIRS. The Daily News points out that the Emperor Napoleon, in his eagerness to conciliate the French clergy, has parted with whatever hold be has hitherto had on the Pope, whose temporal sovereignty is no longer held on the con dition of good behaviour. The Roman government, with all its abuses, opposed to every political principle on which France has hitherto prided herself, the Emperor has now pledged himself to maintain. By the mouth of M. lionher he has assured the Pope that by no act of his government can he forfeit the protection of French arms. In politics the Pope is to be a chartered libertine. By the act of the Emperor the worst vices of the Papal government are asso ciated with the strength of France ; and Napoleon in re turn gains simply nothing ; for the support he for the mo ment secures hes ever failed those who relied upon it. The Post thinks the time has come for the lesser prin cipalities of Germany to give up their opposition to the Prussian authority. It is • vexatious thing for • mighty race like the Germans to be afflicted with a different kind of government every ten miles, and to be unable to go out fora picnic without being worried by custom-houses, money-changers, passports, and policemen ; while a debtor disposed to evade his responsibilities had some times only to run out into his back garden and jump over a hedge to place himself beyond the reach of the law. - - The Times represents Indian society, civil and military, as urging the Governor-General to enter Affghanistan, and, in order to check the progress of Russia in Central Asia, to carry our north-western frontier up to the borders of Persia and Tartary. The Times argues that such an enterprise would be far more costly than the Abyssinian expedition, far more perilous, and inconceivably gratuit ous and wanton. A review of the circumstances leads to I the doubt whether the present generation will see Russia near the English border. Supposing, however, that in the end the Russian and British empires in the East should actually become conterminous, would the Russians be worse neighbours to us than the fierce and turbulent fanatics now swarming on our border? That is a question on which there are certainly two opinions. The Standard refers to M. Rouher's second explanation, and says it would be now idle to doubt that the Emperor is determined to maintain the Papacy. The Herald, on the same subject, continues to defend the cause of the Italians. M. Ronher's declaration, the Targraph says, will add tenfold to the distrust and malaise already prevailing throughout the Continent. It is the characteristic of a barbarous society that every man is on his guard against his neighbour ; and such is the condition, modified by the usages of civilisation, towards which nations seem tend ing. For the hour, however, the comity of nations appears everywhere to be replaced by international in trigue; and true statesmanship, abdic►ting its function, leaves peace to be guarded by the doubtful guarantee of suspicions, fear, and selfish interest. The Tina to-day publishes a long communication from " Mistoricus" on the process of naturalisation in America, and our contemporary, commenting on the subject, freely admits that on grounds of policy, not to say common sense, the argument for a revision of the present law is irresistible. If the hundreds of thousands of Irish emi grants who are now citizens of the United States owe full allegiance to her Majesty, it may also be doubted, at least, whether they are not entitled to our protection against conscription, yet it would have been utterly impossible for our minister at Washington to grant them each protection during the late American war. In short, our present theory is quite untenable when any practical strain emus to be put upon it. The nee* sees no good reason why the British government should decline any friendly over tures that may be made by the United States with a view to its amendment. The Tclegrapit reminds its readers that for thirty years pest the American government has had constant discus. sions with continental powers—especially with Prussia and Austria—respecting their claims to exact military service from those of their citizens who, after becoming naturalised Americans, temporarily reside within their jurisdiction. Monsignore Chigi, Papal nuncio, is said to have rolled on M. Thiers to thank him fur his support to the Pope. An influential meeting of the prelates, clergy, and laity of the Established Church was held in the Ex amination Hall of Trinity College, Dublin, on Monday, for the purpose of making the necessary arrangements in connection with the Church Congress to be held in this city in the ensuing year. Resolutions in accordance with the object were adopted, and addresses delivered by the Lord Primate, the Regius Professor of Divinity, the Arch bishop of Dublin, Sir Edward Grogan, Bart., the Dean of Cork, and other dist:nguialied clergymen and laymen. The Bey. H. H. Dickinson, D.D., announced that all the Irish prelates and a number of the leading noblemen of this wintry had signified their consent to act as viorpreal dente, and the committee elected was numerous and in fluential. THE 2 0 1.ANvoN-Roves WZST INDIA HURRICANE Rum FUND.—Up to yesiorday evening the total dm reeeived at the Ilsation-bows for the mile( of the sufferers in the Wed Indies summated to 8,2701. OFFICIAL REPORTING IN FRANCE. It is known that a verbatim report of the dis cussions in the French Chamber of Deputies is made for the Moniteur and printed in the official journal. From this an abbreviated report is made for the other daily papers. Some remarkable alterations, however, find their way in the abbre viated report. At the sitting of the Corps Legis latif, on the 9th, M. Pelletan made a complaint on this subject. He said : At the lasi sitting of the Chamber, when the Minister of State spoke of " revolutionary bands who had invaded the Pontifical territory," I interrupted him by remarking, " That is how Austria spoke in 1831 of the two princes Bonaparte." The Muniteur has reported my words cor- rectly, but the analytical summary makes me speak as follows :—" That is how Austria spoke in 1831 of Prince Charles Bonaparte." These were not my words. I said, " the two princes Bonaparte," because there were in 1831 two precursors of Garibaldi. One of them is dead, the other now reigns. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (FEoM OUR OWN cotuussrotmiarr.) PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING. The Epoque compares M. Rouher's policy to a river formed of two streams—one of oil, the other of water, which flow on together without ever amalgamating, and present a spectacle of inde scribable confusion. It is many years since we have had so much severe weather before Christmas. The frost last night was intense ; at 6 this morning Chevalier's thermometer marked 9 degrees below zero. At about 3 this afternoon, while the streets were ex ceedingly clean and dry, a slight sleet fell for a few minutes, and, freezing as it fell, formed a thin coat of ice on the foot pavement and cause ways so slippery that an expert skater might easily have skated all over Paris. I never saw the streets in so dangerous a state, and I am certain we shall have a large return of broken legs and arms to morrow. 1 was in an omnibus in the Faubourg St. Honord when the sleet fell, and the horses sud denly came to a standstill. The passengers, among whom were several ladies, had to get out three times before reaching the Madeleine. Instead of riding in the omnibus we had to push behind to get it along, and many volunteers so employed lost their footing and fell down. Our case was but one of hundreds which occurred simultaneously. On the Boulevards I found all the carriages going at a foot pace, and the horses continually falling. The Archbishop of Paris has received the news that he will be made a cardinal at the next pro motion. He was rather under a cloud at Rome on account of his assumed Galilean opinions, and when last recommended by the Emperor for the cardinal's hat the Pope passed him over in favour of the Archbishop of Chambery ; but his late speech in the Senate has removed the objections which the head of the church had against him. The Duchess of Bassano, one of the Empress's ladies of honour, has just died at Brussels after a long illness. She was not more than 50 years of age' 1 - The committee on the Army Bill Ihas terminated its labours. It is understood to have voted by a majority of two the clause in the bill fixing nine years as the term of service both in the army and the reserve ; but it still disagrees with the govern ment as to the period at which soldiers of the re serve should be allowed to marry. General Kanzler, the Pope's Minister at War, has sent three French gentlemen, MM. Benoit d'Azy, de Saint Priest, and liemptine, to England with a commission to order and superintend the manufac ture of a considerable number of rifles for the Papal army. The Spencer model is understood to be the one adopted. It is no wonder that people who send private telegrams abroad complain that they very often arrive after the ordinary post. Since Dec. 5 no less than 300 despatches in cypher have been brought either by the French government or foreign ministers to the central office in the Rue Grenelle St. Germain. The transmission of a despatch in cypher takes thrice the time of an ordinary one ; and as diplomatic despatches have precedence of others, the general public is neces sarily kept off the wires for long periods. All descriptions of securities rose at the Bourse, but the amount of business done was very limited. The causes of the rise were the absence of any alarming declaration of government in the Corps Legislatif, the relatively moderate tone of the Italian parliament so far as the debates are yet known, and, principally, enormous " discounts," which if persevered in must, until a panic comes, render speculative operations for a fall almost im possible. Bente rose 20c. for cash and 25c. for account, closing at 69fr. 45c. and 691 r. 35c. Italian rose 50c., Mobilier 7fr. 50c., and Credit Foncier 6fr. 25c. M. Magne has terminated his report on the financial situation, and it will appear in the lioniteur as soon as the Emperor has approved of it. The rumour runs that " unless in the case of unforeseen events" a loan may be dispensed with. To meet the extraordinary expenses already known the Rentes of the army dotation and a payment (smite) for the conversion into French Rental of the Mexican obligations will be relied upon. It is calculated that 110 millions may be raised by the contemplated Mexican operation. It is given out that M. Magne was personally opposed to the adoption by the state of the Mexican Bonds, which is, in fact, simply iniquitous, but that he was overruled in council by M. Rouher. No telegram from Florence, of this day's date, has been made public, and all the Italian papers but the Opinion are seized. EXTRAORDINARY CRARGES AGAINST A CLERGYMAN. Yesterday forenoon, a special commission, ap pointed by the Lord Bishop of Worcester, wan held at the Swan Inn, Henley-in-Arden, to inve stigate certain serious charges made against the Rev. Thomas Jones, incumbent of Henley. The charges brought against Mr. Jones, and which were the subject of investigation. were indecency of conduct, demeanour, and language, of an ill,- proper intimacy with a Mrs. Appleby, and with being guilty of conduct unbecoming his character and position as a clergyman, with habitual neglect of the aged, the sick, and the poor of his parish. The gentlemen forming the commission were Mr. P. H. Pepys, Chancellor of the Diocese, Mr. Darwin Galion, J.P., and the Revs. Patrick Smythe, M.A. (Solihull), It. Seymour, M.A. (Kingwitten), and C. Dolben, M.A., of Ipslcy. The parishion er s who had petitioned for the in quiry were Messrs. T. B. Coachman and George Dartnall, churchwardens of the pariah ; and Messrs. John Hunt, Joseph Smith, James Wakeman, and Dr. Fayrer. Mr. James Motteram, barrister instructed by Mr. Couchman, appeared to conduct the inquiry on behalf of the petitioner.; and lie. Hawke., of Birmingham, to watch the case for Mr. Jones , - . The first witness examines:l%y Mr. Motteram Was Thomas Barnes Couchman, solicitor, in Henley, and one of the churchwardens of the parish. He deposed as to serious complaints having been made to him as to the conduct of Mr. Jones, the incumbent of Henley, and the subsequent steps that had been taken. Thomas Godfrey, the assistant parish clerk stated that he was a saddler, carrying on business in Henley. He and a man named George Hemming worked together in the shop. Mr. Jones was in the habit of coming to his shop every day, and sometimes twice a day. He could not say his object in coming. He used to sit in the shop, smoke • bit of tobacco, and talk over the news of the day. Sometimes be talked to his servant, James Appleby. There had been vulgar conversation carried on in the pre sence of Mr. Jones. Indecent matters had been talked about in the presence of Mr. Jones. James Appleby had generally commenced it. Mr. Jones had sometimes re buked him, and said he ought to be ashamed of himself. James Neville, coachman to Mrs. Manta, said he had been in her employment for three years. He had been in the habit of going to Mr. Godfrey's shop when Mr. Jones and Hemming were there. He could not re member what conversation took place. They joked about female., and gave him liberty to talk about things that he otherwise would not have mentioned. By " they" he meant Mr. Jones and Godfrey. Toe conversation was about women. In saying that Mr. Jones gave him liberties, he meant that Mr. Jones, by his own language, and by encouraging him and not checking him, had allowed witness to use indecent language and he (Mr. Jones) had used it himself. Mrs. Emma Randall, living at Worcester, stated that she, in 1860, lived at Mr. Jones's house, and was attend ing • Mrs. Russell, who stayed there. Mr. Jones was in the habit of swearing. He made himself a great deal too free in manner with his servants. He lived very unhappily with his wife. Mr. Jones was very familiar with Mrs. Appleby. Mr. Appleby once interfered with Mr. and Mrs. Jones when they were quarrelling, and Mr. Jones said that Appleby was& d— liar, and should mind his own wife, an I leave his (Jones's) alone. Mr. Appleby's language was habitually very bad. It was of a very indecent character, not fit for clergymen to bear, or for anyone else. The subject of the quarrels of Mr. and Mrs. Jones was the intimacy of Mr. Jones with Mrs. Appleby. Witness never heard Mr. Jones say that he preferred Mrs. Appleby to his own wife, but bis attentions to the people at the Green Gate (the Applebys) were an noying to his wife. She had seen Mr. Jones come in from church to the kitchen, throw off his gown, and inquire for his wife in the most abominable terms. She deposed to further gross remarks made by Mr. Jones about his wife. The house was not a fit house for • respectable woman to live in. _ Martha Hughes said she was sometime ago servant to Mr. and Mrs. Jones. She went in 1863, and remained until the 30th of last August. While she was there the conversation earried on was very bad. She oonfirmed the evidence of previous witnesses as to the bad and inde cent language used by Appleby and by Mr. Jones. Mr. Jones was in the habit of telling tales to the servants about indecent matters. She had heard Appleby make game of religion in Mr. Jones's presence, and Jones corrected him. She was reading a book called "Our Friends in Heaven." James Appleby looked at the book, and told Jones who he would have to be his friend in heaven, and who would be Jones's friend. James said he would have Hemming for his friend in heaven, and Mr. Salmon was to be Jones's friend. Jones laughed at that. Almost every day, when Appleby went to the church to play the organ, Mr. Jones went into Appleby's house, where Mrs. Appleby was, and remained for some time. He used to bring witness love messages from Hem ming, of an improper nature. She gave notice to leave the house. _ _ _ Mr. George Dartnell, the father of Mrs. Jones, said he had frequently been called to Mr. Jones's house, after the scenes between Mr. Joists and his wife. Mr. Jones main tained a very reserved demeanour always in his (witness's) presence, and he believed it was only Mrs. Jones her self who knew what she suffered. One night he was called by Mr. Jones to see hie daughter, and he found her in ber dressing-gown, at the bedside. She was sobbing and crying most piteously, and was in a very ex cited and agitated state. He naked what was the matter, and Mr. Jones said it was all her own fault, and she replied, " Papa, you know th►t is not the case. Don't be lieve him ; be in a bad and wicked man. And what can you expect of a clergyman who never aye his preyers Mr. Joseph Smith, one of the petitioners, and a guar dian of the poor, deposed to the great neglect of the poor by Mr. Jones. No one ever sent for him, because it was well known that be would not attend. This concluded the cane for the petitioners, and Mr. Hawkey having inked an adjournment that he might pre pare the defence, the commission adjourned till to-morrow (Thursday) morning, at 11 o'clock. It is reported in connexion with the examina tion of the luggage of passengers from the Continent at Charing-cross station, that some of the Custom-house officials are endeavouring to induce the board of com missioners to return to the old system of having ono piece in every lot examined, instead of, as now, only one or two pieces in every ten or twenty lots. The , present method (says the Times) saves time, and is a n I, A new phase of co-operation has been developed aooommodation to the public. It is believed also to work at Rochdale. inFor some time past a theatre has been extremely well. Hence, unless Use board ere prepared greatly need ed _b nu. and at length ra t few t working to j ustif y the proposed backward step al • 'WWI. men shar:spof if eac mac h, and obtain .17.d e of 6,000 t. .itig; imperative necessity, it is likely to be met by a general theatre, which was opened a few nights ago, will aocommo protest from all the travelling and commercial classes, date 2,200 persons. THE PEILYDELE muissr. PONTYPRIDD, Mosn.a. 1 1 The examination of Mr. Adams, the consulting viewer, was contirmed during the whole of the afternoon. He went on to s►y that he bad taken the measurement of the air in the return air courses on the 25th July, when he found 35,540 cubic feet per minute passing through the Rhondda district, 25,380 through the Blunllechan dis trict, and 29,300 in the Duffryn working,. The area cif coal in work wee from 80 to 90 acres, and the number of men and boys generally employed :140. No register of their names we, kept, so that there was no means of detecting whether any me, went into the pit who did not belong to the pit's comple ment. It frequently happened that a collier took down strangers to assist him whose names were not on O.e wages book. The witness then went into a technical description of the ventilation of the pit, which is unintelligible with. out a plan. At the conclusion of his evidence the court adjourned. TCEADAY. The inquiry was resumed this morning, the crown being, as before, represented by Mr. Wales, the inspector, and the owners of the pit by Mr. C. H. James. The deputation from the National Association of Miners also attended. Mr. Adams's examination continued—The Blaenllechan district is situated on the east side of the pit, the Rhondda on the west and the Duffryn on the south. The coal varies in thickness from 41 feet to 71 feet. The inclina tion of it varies, being 21 inches in some places, rarely exceeding that, and in other places undulating. Th e level course should be a little north-west and rising to the north, but that varies also. The coal is worked by means of an Inclined plane, by an engine on the surface, from the Blaenllecti. The plane is about 400 yards from the pit The Rhondda is worked at present by a long straight heading rising 24 inches in the yard, and is about 1,000 yards long, part of which level we are now about to convert into a self-acting incline. The Duffryn is worked by' horse-power by a heading dippeaing to the south about 700 yards. The ventilation of the south aide was conducted through a dumb drift into the two-foot-nine coal, and thence into the op-cut. The other districts had separate returns which joined at the ventilating furnace. There was one horse found alive nine days after the explosion near No. 4 heading. There was a roll running from north to south through the whole of the workings, and throwing the coal eight or ten yards to the east. This roll was a series of overlaps of the coal, as if at some time there had been an enormous lateral preens throwing it up—doubling it up. There were twenty horses killed, There were three in the engine plane ; and the others were found in various other parts of the workings. The horses near the bottom of the pit were leas burnt than those further in in the workings. Those at the top of the incline on the wet district were all badly burnt. Ono of the horses was blown from the east side into the sump. All the men and horses employed in the Dutfryn distract and the workings on the south side of the engine plane in the Iffssullechan district came out alive, and there were no tracer of the explosion in those pla ce. All employed in the dip workings on the north side also came out alive. 1 believe the effects of the fire extended through the whole of the headings beyond the incline in the Rhondda side, and through the rise workings in the Blaenllechan district. Coroner—Can you give us an opinion where the explcs sion originated ? Mr. Adams—My own opinion is that there were two separate and distinct explosions, the first of which origi nated in the Illaanllechan, or east district. The foss of b th io e wn exp a l wa osi y on .p a t rears e retuni to s a ti.u ve c go k ne uross off i t n h t ro h n at h dist aeop riet p a ing nd near the stable, and into the down-cast abaft. There was a door which would have been flown down if it had gone to the up-cast. Mr. Wales—Suppose that bad been the second explo sion ? 1 - 6. Adams—l think the amine would have been the Coroner—And as to the second explosion Mr. Adams—Well, the effect of the blast going up the down uat would Its to stop the passage of any fresh air into the Rhondda workings for a time, and then some gas ly became liberated in that working, came down the rat b ngs, and exploded. The iron doors at the furnace were blown inwards, and the effect of the blast corning down the returns would be to blow them inwards. A brick bridge near the furnace was also blown inwards. I cannot say in what direction the doors were blown. William Jones—l was bankaman at the Ferndale col liery on the 9th of November. I had been banksman about four months. I was there the day of the explosion. About half-past 1 o'clock in the daytime I was at work at the top of the pit. I was standing about a yard from the top of the pit waiting for the cage to come up the pit, being at work at the time. I then heard a laud report like a cannon, and then saw a black smoke arising from the pit. The effect of it staggered me, and I was nearly knocked down. It stopped the pit from working for a few minutes. The engineer could not reverse the engine to raise another tram. There was something at the bottom of the pit. It afterwards went on again, and drew up the cage, and there was a tram of coal on it, and the coal wu not disturbed. I did not hear anything afterwards. I did not hear • second report, nor see smoke Wale up a second time. If it had I shoa l have seen it. I wss not insensible. lam sure I did not hear or see more than one explosion. By Mr. Wales—The engineer stopped the engine in eon sequence of having heard the report. I believe he said he felt the weight lighten, the carriage was blown up a little, and the rope was slackened. By the Coroner—l did leave the pit on hearing the report. I \vent to see where the eagineman was. My cap was blown off by the blast. I did run away a little when I heard the explosion. I was frightened and ran to the lump room first. I did not know for a little time what bad happened. I never worked below. By Ili. Wales— l am master bankanian at the pit, and have sole management of it. I let down about eight men at a time. I did not let any stranger down, unless he was going along with some other men. If a stranger cams there and got upon the cage, I should ask him where be was going, and if he answered that he was going to work with another collier who was present, I would let him go down without his having a note from the overman. Any of the old colliers there could take a strange man down the pit with him if he thought proper. I was employed in the day-time only. There were not banksmen at night as the pit was not worked at night. I was employed there from 6in the morning until half past 6or , at night. There is an engineer there at night, and he lets down the firemen without the bankantan. There are not hitchers employed there at night either. There is an enginewan engaged at night, but uo banks man or hitcher. I give signal to the engineer when any one wants to come up the pit. I let the firemen up gene rally about 7 o'clock in the morning. The firemen all came up that morning between 6 and 7, and went down again. By one of the jury—There did some strangers go down the pit on the morning of the explosion. They went down with the firemen about 8 o'clock. There are men working in the pit at night. They go down before I leave. By the Coronet—There were about r,o men working at night about the time of the explosion. By the deputation—l do not know of any of the work men coming out any day in consequence of the gas in the works. I did not remember Esau Hodges coming out on that account, nor any other men. Many men came up in the day time, but they did not tell me why they came. It was usual for the tools to be sent down in a tram after the workmen. Ido not remember them taking their tools themselves. I do not know of any men having to come back from their working on account of gas there after having been sent to their place by the fireman. A letter from Paris says :—" What a windy, (sold, comfortless, sad place is the interior of the great iron cage in the Champ de Mars at the present moment ! With the exception of the Turks and Swiss, the world has packed up and gone, although there are thousamls of OM yet waiting the will of the railway people to he carried to all quarters of the globe. Knocking down and tearing up and transporting is going on in the building as well as in the surrounding garden ; but something of tLis wonderful garden will be spared es a memorial of the Exposition Internationale of 1867; the only obstacle to it, fulfilment being, not how small • portion of the decorated scene shall be retained, but rather how large A space can be taken from the plain without detriment to its military utility." YORKSHIRE .SOCIETY.—The great exbibition Of the above society was opened at York yesterday. and the display of cattle, sheep, pigs, kc., was very fine. The award of the principal praxes was as follows :—For the hest ox, not exceeding three years, first prize of 101. and a cup of the value of 251., given by the president freed Londesborough), Mr. G. Taylor, of Sewerley-cottasßrid lington-quay. For the best heifer, not emcee • four years old, first prise of 10/. and a cup of the value 20/., given by the corporation of York, Sir W. C. Trevelyans Wallington, Neweaatle.ou-Tyne. In these classes Mr. J. W. Pease, M.P., Darlington, took the second prizes. For the best ox, not exceeding four years old, silver challenge ell and 51., Mr. 11. H. Harris, Barnhill, Ferree, N.B. For the lest ox of any age, 51. and a silver cup, Mr. R. H. Herds. Far the best cow and heifer, 51. and a ail, er cup, Mr. J. Reid, Gtaystone, Alford, N.B. For the beet ho, tied Higb• land cow or heifer, 5/. and a silver cup, Sir W. C. Ire , velyan. Lord Weadock and Captain Gunter took prites for sheep, and the prize of V. and a silver cup for the bed pen of sheep was won by Mr. G. Wright. of Broughton. Malton. The prise of 3/. and a silver cup for the best Pig were taken by Mr. J. Sept, of Liater.hilL, Bradford. The entries numbered between 700 and 800. HOSPITAL FOR DUMAS= OF THE HEART, 67, HARGARZT.ETITET, W.-111• number of patients relieved 'during last week was 117. 1