The Express. — London, England, 1868-01-09 00:00:00

I'^7,- r•-' ht BREAKFABT.-EPPS'S COCOA. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. CHATTERTON. TO and every Evening until further not.l will be IIMM• new and original Fare., entitled HOMDOVWS LES. After teach will be performed the Drnry-lane ANNUAL GRAND cinusiluS PANTOMIME , entitled YAM FEE FO FUR, or HARLRQUIN JACK the GIANT KILLER. according to the for dividend on ordinary ending 31st July, 1867 ; so shown that their statement is mous, or that the net revenue is likely to be largely increased, or that the charges of that half year were highly exceptional, the prospects of the ordinary shareholders are sufficiently discouraging. It is now that the system of " reckless compete " Lion" and the "uncalled for invasion" of the territory of other companies to which the Direc tors have committed the company, and which the Committee of Investigation have severely stigma tized, stands revealed in all its injurious conse quences. The receipts of the line stand pledged to pay preference and guaranteed dividends on capital enormously out of proportion to that of the ordinary shareholders, and that upon undertakings which are proving and will prove a source of loss. This is the position in which the shareholders have been landed after adopting scheme after scheme, every one of which they were assured had been devised to " advance the interest& of the " company." It is sad to see this fine property— for such the line itself is, whatever the ordinary shares with their incumbrancea may be—thus op pressed. We can only hope that most holders of ordinary stock are at the same time propor tionably interested in the preference capital, and so entitled to participate in earnings which would otherwise escape them. There can be no doubt that by sedulously avoiding in future all adven turous and unprofitable commitments, and con finding themselves to the development of the legi timate business of the company and the careful management of its resources, the Directors may do much to restore the fortunes of the railway, though the recovery of its former position in public favour can only take place under con ditions of which there is at present no prospect. OUR CONTEMPORARIES. (Tms DAY.) visilis;al444 and ish, _ - greater portion of the day, that the shops and offices in the antra of the Nested telos lighted with gee. Rime Arthur sad Prinse Chrislien left Knowsley-park about 10 o'clock, attended by Ned Vaasa the Hon. F. Stanley, MP., Lord Barrington, the Reel of Stamford and War rington, Lord Walden, Lord Elkelmeradale, Major Klphinstone, and Mr. Engelhardt, and drove to Liverpool, Wilma they were met by the mayor (Mr. E. Whitley), Mr. R. Brocklebank,Oludrman of the Mersey Dock Baird, Mr. I John Laird, M.P.; Mr. Charles Turner, ALP., Mr. Graves, M.P., and other gentlemen connected with the °ora -1 mere° and intermits of the town. They then proceeded to impost doe enormous new weeks at the Waterloo Dock, at the north end of the town, the various parts of which were explained by Mr. Ayster, the engineer to the Dock Board. They next drove to the Landingetege, and during • royal salute fired from her Majesty's ram Viper embarked on board the Dock Board deem tender Alert, and smiled up the river, poising round her Majesty's ship Doregal--which fired • royal sande—the Great Eastern steamship, the school frigate Conway, and the other reformatory ships anchored in the Eiloyne. The Alert then skirted the Birkenhead side of the river, and the visite= entered the magnilloant dock celled the Great Float, and examined the various appliances for the coal and grain trades which are provided on such • °cuspids and large scale at the Birkenhead docks. They than returned to the Landing-stage, and having disembarked proceeded to the Town-hall, where they were enterteined to lunch by the mayor. The guests at the luncheos, in addition to the prisms and noblemen and gentle men already named, were :—Alderman Farnworth, Alderman Woodruff, Aldermen Morris, and Mesas. H. C. Beloit, du. Tyree, Robertson Gladstone, 0. T. Bowring, Jaa. Hubbnek, F. A. Clint, Jas. A. Tobin, J. C. Turner, S. G. Rathbone ' G. W. Moss, Ralph Brocklebank, and C. S. Parker. After luncheon the princes and their suite drove to the Free Public Library, where they met the Princess Christian, the Princess Henriette, and a number of ladies from Knowsley, including the Countess of Derby. The whole party then paid a visit to the St. George's-ball, where Mr. Best gave • performance on the grand organ. The programme, which had been specially framed for the occasion by the Countess of Derby, was as follows :—War March (Athalie), Mendelseohn ; Air, Cujus Animam (Stabat Mater), Rossini ; Tema con Variarioni for the organ (W. T. Best) ; Fantasia on themes from the Wert of Dinorak (Meyerbeer) ; overture, Guillaume nil, I scored for a grand organ by W. T. Best (Roedni). The per formanoe lasted from about four to five. Their royal high. nooses and party were received at the ha by Mr. Turner and the other members of the St. George's Hall Cosa. I mittee, and the children of the Blueocat School, about 300 in number, who had been kindly invited by the mayor to be present, sang the National Anthem as the visitors passed through the ball. The visitors on leaving the hall drove back to Knowsley. There was very little bunt ing shown on the river, and the display of flags in the town, the visit being a private one, was almost nil. The royal standard floated over the Town-hall, as is customary on the occasion of visite to the town by members of the royal family. To-day the visitors at Knowsley will form a shooting party, and at night will attend the grand ball in the Liverpool Town-hall. There ware two shooting parties on Tuesday, one of which begged 980, the other 700 head, Prince Arthur killing 67. Tuesday, which was the first day of the royal visitors' stay at Knowsley, was devoted almost entirely to outdoor sport. There were two shooting parties, one headed by Prince Christian and the other by Prince Arthur, and among the noblemen and gentlemen composing them were Lord Sefton, the Hon. F. Stanley, Viscount Barrington, Viscount Walden, Lord Wharncliffe, Lord Coartenay, Major Cathcart, Major Livingstone, the Hon. Mr. de Grey, and Mr. Engelhardt. The parties were equal in respect of number, and Prince Arthur's took what is called the Rainford ground, while the Prince Christian's shot in the Little Wood, a capitally-stocked preserve near Knowsley-hall. The net result of the day's shooting was, that the Little Wood party bagged about 980 and the Rain ford`over 700 head, Prince Arthur, as we have already mentioned, killing 67 himself. EDUCATION DDSCUSBION AT HALIFAX.—HALIFAX, WEDNESDAY SYMONS. - Sir F. Crossley, M.P. ; Mr. Stansfeld, M.P. ; Mr. T. Hughes, M.P.; and Lieutenant- Colonel Akroyd, M.P., attended the annual meeting of the Halifax Mechanics' Institution to-night, and made speeches on education. Most of them advocated the adoption of compulsory measures, and contended that the time for a permiseive measure, such as that introduced last session by Mr. Bruce, was past. Mr. Stansfeld was specially urgent as to the question having reached matu rity, and as to the necessity of a compulsory measure. The present system had been patched as much as it could bear, all sorts of experiments had been tried, and all kinds of inquiries made ; nothing now .was left but com pulsory education, and this the country was prepared for. Rear-Admiral Halsted resigned the secretaryship of Lloyd's yesterday. It was understood to have been • " accepted by the committee. An important sale of ground-rents has been an nounced to-morrow by order of the Metropolitan Board of Works. The property comprises the whole of the ground of Garrick-street, Covent-garden, including that of the edifice built and occupied by the Garrick Club. Mr. G. T. Smith, who is mentioned in " The Life of Mr. T. S. Dunoombe" as that gentleman's private secretary, says in the Timer—" I could easily convince you that the Prince Napoleon never exchanged a word with Mr. Dancombe either in conversation or writing, and biz Royal Highness the Duke [of Brunswick] has reason to deplore he ever knew Mr. Dancombe. What object is to be attained by publishing such falsehoods with all parties living to contradict them I confess puzzles me, ►nd I will leave all right•minded men to say whether the publication of private and confidential letters is a breach of all that is honourable or not. At any rate, it is questionable taste." The Paris Magazine has just published portraits of several of the official ladies. That of the Princes'e deMetternich is as follows :—" She is said not to be pretty. Listen to the enumeration of her beauties : eyes which have the sweetness of • German reverie ; teeth of brightest enamel ; a forehead smooth and clear as an infant's, high and wide as that of • thinker ; and abundant silky brown hair. People seem not to notice two particular beauties of her Austrian highness— the form of her head, as Greek as that of the Venus of Hilo ; her ear like a pink shell—whereas, every one does justice to the beautiful fall of her shoulders, the eaquisite form of her arm, the long aristooratie hands, end the narrow, dainty foot. Be she dressed in blue, red, or yellow ; be she *edited with her toque over her eyes, or with • sergent-de-ville's cap, as she appeared one day at Tuileries—she is and remains a princess; and there are not many now. Witty, with a heart of gold, and ex tremely charitable, she is the adoration of the workmen's families she visite in the Faubourg Ss. Antoine ; jimmies the children on her knees, washing them, kissing thee, sitting on a stool if there are not chairs enough-6110h is the woman. Devotedly and fondly attached to a geed man—Prince de likt end e ll—suc h is the wife." A letter from Mexico of the 9th nit., says " Hitherto marriages in Mexico have not been consielseed ' respectable' unless performed in the Lam of the chunk and by a priest, although under the republic civil contrasts of marriage have always been held to be legal. Now the tide seems to be setting the other way, and not only are there more marriages than ever by the civil law, without any ocelesiastical ceremony, but maples who have been married by the church, end have lived together for yeas under the nineties of that union, ace now being married ever again by the civil magistrates, to the great stands' and wrath of tie priesthood, who have lately Wan great pains to proclaim from their pulpits that marriage by the civil law is con trary to religion Gel geed morals. Among the paeans ache have bees thus tyke married' is General Eamon Corona, General Devotee, and Olsoral Nazi—all well known *Seers of the army of the Mobile- I I,ll PPiso this must be set down es an evidence of the growth of disrespect for the priesthood, and of • dispositise to at tain tenatielpelles from its till' slaves—a dispreition width prevails among the odious of the liberal army to a sele. sidsrakie extent, although they are all seminally NAM bre" " M. Firmer, the newly appointed Minister the Interior In Belgium," says the Nord, !' has bad a severe fall, by which he sprained his ankle, and is obliged to keep his room for some days." 4 wee bid* wraith/9 rrrs • L nurNis A COL. * A P & the belf-yeir • , "bat u nl es s ft mu be The weather yesterday was maple I f un d am entally a m_ for say demonsirstioes of gaiety; the Airs. soiroely • visible at en. owl M wee so dull mad Irbil throughout the _ gite entrelso. TO 00113E8PONDENTS. Otseedeemeata Weeded ter The laver," Load= Nyman oast* at the Oahe, 10, 'Saavedra**. * Two on the deo of pabiloatioe. HATA AMRIT. TIM ILVBSIWO. FAMILY JALt—A win WELL WON. Mama Bothers,. Blackstone, Mows, Kendal, PAWNS, Braid. Wes thershy, fa. ; snd Mks R o b e rises.—Atter which Alt UTTIB PEILNIMBION OF TILE BILIGAND. —Commence at T. Tms Brdmio, THE COLLEEN BAWW. Mr. Dud Mrs. Then Bateleault —After which THE STREETS OF LONDON. Mr. Vides, Mears Murray, More, Neville, Penedo? Add le Mind worthy, Z. Barnet& Bartel Siumer, add M rs. smart TEM EmINO. KIND TO A FAULT.—A fter which the Grand Oriental Extravaganza, THE cAure OF BAGDAD. Realm Thorne, James, Turner, Murray, and Fenton ; Mesdames Ada Swenhonnigh, Johnstone, Holt, rtc.—And OUR DOMESTICS. HOLBORN. THra Mania. THE TWO PMTS. Hewn Price and Wld dlcomb —And VALENTINE AND ORSON : OR HARLEQUIN THE BIG BEAR AND THE LITTLE FAIRY. Mews. Lupin°, Orem. and Rowena : Mindanao Saunders, Goodall, Montero, An Twin RvEnna, DON trUIXOTt; OR, SANCHO PANZA AND HIS ‘‘ !YE TERIZA. laza Lane. &Misses Edwlnetßooth : Pan tomhuhts Messrs. Deane, Newham, and Victors/II ; C. Stephan and Mlu Rose Nan.—/Lnd WHO DID IT! HIGH WATTS AT LONDON BIM= IT D 4 —Morning, 16 Oin..--Atiornoon, In. Ma. GAlonnorr—Morning. lb. sofa-- ..Attarnoon, 17k. LONDON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 9. Is estimating the present position of the Cale. donian Railway, it would not be fair to the Share holders to overlook those points as to which the management compares favourably with that of some other lines that have been attacked and dis credited. Of course there is only one standard by which all railway administration must be ulti mately judged and determined to be right or wrong ; but at the turn of a crisis, when we pass from vague alarm to tolerable certainty, it is permitted to compare the ascertained facts with the lately prevalent fears. The sanguine and alarmed shareholder equally live in presence I of those who for their own purposes disparage the public Value of the property on which they fasten, not only by exaggerating its actual weakness, but by spreading assertions which are absolutely groundless. The Report of the Committee of Investigation establishes, it may be hoped, a barrier against this kind of attack. No one who has read the analysis of the financial situation of the Company by the Account ants, which we published on Tuesday, can doubt that they have gone into the inquiry with a determination to leave no question un probed, and they declare on their professional responsibility that the accounts they have prepared " contain full and true statements as to the finan " vial position of the Caledonian Company as " regards its capital assets and liabilities and the " revenue receipts and expenditure of each of " the last two years." What Mr. ALLOT and Mr. Ftrrettaa have done for the accounts, Mr. HAWKSLEY and Mr. CLARK have done for the permanent way and rolling stock, so that now the Shareholders of the line may indulge the belief that they have before them all the elements of a judgment as to the position and prospects of their property. While the result shows that this inquiry weld not have been safely delayed, it is so far satisfactory to know that the grosser features of railway mismanagement and abuse of directorial powers such as have come to light upon similar investigations are not present here. There has been no exceeding of the bor rowing powers of the Company ; no raising of capital beyond the max authorised by the (liniment Acts of Parliament. Nor can it he said that extraordinary pains have been taken to conceal those transactions in connexion with the Company's capital and revenue to which objection may most fairly be taken. In fact, the Committee are obliged to admit that many things of which they cannot approve have been done by the Directors with the know ledge and acquiescence of the Shareholders. The errors of the Directors are just such as men engaged in an arduous struggle to assert I the supremacy of their lino against a determinedl opposition would be tempted to commit. Their first anxiety has been that the Caledonian should have the prestige of strength, and to this desire the real interests of the Shareholders, which are inseparably bound up with truthful dealing with the accounts, have been sacrificed. The Caledonian must now make a fresh start upon the basis of the facts which this investiga tion discovers. It is being said that Shareholders must now wait to see what the Directors propose for the future ; but, without prejudging any questions as to which the Directors may desire to address explanations to their constituents, it may be fairly presumed that the Proprietors will claim the advantage of having their affairs conducted henceforth by gentlemen who are wholly uncompromised by their antece dente, and who will not feel bound to respect past errors and mistakes. The Board must be wholly reconstructed, in order that an entirely new policy adapted to the state of facts now disclosed may be devised'and put in practice. ruder any policy that is now possible, the affairs of the Company will have to be administered with resources di iniukshed and charges increased, while the mere recognition of the truth, as it might have been ascertained any time since the reconstitution of the Company in 1865, would have itself involved a revolution in the opinions of the Shareholders and the plans of the Directors. A holder of 10,0001. ordinary stock, who finds that he was only entitled to receive 211/. 16s. Bd. last year, instead of the 587/. 10s. 6d. which he actually drew as dividend, will be resigned to many sweeping changes. It is only under the influence of adversity that ill-managed railway companies return to sound principles. The application of premiums in augmentation of divi dends has been much questioned; but in future the application of premiums will not give any trouble. The total amount received for premiums on shares to the 31st of July, 1867, hsa been 283,2511., of which 186,000!. has been applied in the payment of revenue charges or dividends. One of the first things the Directors will have to consider is the raising of new capital. Even the Committee which are so deeply impressed with the importance of restricting expenditure, do not apparently see how this necessity is to be escaped. To complete works in progress, to re duce the excess of capital expenditure, and to meet subscriptions for other lines, a million and a half sterling will be required. This addition' to capital, which would involve an annual charge of about 75,000/. per annum, seems to be beyond the control of policy, and must apparently remain after all possible abandonments have been effected. But this charge would absorb about seventy-five per cent. of the amount which, THZ IRILNCH ARIEL All young France, says the Times, will be trained for war. Of the crop of young men which each year brings to maturity the conscripts will go to the regular army, the non-conscripts to the National Guard, and the French empire will support, under various names, an army of 1,200,000 men. The nation has gone before the government in this matter. There may be • prudent section which loves freedom and honest industry more than military dictation to foreign countries, a section which cares not for " influence," and aspires not to the leadership of the Latin race or the ca tholic church. But the Times fears there was never a time when their opinions were less diffused. The French people are easily possessed with an illusion or • passion, and for the lest eighteen months they have been agitated by an imaginary humiliation, and by the strongest jealousy of their neighbours. The victories of the Prussian', the fall of Maximilian, the assertion by Italy of a will of her own, have made them believe that France no longer occupies that first place in Europe which is her doe, and they have been ready in the same breath to vent their anger on their own government, and to grant it any sup plies and powers it might demand. Such • temper is but too favourable to a great military enterprise ; the govern ment and its military advisers took advantage of it, and the measure which may now be considered as law is the result. AMERICAN NAtunatreatton. The Ekrity Kttes argues that the Prussian and the Irish grievances on the question of naturalisation are of a cha racter wholly distinct. In the former case the emigrant desires to cast off his original citizenship for once and for ever, and to be in the position of a foreigner to all the domestic concerns of his native land ; but the Irish nal ' grant comes back to revindicate his nationality and to extend the rights of citizenship still further. If the Americanised Irishman is to be recognised as an American citizen, be has no right to levy war on Groat Britain when it has not been declared by the United States government. If he does so, he has none of the privileges of a belligerent, for ho is merely a pirate. Would anything be pined by escaping trial for treason only to be tried for piracy! Or could an American Minister gravely intercede or remon strate on behalf of men who by their own assertion had defied American laws as well as broken those of humanity? The subject is admittedly open to friendly negotiation, but in the meantime it may be said that the country of birth may well tangent to pass from the rights of allegiance over those who seek to meddle no further with her affairs. But when naturalisation is merely colourable, when it does not withhold the citizen from taking part in the domestic con flicts of his native land, or when his allegiance is thrown off at the moment of war having actually broken out, then every overt act of hostility should in common sense be d treason. '8 TOPIC 9. The Poe estimates that we cannot expect to get out of Abyssinia, under the most favourable circumstances, for less than another 2,500,000/., to be borne by the year 1668-9, or to escape miscellaneous additions to our expendi ture to at least the extent of 700,0001. or 80140001. The Thor.. thinks the Reform League was fortunate in being able to engage Mr. Forster to lecture at St. James's Hall on the education of the people. 31r. Forster is, per haps, the least visionary of the advanced reformers, while no one indulges less in what Mr. Disraeli terms " cosmo politan jargon." He is, moreover, known to have devoted special attention to the question of popular education, and was associated with Mr. Bruce in framing the com prehensive bill of last year, which, unless superseded by a government measure, is likely to be introduced again in the ensuing session. Our contemporary then proceeds to describe the scheme set forth in Mr. Fonter's address, abstaining from delivering any definitive opinion of its own upon it. The Mont'f is strongly opposed to the proposal of mainly supporting the schools by a local rate. If this be done the school and its belongings will pass within the domain of vestrydom, and the squire and the parson and their wealthy neighbours will close their purse-strings and wash their bands of the whole business. The report of Mr. Sherman and the finance committee awakens doubt and alarm on the part of the Telegraph lest the American public debt should be paid in paper. The anxiety, it says, cannot now be dissipated unless some decisive action of congress at an early data should place the subject beyond fresh debate, and establish the national credit on a basis which demagogues cannot shake. the Court. OSBORNE, JAN. 9. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon with Princess Louie/ and Madame Van de Weyer. The Hon. Mortimer West wu in attendance on horse back. Mr. Edward Thornton, C. 8., had au audience of the Queen on his appointment as Minister to thetinited States, to which he was introduoecl by Lord Stanley. The Queen went out this morning, accompanied by Princess Beatrice. The Prince of Wales, attended by Major Teeedals, left larlborough•hoass yesterday for Sandringham. His Excellency the Prussian Ambassador and the Countess Benvitorff and Connie= Therms Bernstorff Lave joined the company viaiting Viscount and Holm - sedile et Lintel', Kent. Prince John of Denmark, who had exercised the regency in Greece during the shines of his nephew, the King of the Heihmses, hen just arrived at poir rdrgei: The Prince Imperial is first for calculation in his class of the Lye** Bonaparte. One of the psedesora attends twice a day at the palate, sad thus the Priam follows precisely the collage wane, and does the same work as his fellow students at the Lye**. This Is the first time the result has been published. The class consists of forty boys of every powdble rank, from the sous of butchers and tailors to that of the Emperor. &Stiff 's viazaatms.) THE ABYSSINIAN EXPEDITION. (sr MALTA ADD ALIMANDZIA rsisaaint.) ALEXANDBLt,3A& & The establishment of a line of telegraph between Koseeir and Annealey Bay is contenplated. ADEN, Du]. 29. Advices received here from Massowah state that the Egyptians appear determined to send a mission to King Theodore, notwithstanding the remon strance' of the British. ~v'" ITALY. FLORENCE, Ito. 8, Evzirma.. The Minister of War has issued orders to send to their homes on the 15th January all the soldiers of the class of 1841, called out shortly after the accession of General Menabrea to office. The committee on the budget met to-day. It was resolved that the discussion on the budget should be placed first on the order of the day upon the re-assembling of parliament. THE PONTIFICAL ARMY. ROME, JAJ. 7. Two hundred fresh recruits for the Antibes Legion arrived here to-day, thus raising its strength to 1835 men. The Papal Zonaves num ber above 5,000. TEE LATE EMPEROR MAXIMILIAN. COMM, JAI. 8. The Austrian war frigate Novara, with the re mains of the late Emperor Maximilian on board, arrived off this island yesterday. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (PRON OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, WEDNESDAT ETINING. The first court ball of the season takes place at the Tuileries to-night. The Duke of Beaune, being in mourning for his wife, has delegated the func tions of grand chamberlain to Viscount de Lafer ribre, and has left Paris with his son and daughters for Nice. M. Haussmann is about to make his debut as a government orator in the Corps Legislatif. The Emperor has delegated him specially to reply to the interpellations authorised by the bureaux on the proposed now cemeteries. A meeting of the brilliant phalanx of counsel retained to defend the journals prosecuted for illegal reports of the debates will be held this even ing at M. Berryer's chambers. The following is the list :—M. Senard, for the Opinion Nationale : M. Berryer, Union; M. Allon, Epoque ; M. Andral, Gazette de Prance ; M. Mathieu, La Prance ; M. Jules Fevre, A emir National ; M. Ed. Laboulaye, Revue Nationale; M. Picard, interet Public; M. Gatineau, 6/knew d'Bure-et-Loire ; and M. Cres- son, Presse. There is a rumour that M. Pinard, the new Minister of the Interior, who has taken the initia tive of this most unlucky prosecution, is at this moment coldly looked upon for indiscreet and ex cessive zeal. The coup d'itat law on the subject could not be branded with a more flagrant reductio ad absurdum than the success of this prosecution. The Procureur-General will not venture to adopt the argument which the Pays impudently sticks to, although the !Abuts has anticipated the refu tation which I gave of it, that the practice of the English papers is entirely in accordance with French legislation. Some emotion was produced, a few days ago, by the news that the Prefect of Police had ordered an " inquiry " into the circumstances under which a person arrested at the Porte St. Martin Theatre, for hissing Mdlle. Silly, was released in obedience to the general clamour of the audience. It was supposed that such a concession on the part of authority to public opinion would be severely blamed. The authorities have very adroitly got out of the matter without either denying or affirming the right of the public to hiss, and without questioning the right of the police to arrest anybody they please. The result of the in quiry :is that the man who hissed was arrested by the orders of an employ; of the theatre, of which the soldiers ought to have taken no notice. The Prefect of Police warns the manager and the ser geant commanding the guard that, according to law (a very old law, dating from 1791), the guard has no right to enter the interior of the theatre without express orders from the proper civil officer. The great question of the day, or rather of the evening, is whether or not there is a thaw 1 At 5 o'clock I saw Chevalier's thermometer in the Rue de la Bourse, just a quarter of a degree above freezing point ; but on the Boulevards and in the broad streets open to the wind it is yet freezing, and the omnibus horse s not "roughed, as they ought to be, are continually falling. It was as dark in Paris during the greater part of the day as it , often is in London when fogs prevail ; in many shops and counting-horses the gas was lit the Iwhole day long. The Marquis de Maubreuil d'Orvault (husband of Mdlle. Schumacker) is in treaty with an eminent bookseller for the publication of his memoirs in ten volumes. The Bourse was very gloomy. Many orders for sales arrived from England and Germany. Rentes fell 12c. for cash and 20c. for account ; closing at 68fr. 67p., and 68fr. 62ic. Italian fell 22ic., closing at 41fr. 7771 c. Mobilier, Credit Foncier, Comptoir d'Escompte, and the railways, were from Mr. to Mr. lower. In consequence of a paragraph in the Alimiteur relating to a successful experiment with anew kind of gas, the shares in the Paris Gas Company fell from 1,460 fr to 1,425 fr. The Paris correspondent of the Post says . "Sledges have during this winter been more numerou than formerly ; some of them are fantastic and even ar tistic in their decorations. The demi-monde, as usual, take the lied in this locomotive novelty; their sledges are sometimes adorned with a carefully-modelled swan, dying cupids. grotesque dragoon, and such conceits as appear to hare their origin in Russian models. The fair drivers adopt coquettish hats and expensive furs, and certainly obtain the main object in view, namely, conspicuous not*. riety. The carriages of the aristocracy drive round the frozen waters, and in elegant toilettes the ladies walk down to the borders of the lake and watch the animated scene. The Emperor and the court visit the Bois de Boulogne daily. The Seine continues to present the same snowy white aspect, and the thickness of the ice has considerably increased." The congress of Russian naturalists assembling for the first time in St. Petersburg to-day, will hold three general meetings, the last of which will be on the 16th. There will be six sections, in which subjects connected with the various branches of natural history will be dis cussed. The winter set in this year at St. Petersburg with unusual severity. Nearly the whole of but week the °old was excessive, and there bas been much suffering in consequence. At Serpoukhoff, a town beyond Moscow, twelve persons were found frozen to death. Messrs. J. B. Lippincott and Co., of Phila delphia, announce the publication of a series of letters from London, written by George Mifflin Dallas, then minister of the United States at the British court, during the pars 1856, 1867, 1939, 1859, and 1860. They are eared by his &mister Julia, and are chiefly letters to William L. Marcy and Lewis Case, at that time secretaries of state, and refer to public affairs. The greater pert of these were p re pared for publication by Mr. Dallas before his death. Gaiigaasii says :—" The fountain of St. Michel A letter from Taurie, of the 12th November, in presents at this moment a most beautiful appearance. The theMoniteter,givee some details of the marriage of Mosaffer Eddin Mina, heir to the throne of Persia. The prince la two bronze drapes ha v e become reall y Melons animals. The water which they spouted forth has become !mean in only sixties years old and the princess of the same age. I each a manner as to form immense horns, supported oft The primer occupied WAY - Wee dere le bee journey r anges of stalactites rising from the pedestal beneath. primer Teheran to Tends. The eorties was Prinaded 11 7 i From the three basins above each other, columns of about a hundred besets of burthen, horses, mules, or erreels, ice of th e m eet f an tastic ferias. The e ff ec t is wmaitne rreikss this eee, earning meant' . carpets, tents, and the =gag of the 1 and crowds of persons assemble every day to bride ; then followed a number of led horses covered with ' b eau tiful spec t a cle magnificent housings, and next the carriage oostainingthe ROYAL Human' Soctsrr. —The ha/f-yearly princes', who was to all eyes behind the mahogany meeting of this society wee held yesterday afternoon at blinds. The procession was accompanied by violins, num. , the offices, No. 4, Trithr*r.eqoare; Mr. Baker (the tree. pets, and eaea b our i aea , mingling th e i r soun d s w ith th e ; surer) in the aria. It appeared from the balansaebeet military band sent from Teheran. Then came mules oar- th lls 9d i t rho r ms thound . fw the of theyeart,reigureri"lading_ the WAD", ^. lUf7l . ming pshumnins closed with curtains and 'imbibing the 11867, was 3, 1671. 7d.: and t a t "of Janu ary, the expen diture women et the princess's suite. I amounted to 2,6931.12 a. 9d., leaving a balance of 4731. The Hungarian Ministry has ordered that all the 7a. lOd. to the credit of the society. Silver mo w s were P IA °t ih° Hicks, for the gallant resaleof Miss Anne Farre and I awarded to Mr. W. R. Whit*, Mr. L. L. Brett , and Mr. announeementa of railway regulations in that empire shall he in the Bangui= language and in Ger man . Miss Jane Benham from drowning, at New Qua , Corn. the former to precede the latter, in order to show that it is wall, on the 14 th Anon, 1867. A silver m edal was the original and German only a translation. I awarded to Lieutenant J. B. Johnson, of her Maj esty's The largest share of the emigration from the ship Linnet, for his exertions in saving the mew of the Continent of Amps to America continual to be from i ra ° bs r brvirnntsamaadtai wass voted :a Mmte T . leg et June. o ss essay. 1867 n0 fewer than 74,000 persons left 11/944 . 1, sad oortifeakes ea vellum to H. Potter, T. Dray, Bremen for the New World, the peatea member of whom • (A. 8.), J. Peasfield, end Ilderaader Lumen, of the same were from Bohemia and the &stern province of Plena. vessel, for toriwelleienios rendered by them on the same nedels also The Archbishop of Poems, Count Ledochowsky, tam ,' cm s , Dawns,. and Biolrrd awarded Sub-11.% has pot addressed to the day of his dosses a cdraelar pate, for saving George Reiland, sessaan, who fell over arm& bee greatly dissontanted the Polish pram. The board from MILS. Setlsj ea the 26th of June, 1867 i_go vibes oppose oil gertisigestea of the dery in the Polish Dr. CeeliPbe_ . .llneuelass. who saved pan of the ewe t he Island on the 7th of May, 1867, and I[alhays. aceoa bad wu stove in by the sinf at Asdamsa rrd . bi saa tba lillis ehareh thali for the development op u Men .str t of th i li du 2l oarn gunner of H.M.S. Cambridge far sm og the people, who fell overboard at Spithead tlre 17th of July. 1867. 18 TAN /RATAN PROSECUTIONS. INYNYHER EXAMINATION OF BURKE, CASEY AND ULLADY, AT BOW-STREET POLICE . - OOURT.—(THIS DAY.) The three Fenian prisoners, Ricturd Burke (ells* Berry), Theobald Joseph Casey, and Henry Shaw (alias Mullady), were spin brought before Sir Thomas Henry, at Bow-street pitmen* this morning. In consequence of rumours circulated lad night of an intended attack upon the van, even greeter presautions were adopted than on the previous °magma. Prior to the arrival of the van the street was taken possession of by strong force of polies, who formed two lines across the road—one at the end of Bow-street, in Great Hassell street, and ens a little above the court and make, oppo- site the Strand Union Nitro—keeping a clear space in front of the court, and for some distance above and below. Into this space the van was driven, the line of constables opening to give it presage, and dasinglegain as soon as it had cleared them. The van was esoorted by &boat* mounted police, armed with cutlasses and revolvers. The pumps of the court were crowded with armed policemen, and • double reserve, also armed, was kept at the deem. Kr.Giffard,Q.C.,and Mr. Poland again appeared for the crown ; Mr. W. P. Macdonald, instructed by Mews. Merriman and Buoklaad, appeared for Burke, and explained that Mr. Tore was unavoidably absent, being detained in an important ems at Manchester. Mr. Lewis, of 22, Great Marlborough-strut. defended Casey and Shaw. Henry Fisher, shipping clerk—l was formerly employed at Curzon-street railway station, Birmingham. I was so employed on the Bth, 10th, and 11th of January, 1866. I loaded four cases el goods, which I can identify by my own figures upon them. I recognise the prisoner Shaw as the man who brought the goods. That wee the case with all the consignment notes. He shipped all the four. [The caw in question were some of them obtained from Mr. !Week.] Mr. Lewis—l suppose you only recognise the man from your belief Witness—That is the man who brought the goods to me and the man I took them from. The evidence taken prior to the apprehension of Shaw was now reed over as against him. Corydon was nulled at the request of Mr. Lewis, who wished to cross-examine him on behalf of the prisoner Shaw, for whom he bad not been instructed at the time Corydon gave his evidence. In answer to Mr. Lewis, Corydon said—l identified Shaw last April in the gaol as Monody, but I have given no further evidence against him, nor have I sworn information against him. He was arrested in March, the day after the rising. A special commission took place in Ireland, but he was not tried there. The names of the witnesses were then called over, and it was found that aldbut were in attendance. Mr. Giffard said that notice could be sent to him. Mr. Giffard then applied for the committal of the three I prisoners for trial on the charge of treason-felony, and ob- served that although the acts proved had extended over various parte of this country and Ireland, yet as the principal overt acts and the foundation of the substantial case against Burke were the purchase of arms at Birmingham, he should ask for the committal of the prisoners to take their trial at the next assizes to be held for the county of Warwick. Sir Thomas Henry said he thought Warwick was the proper place. Mr. Macdonald said he most oppose that to the utmost of his power. The prisoners were much more likely to have a fairer trial in London than in Warwick. Besides, it was a hardship upon Burke to be detained till the Spring Assizes. He had already been in prison eight weeks. It was quite within the learned magistrate's discretion to com mit them to take their trial in London. Sir Thomas Henry—l know that ; and I think I exercise a proper discretion in sending them to Warwick. Mr. Lewis said that to Casey end Shaw the expense would be greatly augmented by the trial taking place at Warwick. They wished to call a large number of wit nesses. Sir Thomas Henry—Thera is a provision for that now. Mr. Lewis—Then there is the expense of sending counsel so far. Sir Thomas Henry—l cannot help that. The chief witnesses come from Warwickshire. Mr. Macdonald—There are witnesses from both places. Sir Thomas Henry—l am quite aware of that. They must be committed to Warwick gaol to take their trial at the spring &SIVAS. The witnesses most be bound over in 1001. to attend and give evidence at the trial. Mr. Lewis—Allow me to remind you that Casey at first was only charged with the assault on the police officer, and — Sir Thomas Henry—lt is really useless to repeat the application for bail. I cannot take bail in such a case as this. It is right, Mr. Macdonald, that I should ask you if you wish to call any witnesses. Mr. Macdonald—l understand there are a great many witnesses, but I do not propose to all them here. I am quite aware that nothing I could say would prevent you from committing them for trial. The prisoners were then removed. ~'~ THE FATAL ACCIDENT TO A PHYSICIAN. Yesterday an inquest was held at the Haber dashers' Arms, Knighton, before Hr. W. Morgan, coroner, on the hod_ y on of Dr. Swift, _of Elford, near Eiesluhall, met with his death Sunday last, under o rcemscance' par d eu lmieed below. John Pritchard, labourer, said that on the day mentioned he went from Adbaston to Tunrtall, by the cart road. When he got into the first field Smu g ', which the road passes, he found it divided b sheep hurdles. They Were fi rmly fixed across the road but not fastened by coupling links. He returned from Tonslall at twenty minutes to 9 o'clock. On reaching the hurdles he saw the body of a man lying neer them, and a buss not far away. He recognised the body, which Iraq quite lifeless , es that of Dr. Swift. The hurdle that acmes the rind when he flat palmed the spot was upm, It was not removed from its place but simply knocked down. The other was standing. Witness had seen de. mimed at 3 o'clock the same afternoon, and he did not emu to be sober. The hurdles could only b, , seen • few yards off when witnees returned fron t Tara tall. Jost r Zyward, landlord of the Haber. dashers' Amu, that deceased called at his home at half-put 6 o'c oak on Sunday evening. He &pleased to be "fresh." He had nothing to drink there. II Suss heard his daughter tell him he had had enough, and that he had better go on his way. He went in, however, and after being elated for a short time, fell asleep. He went away at 8 o'clock. Witness could remember a cut road from Adbeston to Tunstall for seventy years back, during which period it had been looked upon as a " regular road," andoanstently made use of. He had never known the parish to repair it. The field where the accident occurred was in the occupation of Mr. Veitch. William Key saw Mr. Veitch's man set up the hurdles across the road on Friday last. He also saw deceased come that way on I the same day, and noticed that when he came to the hur dled he got off his horse and removed them. Witness,whe had known the road fifteen or sixteen years, had never known any obstruction whatever to be placed across it. John Vyse said he set up the hurdles by order of his master, Mr. Veitch. He was told to place them across the roa d,: from hedge to hedge, bat be was so to do this that people could get through them. They were therefore not coupled, and it was intended that the one in the road should be lifted and moved back when any person passed that way. Richard Fletcher, who had been servant to deceased, said his late master was sixty-four or sixty. five years of age. The cob he rode on Sunday was • very quiet animal. Witness was told on Sunday night of the accident that had befallen his master, and he went to Adbeaton immediately. The body was found about ric yards from the line of hurdles and the cob was marked with mud, as though it had been down. Witness misted in the removal of the body. After the above evidence had been given, the inquiry adjourned for a fortnight. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) MVP-3W, JAN - I:11Y 9. 8 &IL _ ......._ 1 ... 114T.1 W. it) 11111 .- .1116 . W. R. ?1.) . U P. D. Y. _ —...—.. Nairn - -113.21 itS B.W. E. orne - 1 Aberdeen 0.331.31 S.W. B. to Leith 320 0.,41 B.E. &E. a- - \ Ardrcoun 30. 201 30 && LB.& e - 1 Oreenesstis 110.171 30 &RE. Z. Valenti& _1390 411 8.13. R. &E. o - '. Cape Clear 30.00141, 8 . &E. me - 4 Bosche's ft 30.01,44. 8. ES A . . E. c o - - 4 Uverpool 30.26 1 130j && R01yhead....39.1 91 34 R.N.& = EE o - i • - PIMA°, -10.171140, 8.2. R. co - 3 Brat '3o.ll‘ 391 &R. N.N.E. . fr - 4 L0rieni......10.164'36, R.N.& N. o - 1 Rochefort .A 0.16 1 1301 EAR. &N.& so - : ...' Plymouth .. 30.20041 Z. R. , oaten -. 1 Weymouth.. 30.260341 N.& LE. ' oat Portsmouth 30.26r' 32, R. E. I London -.. SO 24r,30 Z. outs, - - Yarmouth... 90.911t31 28.2. &N.H. a; - 3 leashoroasrh 30.87 f ST. &SA. & Ito , - 1 ehielde 110.38ri40, 8.2 Skudesoms 3173 33 EA.& Z. a.l - - .: Helder 0.23 23' RAE. - - - Brussels 30.1.4 :29! S.N.E. - - i I P a ris 30.19 729 N.& I - - ef . etrashours ; - , 3 i N. 13 - - "'- I - Ly o ns 8/08 30 N. - - - o. - Barometer corrected and reduced to 32 deg. at sea level. II lett**. r (Misr. 1 (falling), 1 (stedy', indicate dirtrtl....l , motional theinerearywithla last 14 hours. Thrrukouteter rip, in 414.1 e. Extreme fort*, with itsdlrection dnriug lo4t 241 ~ : kr . . . . aerometer corrected sad rech..-.4 to 22 dqr. et sea lett**. r (Mkt. Oiling), I (steady'. indicate dimuil. moth:not thenterenrywithle last 14 hours. IMtmouleter exi. • lu shade. Extreme tuna, with itsdirection dorms la.t 24 1t. , 34- Z.—calm. Weather: b.-blue sly; c.- oletachc.l ; h.—ball; L—lightning ; m.--intsty ; ; r.—rate ; s.—snow L—thunder. lbou stow or hail ,melted), during last 24 hours. hes disturbsuce. • rantAitics. The barometrical prersure has decreased no the wettcrn awl northwestern coasts—most at Valenti& . it has incr. at:-.1 at aP other stations—most in the east. At Valentin it is ucarly of an Inch lower than at Yarmouth. Tbr tempt Etturc Increased in the south and west of our iyaatuis. alto at Cyst continental Asthma. The prevailing winds o'er the 141ti.lt isles and on the wed road of France are easterly, .11-ash, bt the south and blowing hush on the south-weal roost -1 In land. Weather is overcast, with fog and mist at several st,thmat The Charirari publishes a woodcut in which t wo young women are represented, one lying at her ease n sofa, and the other standing up and holding a newspaper in her hand, who inquires, "What is opposition?" "he other replies, "The opposition? It is a young woman who hu not the majority she desires, and who would willingly be flee to act as she pleases." The curious past of the matter is that the girl who asks the question bears the most striking resemblance to Millie. Patti. LORD DERBY AND THE CHUBAL—The crown has appointed the Rey. LW. Owen, rector of Holy Trinity, Colchester, vicar of Marks Tey, rural dean, mid chaplain to the Bishop of Rochester, to the rectory of Wreldinghani, Lincolnshire, vacant by the death of Prebendary Berry. Among pupils prepared for the universities of late years by Mr. Owenhave been sons of the Duke of Marlborough and Sir Stafford Northcote. ETON COLLEGE. —The Christmas vacation will terminate on Wednesday next, the Fith inst., with the return of the lower boys, the fifth and aL'ttli forme arriving at the college on the following days. THE REYosu Lam:vs.—The Reform League met last night, at their rooms, Adelphi-terrace Mr. Reales in the chair. The chairman, referring to tie , dissolution of the Irish Reform League, complained that a letter, posted in Dublin and addressed to hint as President of thu Re form League, Atlelphi-terrace, by Mr. Kalil, of the Irish Reform League, had been opened in the Post-office, tho , side of the envelope having been cut open. He said ha bad the utmost contempt for such miscral.:e espionage a gross nd breach of confidence. Mr. Acland roposed, and Henwood seconded , the following eso p lution, which :—" That this council desires to erases to Mr. Tre:1 1 1 and the other members of the lush Reform League its deep sympathy with them under the circum stances which have led to their temporal y suspension of the proceedings and meetings of their League, :ml itself to support by all le g al an d con' pledges stautional means in its power every ettort that shall be made by Irishmen and their friends in this country to press upon the legislatuie the specdy adoption of such full immures of afore with regard to the Irish church and land questions and other matters in church and state as shall be calculated to re move all just grounds of discontent from the minds of the Irish people, and put them in possession of all such rights and libertie s as are eojoyed or Can be claimed by the peoPir of England." (Cheers.) Mr. Odg er then moved, and Mr. Hayles seconded:—" That this meeting is of opinion that the Irish people should have an opportunity afforded them of voting by manhood suffrage the kind of g overnment which they , os an intelligent people, think wisest and belt for the happiness and prosperity of their countiy." The resolution gave rise to a warm &Jamaica and the Conn deration of the question was atliourned. THE CORONERSHIP OF W ESTERN MIPPLEsEV.-- Several candidates are in the field for tae ooropetsbip of Western Middlesex, left vacant by the death of Mr. Droner Bird. Mr. F. Hand , who fi lled the office of deputy-corona under Mr. Bird, hag commenced the canvass of t rthe free holders, and so far he has received scene impoant pro rases of support. This gentleman is a solicitor, via he is not connected with any particular political party. He is popular in the district, where hie performance of e t next he dutpro ies of deputy coroner made him well known. Th minent aspirant is Dr. Edwin Hardwick, the deputy coroner for Central Middlesex under Dr. Lankester , who will contest the office in the interest of the medical body. Dr. Holt Dunn is a second medical candidate. Mr. John F. Isaacson, the conservative agent for the last West minster election, will also, it is understood, seek the suffrages of the electors, but at the pasent moment his candidature is not known to be finally resolved upon.. Trim E VA NGELICAL ALLUNCE.—At the continua tion of the proceedings of the week of united player, pro moted by the Evangelical A ll iance, Captain totter pre. sided yesterday morning, and opened the business by a brief reference to the duty of sound religious instruction to children. Lord Ruletock offered up a prafromyetriryinfwonhasichushme asankded prevailed throughout the eburca_and that the whole hod, of Cheatham throughout the world might be imbued wia a heartier spirit in religious things. The chairman then dthatedidempeopwlehinchligh.ot be delivered lanounced that several persons bad ant him letters ask enliihithipgwaeywhilntossiointheveaft.W27"Wabigrnr.lndieSketArneaildren743;ll::Ywe'ore:falothnw,:eetterrometeoitneeantLi.:neecWrwrgbelljaffLinoifimsh";* officers in the army . A lade who goer p 17,, i %"7" uti ce ss e:h°l"l : n e : a sk a ii d . iroarweefroyfresemeiwininifintotertewricodainuenrYdthetwl!al:Yet:br -rvieotiopul.p;ePfaisunfn:ti nal eeelartiessrealeticiwiri. 111:0, of Osraden-town. thenoindisa, " ilhurtated tu, duty a paints towanie ricaospaiyerdtirthas:7keringdthetwitlieshlb°l:Pawsrdsforzameittrie a olt i theori eel ersaborm.dT_Dl Roy rte. onsinithe. cl"ascromandGbamouith.h.",„Agbemimes.umiretuainsicai:sthewmic.botwaon.eacchrie n.—ofttoomins!liniah.k:tionphetri7.l LAW 11IT (TBI COURT 1 (Before Sir R. Phil , i synt v. tiacnotrocl - Th y suit Came Wan be • b e re a,embered that d ~ &aphelia Q.C., °lib° f ibe promoter, and at •• 'warned o er the Christ ,a • the Dom of Arohee, o mid b e had to express hi „ a ned since the le 0 - lir, Charles, one of . t . li f ntlemsn of groat abiltt Fi r : it. r alia °f w . anc:: :: ih n t reogairtb L P l rm " d t v h ge Tdima o t :4: 4 7 :li: u h . . n i ii' dmar s d i e l l i o w various acts in and all unlawful. b e y were matters Prell_j • by the law. 4. T f authority was Presen There is every Pa t b t e wole of the as apa h rt for it. COURT ( (Before Bir. IN This was a sitting tot third bankruptcy lantagenet Harrison, eld, carrying of awesPhilipps The w is es in business, ptcy summons. The Os., being a claim upc nod, for searching fo 52/. 10 1 ., returned a Hr. Prance, for the 'd it was anticipated rom the debts due to A creditor for 21. 101 and was told tatements he had n • and — His Honour said tb nsulted end as the h ve himself the sit oaths. MIDDLI ( (Before Mr. J. V A I , AI John Good:ton, , log a shop and aseali articles, the Property . It appeared from ruolioe sergeant 4 13, g some outhow treet, Chelsea, on tl a was admitted and oust, there to the r . eft unoccupied at ni prosecutor. He f moved front the r work or rafters In .t into the room shoulders just po which he immediat had by that time arr Hickson called out t believed there was a. there was no ono th constables coming m high into the street. house, when he said was perfectly sober. atinut Ilall, prisoner and two .41 street, and he then there when be hear. to Mr. ROM's, a Inaa shop door. He took there found marks evidently male by three hours afterww found an umbrella, articles which ha.l mines, lesulitv; to made a previous vii from the prt.ecuto street. George Itignell.. said at 2 o'clock the roof of the adj. Mr. Ram, a mini the roof taking i --- went away. -- kho men oome to the aornewore tiles, b faces. They ban. upon which he ca down and went al Francis Roan New-road, Cliche 11, haeter-staeet Lis. He had pu time ago. He ha wag made in the The primmer Ilr. Payne gen and hard labour. THE IE CLERKENWT Edward F.,A brought up on mums of money I collector on beh The prisoner the City Pow* being known Wintry to ca of money by on behalf of th prebentkd be a tective officers, but that it VOL oonne of a few Mr. Bucham wand oak. y, when asserted that t fraud. The Lord 1.11 the one to be Proprietor of ther be had au a the relief fund SNOWiBA! Patrick Mu balls, to the tl constable Leo and further or to 12s. 61. Wallis said in BLarlborouv lot of others I old gentlemar drove threl they were at snowball at n him. He fell He struck me, and Km it. I WAS au rescue, and I have been tn Snout, Gi came up. Prisoner d the boys did He was ev Rooutsto i the bar beta orw an in the Cohen, who sway when The amp et 41, Land e pievion i.e doors and eon hod him i ont of hii mt mama im into ct Mr. Part my money Mr. Coh, well what Lour for l The avid the defend nee -main knew a we Ur. Cob he said th