The Express. — London, England, 1859-01-21 00:00:00

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Ihnell•vorm,1111310111R 000 X AND THI /011110/ /PIT * or. TM Fomion Mourl T oak. Y. Jan left O. La/ 1141 a. Was. 111/ UT= AYE 01 lilaa. MON WATII AT LONDON NAIDOL rine Dmr—klemans. 11. n■_ _..,. 0. w► 10•••••.-114n10. a. ita. LONDON, FRIDAY, lAN. 21. Lt the Redistribution of Parliamentary Bea* Kr. 8111012 proposes to add eighteen to the counties of Zeeland, and eight to those of In land ; or twiraty•six in all. In mast eases, though not in all, the means of conferring this addi tional representation are 'applied by the sup pension of decayed, or nomination boroughs, situate within the confines of the counties teepee tively which are to be enfranchised. Thus the, Meth Riding f Yorkshire is to be enriched at the '=pen's of Think, and each new divi s i on o f th e ' West Aiding is to be clothed in feture with the political drapery which now inappropriately bangs en such mere pegs as Knarteborongis and Ripon. East and West Bomerestshire an to have an audible voice in the selection of those who have hitherto been whispered into Parliament In the Cathedral Close of Wells; sad the high farmers of West Norfolk are to be allowed to choose an addi tional Representative, inessaaeb as the rabbit. and, partridges are to be diefratielsies4 in the neighbour -1 hood of Thetford. Men imerailese than the mid. night visitant of PHALON, the destroying angel foe Birmingham amass both the eldest-born of RAO aItSW and his father se be swoops over Harwich bet he proves at the same time hie wish thereby to make new freedom on Essex, as he gives an additional member to each of its pre sent divisions. The same purpose Is evident in Mr. 81L1G1111 . 4 method of dealing with Ireland. The salmon of Coleraine are to cease to be represented in Parliament; bat the farmers and weavers of Antrim county are to have another delegate there. Kinsale and Bandon will no longer confer nominal tithe on two Imperial legislators; but instead thereof two more members will be sent to St. Stephen's by the great musty of Cork. Deviations there are, of course, se was inevitable, from the observance of this role of making our populous counties consume; their own boroughs; but Sake will hardly wecp for the loss of an Eye, and Fee msaagh, we trust, will be as peaceable and orderly es beim, after its Enniskillen trumpeter shall have been silenced. We desire to note, however, with particular ap proval that feat are of Mr. Balcur's plan which characterises his mode of dealing with most of the counties, as well am with three-and-twenty of the most considerable towns. We ►llude to his adoption and expansion of the principle first introduced in 1`3,32, of Rising three members to a constituency rather than either two or four. Without affecting any belief in the mysticism of numbers, we are strongly inclined to think that there is something essentially better in triple membership, than in either double or quadruple. We would here be understood as speaking only of such communities as are entitled by their wealth and population to an extra force, to more emphatic weight, in the councils of the realm. Generally speaking, however, these contaio, by noon of their very extant, a large and reputable dissident element, which it can serve no sound national purpose to leave without a chance of being represented. Sometimes the minority is a sectarian one ; sometimes it is political; and again it is some times definable rather by locality or peculiarity of avocations. It is not desirable that such an element should be over-ridden by the majority or driven to the wall ; yet such we know is too frequently the case where a majority of two-thirds, or three-fifths, or it may be of only fooraireeths, feel that they have the power In their hands. In vain the minority plead that half the magistracy are taken from their ranks, that half the taxes are paid by them, or that one of their number is coofirmedly the ablest man in the county or the town. There are no means of doing justice to them without doing injustice to • plater number. Where there are but two members to be chosen, it always seems too much to ask of the majority that they should suffer the minority to name one. It is not merely because on some party question a com promise of the kind amounts to political neutralism tioo, bet because the thing wears the aspect of con fessing on the part of the majority a relative degree of weakness or fear which cannot with impunity he incurred in political life. Practically, we know that in cases where three members are to be chosen, the majority, unless it feels itself overwhelmingly strong. is often content with two members, leaving to the minority the nomination of one. Is this an evil ? the contrary, we think it • groat good. It tends to prevent close and deep, - rate contests which Sr. too frequently fought to try the strength of rival families or individna6,l and which when so fought bear little other fruit than' thorns. While a just predominance is asserted by the more powerful portion of the constituency, the caw of iejustice and the secret hope of revenge is, plucked from the heart of the weaker section. Above; all, the tendency is to induce both the majority and I the minority to make choice respectively of their' best men, and to induce the men, when chosen, to' cultivate reciprocal forbearance and esteem. It was professedly with theme views that the memorable clause was inserted in the proposed Bill of 1111/4 respecting the representation of minorities. %thy that clause it wee provided that I. tummies harieg three representatives easis elector should be entitled to vote only OW tWil. Thie compulsory method of rtfecting the **et drew forth at the time numerous expressions; of dissatiafaction, and it may be doubted whether in committee it would have been carried. It wee felt that the (lectors' right ought to extend to the entire repreeeniaiion. Mr. BILIGUT himself, if we re member rightly, was one of the foremost amongst THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 21, 1859. those who denounced the proposition. We think we perceire, in the leaning he now evinces towards triple representation, an evidence of more matured opinions on the subject; and for ourselves we are n o t disinclined to see the experiment tried fairly, but only in the permissive way to which he points. The only exceptions among the counties to the general rule referred to are South Lancashire and Cork. These he divides in two, and proposes to confer two members on each diviaion. We should be very much disposed to give three members to each; and we cannot divine by what rule of population or pro party West Cornwall or North Eeeex are to be mote fully represented than East or West Lancashire : neither do we understand why East or West Cork should have but two members each, when Wexford and Limerick are each to have three. The respite extended by Mr. BRIGHT to places like Ennis, Cashel, and Youghal seems to us wholly indefensible, nor do we see any reason in the electioneering history of Sligo or Athlone why they should be retained. If trading towns have tot yet grown up in Ireland as thickly as on this side of the Channel, that is no reason for perpetuating burlesque boroughs like those we have named. If it be right to give three members to the city of Li:markt, regard being had to its population and rateable property, it must di fortiori be right to give three to each division of the city of Dublin, which is four times as populous and sight times as wealthy. Irk court. WINDSOR, IAX. 20. The Duchess of Kent dined with her Majesty yeeterday, elendod by Ledy !may Howard cad Rio Vic toria Weedy. The Bari of Nalimebery arrived al a Ad& Y dr ohms" end ohm and vilh the Q. Tie bead dis Cinsrar Gliiisie woo la rear, of plowed ANA. thejklaair : ielsOmousee• ..... Mar MOW' phyla met 4;;;.;isiatima la the Danikeem : 11. 1 2 : *'.:: ;EaEEEEE The aeon. 'llk Parma Neisita, inne le dr Yh.M Nam Ibis moles la se epee oorvioge, elluodoil by Lard Colville. Tu. Prises Osumi rod. cat as borsobsck, standsel by Yokssoss-Csisre Paiseaby. ?dams Miss nib NI baskessit. ?doss Limpid sal PriSte. Labs took a anises &in. A Cabhbet Con& was bald yesterday at the (Asia residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Dewaing-street. ihs Ministers present were : —The Earl of Derby, the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, the Lag Chancellor, the Margins of Salisbury, the Earl of iiardwicke, Mr. Secretary Walpole, the Earl of Malosesbury, Sir E. Balwer Lytton, General Peel, Lord Stanley, Sir John Pakington, the Right lion. J. W. Henley, and Lord John Manners. The Chemise el the Eichequm has Inroad cords dor a WI awe pedlemoneary dieser on the 2nd of February et hit Whale ristikaas 4 0 fOOTISCI , gat*. • depabiles item Preston respecting the Lanceshae and Teelnadre owl La lawswitiew Haim, Companion Antal nematka DUI Wan beemwiew with the Right. Hon. J. W. Esaley yesterday at the efts of the Boma erred.. The deputation madeled of Mr. Orenfell, M.P., Mr. Clem, M.P., the Mayor of Frahm (lr.:Aklennen:W. Miry), Mr. Aldermen Camera, Mr. JUdermen Patter, Mr. Councillor Goodair, mad Yr. Robert Ames! Own clerk), accompaaled byMr. Newell, parliamentary agent. Mr. Pltzwillitin Hes, 11. P., bad ea Interview yesterday with W Cheweellor of the Embemser et his °facial viridian* Ilitmoulwetreet. Mr. 3. R. Grams, of Liverpool, had an interview with the light Hen. J. W. Healey yesterday at the adios of the Board of Trade. The Chancellor of this Exchequer has addressed the folloetag circular to the supporters of the ethothistra- Hoe ta the House of Cassano:—" Doweing-eireet, am. 13.-8.,-1 lees I. Wort♦ yes thee the aseettag et pear rat bee been Axed foe the 3rd of Febeuery, and as the Howe ef Cams= hansediately proceed Is the esnei deseilen of bather ef great importance, I eatasetly sequel your athindirce at the opiates of the nee& I ben the beam tr reasalo, tdr, your faithful and easdaratusesat, H. Dtszanat." TM Doke of Bocaleach and the Earl of Dalkeith, M.P., have len Belgrarteequan for Dalltalth Palate, near idlabargh, altar atteadlag the towel of the lab Lady Idealere• Th;Marquis and Marchioness of Stafford, who ewe te Stafford House ou Tared", from Asking the Duke wet Dacha's of Masao,tor at liimboltou Castle, 'lndoor doeshirs, hors loft lowa for Lilleshall, Shropshire, Thom' a molest circle u about to 'womb's. The Earl and Coniston of liarewood have arrived is ems frees lierewood House, Yorkshire. Lord and Lady Raglan are staying with the Bed Illawatibasap at Madssabekl Court, Worcestershire. The milk lewd hes eared fatty poor drain to be supplied with eladakag suitable t• the saws. e• his estate at Llaadesioy, Capt. and Mem Wesitington Hibbert gave a magnifi eul aniernestemn eel bell ea Wednesday night at Balton Offeffh, elk ISM are lagby, to a less circle enjoying the heeptlellahe of the OW captain and Mr,. Ribber; sad shoed Mel the selglibeenag nobility and gentry. Coots and bend wee isgaged f.ir the ball. The aeries of lectures on coot defences and other setweey subjects, intended for the edification of the non-otien slidesed Sloan and gunners in Woolwich garbs, we., cm Weleseney evening lase, recalled by Colonel Iteriu Wp aes/, superintendent of Royal Gun Pectoris is Weal- Soh Arsenal. The 'abject selected for the occasks we dr art of gsfonnding. Ike Tunes urges the House of Commons to look narrowly into the suits of our naval estimates if es sagssoa taloa le proposed. Lot s fair committee, 11 each a thing be possible, be eppotated, and let It carefully sad minutely ermine the whole endure sad meningemesat el Ibis vora cious depertnessit, ebb& bids fair Is swansw Ia Its ravening jaws ear boll of S. rowan szysadid by liks 'sentry after revelled ter the Wisest of lbs ilehL We essmet be put of with rowel dedersdese of ellobasy. We w about to eater on sa asysadllare orldsk will lead us as sae bums whither, sad bakes ors do to we km a right Is make the I • sbnotest proof of Ms nereseity." Oa Wednesday Prehieer Owes and arse brother trearalista .at dews to a flat dein& the drat 44 that dee epeelee of antelopes teak& Ms bees thaamed kUkd for the Mika The honed paths appear le bays *eyed it ozatedhigly, and he • Wks te a eelemparary the Profeeeor eaten with enthaaiseea late a elelmeat of the met result& It will make to say that as the whole, the eoweeittee rose with the eJlio4llol2 that a wow sad superior Ideal of maims] feel had bees added to the eedelels/ theism from the mato =Wm elan et preset avoid& la larwite. . _ The Queen of Proofs sad sway dietingniobed Miters attended the Propesonis Colby. ell/km, o for tiqe •ao, to Mr the moles of the maim pupils in com memorate of the kpiphimy. Those empooltioss wore ream' is H.lrsw, litomi esti velem Melissa, Syrime, betel smi vulgar Armilan, Amble ; Penis !Milt, Bar plow, Tart h, Coptioh of Thebes MOSlOilk o Md Sondes, Etledesimen Chime, the mime limremos Impsom, anti, Sealy. IMP el them of tbo Chismie lii; waft is eH betrese basest idioms Amongst He Moslem who Goad at this maim wee Pk. Almada Cliebodm, nes of the Una Chisholm se foams far bar benwrolost Obeli is 114 " a r Of ecolinsis to AsAmils. Thu youth recited on ode I is Ombe, anodise to the BM is the Let which guided the mei to the birthplace of the 501 e... sad Molting Scathed le !mars to Ito aiseleet nligioes mod. The King of Werteaaberyr, seeompanied by 11111 oihrtio-casop, weld throeg► Ly two am age 41S ble wry Imo Moo to kis own stair. HI. Mojesfy traniW Insoguiso. Tie Maharajah I)haleep Siam well known in Itat;lbh ftehketable drcle. . lug, eocordlog to • Videos Liter V the Gennsos Jourtlal of Frankfort, chows ante Ideadf • bride at PleUt. The manure, the War te to take place at Galati, and after the raremeey the yaw *awls proceed to IRAs. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. PIEDMONT. The following proclamation was published at Nice, on the 11th: " Fellow Citiaenn,—The preparations of Austria in the Lombardo-Venetian Province' impose upon our government the duty of taking defensive measures against all possible eventualities. Rather than call out the new contingents, it is thought better in the interest of the people to con centrate in Piedmont the military force now mattered over Savoy, in the isle of Sardinia, and in Nisei and our brave garrison will this day embark in war steamers for Genoa. The government has not hesitated, nor ought it to hesitate, to leave Nice entirely denuded of troops, for it knows well that for safety, good order, and public security, it can depend upon the calm and pacific spirit of the inhabitants. Their traditional devotion to the dynasty of Savoy, and to the sacred cause which it has defended for eight centuries, re- Mini unchanged, and it has also its National Guard, which in all late events has always been foremost in the mission of order and of liberty. " Fellow Citizens,—The government explains to you its intentions with that courageous frankness which so conspicuously and honourably distin guishes it. Let us have tall confidence in its loyalty. The calm and the prudence with which it prepares for the defence of oar flag and the honour of our nation, penetrates our hearts, and will be for us a pledge of security and a guarantee that our hopes will not be deceived. Vim it ! Piro lo Statuto ! " The Syndic, MALAWISZNA. " The Intendant-General, DE LA MARYORA." From Turin we have the following, dated Tues day lit : " Prince Napoleon was present yesterday at one of the soirees dansoottes, which are given every Monday at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Mr. Hudson did not make his appearance at the ball till some minutes after the Prinoe Napoleon had left. This fact was noticed. "Then are politicians here who take a gloomy view of the state of aff►irs. They fear that in the probable ease of a rupture with Austria, Piedmont being supported by France, the question would assume such proportions that it would be impossible to prevent the war from spreading beyond the con fines of Piedmont and Lombardy, and this "localisation" is the sine qua eon upon which the neutrality of England and Russia is calculated upon. The people who thus reason fear that, war becoming general, the two powers above mentioned would endeavour to substitute diplomacy for war in the settlement of the Italian question. The main ground of their apprehensions is that neither Eng land nor Russia would allow France to acquire too much influence in Italy. If the increase of French influence were to become imminent, Prussia would certainly join the other two power., and then oar unfortunate country would be delivered over to the tender mercies of an impotent coupes'. The only means of disconcerting the tactics of England would be to have a previous un derstanding with Russia; but the true interests of Russia lie in the Best, and it is feared that Austria, prompted by England, will give satisfaction, at least in appearance, to all possible demands in that regard, so as not to irritate Russia, who is too much occupied with her internal reforms to wish to abandon her neutral attitude so long as the Italian question aloes is on the lapis. Russia, therefore, may be expected to support the pacific efforts of England. I send you this view of the question, be cause it is entertained by men who generally reason well in politics, but who are sometimes mistaken because they reason too much." TURIN, THUUDAT, JAN. 20. Prince Napoleon has held a review of 1,000 veterans of the " Grande Armee." The veterans and the people present shouted, " Viva it Re," " Viva il Imperatore," " Viva Valle aims," " Viva Italia." The King of Naples is seriously ill. The following has been received in a private letter at Mr. Renter's dace, Friday, January 21: "PARIS, TiCISDAY NIOST, JAN. 20. "It is asserted that an alliance offensive ►nd de fensive has been concluded between France and Sardinia." TUSCANY. General Count Gialay, the Austrian Commander in-Chief at Milan, has arrived in Florence on a mission, the object of which is supposed to be to induce the Grand Duke definitively to abandon a neutral attitude, and support Austria. AUSTRIA. The Goesite 4 Cbtopie *anemias that after a lengthened deliberation held lately under the pmi dency of the Emperor, the Austrian government came to the resolution of sending Marshal Count de Lainingen on a special mission to Paris. Ac cording to the same journal great importance is attached to this mission at Vienna in its effect as to the re-establishing of friendly relations between the two governments. The news is also given in the Gazette de la Bourse. PRUSSIA.. A communication from Berlin of the 18th says: Uppm• or Pr.oisla, which has been all along dissatisfied with the late change of ministry, his began to manifest its discontent by acts. Its first blow has been directed against a man held in general estimation, M. de Zander, Chancellor of the Kingdom and First President of the Tribunal of the Province of Prussia. At the late elections, he had voted at Kcenigeberg for M. Sunson, a partisan of the new ministry, and it was through his influ ence that that candidate was elected. The Upper Chamber has, in consequence, excluded M. de Zander from all the commissions of which he had previously formed part, and it even endeavoured to name him Secretary to the Chamber, doubtless by way of de rision, for he is an old man, and such functions usually devolve on the youngest members of parlia mastery assemblies." TEE EAST. MARSEILLES, JAN. 20. According to &dykes from Corfu, Mr. Gladstone had called together the Deputies to a conference (Muni deputes), the details of which the journals hays published. AU the Deputies demanded the revisal of the treaties of 1816 and the annexation of the lonian Islands to Greece. They likewise refused to exa mine the proposed reforms before a solution of the pending queation. Five other French brigs have been wrecked near Bona and Tunis, between the 11th and 14th inst. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. PION OUR OWN OORRISTONDIOIT4 PARIS, THURSDAY BTENING. Notwithstanding the almost positive announce ment in a leading article of your most powerful con temporary—that all chances of war are at an end— I believe there is no change whatever in the situa tion. Preparations on a grand scale are going on, the furloughs to which soldiers would in due course be now entitled are adjourned. Several regiments have received orders to hold themselves in readiness for Rome, and not a reliable word has been uttered to allay the panic which, in spite of necessary ups and downs, still reigns supreme at the Bourse. The Constitutionnel lays itself out to show that the Austrian concession in the Servian affair, which only two or three days ago it wu instructed to represent as a great fact, is not salficient, and it labours particularly to demonstrate that the other powers ought not to be satisfied with it. The Bourse was without any particular feature to-day. A feeling of great uncertainty prevailed. The pamphlet to which I have alluded wu dis cussed, but nothing one way or the other could be made of it, and no doubt is felt that between this and February 7, when the Emperor's speech will be pronounced, a great many political jack-olanterns will appear, and delude numbers. The Rente, which was somewhat firmer at the close than in the morning, left off with a rise of 20c. for cash and Sc. for account, at 69fr. 30e. and 69fr. 20e. Mobilier rose 2fr. 60c. The Orleans railway roes 10fr., and Southern 6fr. ; the other lines left off at as nearly as possible yesterday's prices. Despatches from Cochin China, down to Dec. 10, state that Admiral Rigault de Genouilly had been prevented by incessant rains from leaving Tourane. He did not expect to march against Hue till January 16. have just heard a confirmation of a story which is not new. The Pope's nuncio has received orders to tall the Emperor that if a cannon is fired in Lombardy, he will take refuge in Vienna. I believe this. THE UNITED STATES. (IT EXACTRIC TILIGRAMO (saom ova ows cokaassowourr.) SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY. The Fulton hu arrived with the American mails and advice* from New York of the Bth, 69,300 dollars for England, and 413,500 for France. New York cotton markets quiet; prices un changed ; provisions doll ; sugar firm ; freights limited ; exchanges 91. Orleans cotton market brisk; Charleston and Savannah ootton unchanged. Later news from San Francisco stabs business dull. The North American, from Liverpool, arrived oat, leaking. A Paris letter in the Emancipation of Brussels says Notwithstmading the rupture of diplomatic Ma goon between Piedmont and Austria, the reigning families of the two countries, who ere related, have maintained amicable 00111MUlliCAti0119. In consequence, the Princess Clotilda wrote, it is said, with the authorisation of the King her father, to the Emperor of Austria, to announce her approaching marriage with the Prins Napoleon; and it is added that the Emperor returned an affectionate reply of congratulations." . 7 It is positively stated," says the Journal de Rouen, " that a project, which has bees many limes talked of, relative to the centralisation and the working of all the provincial theatres by oae private admisistration, has just been sent to the Minister of State and to a special commis sion. According to the terms of this project the artistes will not only be properly paid, but they will have a retiring masks secured to them equal to one-t►ird of their nluiw. Two thirds of the profit., produced by the working of the theatres will be every year paid into a fond for the amiss nos of all the actors, musicians, and other persons em ployed, to be paid to them over and above the pensions which they may receive." A semi-odkial journal at Madrid, the Correspon dencia driografa, oats that the orders bare been given to the Andalusian authorities not to " render official honours to the Count de Paris," but to oonfine themselves to the social and political attentions due to the high position and ralafor tunes of the young prince." The Nord, of this day, states that the treaty of comeneroe and navigation between Russia and Great Britain, which has been negotiated at St. Petersburg, be tween Prince Gortchakoff and Sir John Crampton, was signed on the 12th. A Paris correspondent writes to the Brussels Independahre —" After the attempt of Orsini, a .petal police force charged with the eurveillanoe of ranges', wee organised at London. This force, ooropeed pertly of Frenchmen and partly of English, recently biome aware of a plot which was to break out on the day of the prince's marriage at Naples. An mewed would put the capital Into confusion, while a disembarkation would be effected in the neighbourhood end aggravate the movement, bat the English end French governments considered It their interest to stop at the beginning en agitation which might compromise the peace of Europe. The king, therefore, watt put upon his guard. Some Orsini= shells were mesa in a house in the environs of Naples, but the authorities were not able to prevent the distribution of political pamphlets, and portraits of King Murat,' which was to be the watchword of the insurrection. The King of Maple* has shown himself extremely thankful for the novice rendered him by France sad England, and I have region to believe that the mission of the Duke Sam Capriole is connected with these events." Photography is applied to praiseworthy purposes in India. It appears from "The Indian Amateur's Photo graphic Album," published monthly under the patronage of the Bombay Photographic Society, that great care la being takes to preserve, by this delightful process, the appearaness of Indian antiquities—now fast crumbling Ivo decay. - - - The Bombay papers received by the present mail contain full reports of a numerously attended meeting of the inhabitants, held for the purpose of aiding in the erection of an economic museum, with natural history sad rilvsrure garden., to he cation in honour of hoe Majesty, tee " Victoria Museum and Ciar . dens." The Bombay Me 'rapt remarks, that "the speech of the chairman (lucre's oath Sunkseastt, Esq.) doe. him infinite honour; it was conceived in a most excellent spirit, and delivered with int premiss dignity. The enlightened and loyal sentiments it enunciates, the home-thrust questions asked by Mr. Mandela's Nathoobhoy, the fervid zeal of Dr. Bbawoo Daji, and the energetic eloquence of Mr. Dadabhoy Nowrojes addresses, will all excite in every Eaglishruares heart, both here and at home, a glow of pride and pleasure. In a word, we possess in their speeches, a most auspicious earnest that as stated by Juggen oath Bankeraett, kenceforward, the union between natives and European will be more closely and harnmaioasly cemented, and next, ea Mr. Dadabhoy Notcroji prayed, Victoria and her sucomor will reign over a prosperous, peaceful, and, above all, a grateful nation. We feel wood that the report of these proceedings will be received with great slipknot and gratification in England, and by bee most gracious Majesty." A HINDOO PROSELT7 E.—We learn from a Verne calm paper that the Bhatia Bindoo, who lawly became a ma ven, to Christianity, has again returned to hie Hindoo faith, and has consequently gone on a pilgrimage to one ef the holy Hisao) cities for ablutlom—Bombsy Gazette. PERMS OF TIOZZ-HVNTING.—Orar readers will hies will the despot regret that Captain Handcock, aide-dossisp to the Right Honourable the Governor, met with a some accident whilst out tiger shooting a few days ago et Beadle e. The gallant sportsman had severely wounded a royal tiger, and was approaching what he believed to be the dying animal, when it eraddealy sprang upon him. The' captain endeavoured to save himself by °Whin the branch of a tree, but bakes he meld get out of Mines way, the tiger clawed him doom sod wooded him in the severest mucus , though we trust not ditageronsly. Ills Maeda are an:lotsly waiting for further Information, , and we hope may soon be relieved !tom their preset anxieties own:ening so bold and adventurous a !tantalise. —Nedra Spectator. INOLISM TBAKILLASS AMONGST BRIGANDS. A letter from Rome of the 15th contains an account of another daring sot of brigandage. It says " The extension of railways is the dominion, of his holi sm' will present to travellau the advantage of approaching the Eternal City without being subject to the ovals% hts of brigands so much as is, unfortunately, the case j 0...; now, when bad roads, tedious hills, and solitary wastes invite outlaws to lay violent hand. upon straggling reftenno vehicles or ponderous family carriages. " A specimen of this disagreeable kind of excitement was experienced on Wednesday teat by Mr. and Mrs. Roberta:in, who were travelling to Rome with post-horses, and had arrived at their last day's journey, at the town of Viterbo, on the preceding evening. The postillion who drove them out of that town was probably in league with the robbers, for he was observed to pull up his horses at • lonely spot of the forest which covers the mountain of Viterbo, end imam d Ja i ! jel afterwards five men nuked out of the brushwood, with guns and the usual complement of small weapons, and wearing black veils over their face.. These worthies lost no time in opening the carriage door, and were proceeding to drag out the travellers, commencing with the gentleman but Mrs. Robertson, who has a perfect command of the Italian language, reproached them in such powerful terms for their audacity in venturing to lay violent bands upon a lady, yg tha t lr they dually dadtadbfr"y their Fajen' o means she was able to preserve h er and jewel-box, upon which she set whilst the brigands turned up the onshicess, examined the pockets, and searched the interior of the carriage. Mrs. Robertson, with admirable presence of mind, had readved her husband's puree from him whilst ha was being pulled oat of the carriage, end had taken cot the chid part of the gold it contained, so that when it wee handed over to the brigands with its silver and small change It was not worth much more than a couple of napoleons. The robbers having made Imre of Mr. Robertson's rem servant and maid—the latter being infinitely more dermal thin her mistress —proxistied to undo the luggage on the imperial, but their scrutiny of that indispensable appendage to a travelling carriage was interrupted by the unwelcome intent communicated to them by Mrs. Robertson, to the edict they had better he gni& in their opera tto m' ions, as a party of ("Mums were at a short behind, - and would sooty wpm in sight. This wee perfectly true, as the traveller" had passed the gendermes a little time before, escorting • earth] of primmer@ towards Rome. The news of their vicinity rendered the nervosa • they detached one of their number to a neighbour ineemlitance, to kelp • look-out on the approaching enemy, and soon dux abandoned their plunder on the high road, to seek the safer shade of the forest, leering the well satisfied travellers to continue their journey to Rome, where they arrived the same evening without further inconvenience, the attack having taken place about eight o'clock in the morning. A report of the occurrence having been made to the British re tative on the following day, Mr. Odo Russell ed to the Vatican to narrate the affair to Car dinal Antoselli. His eminence expressed his regret at the e." = ma t in tame of brigandage so mar the capital, and gave Ins se o arch rders for of the patrols of dragoons isadgendarmes to be ollinde AN INDLUI PAlL—Vest C4'oWilit of people of all clams end tweeds gathered oa Manley evening to witness a fair, bold at the onally-hosue and temple, at Gowalla, of Juggsanath Bunkanott, Bag. On the road were innumerable shops, glittering with the ecetliest and rarest toys, and all Normosnted by a white canopy. Over one of them was it transparency, with the inscription, " God save the Gomm.' European ladies and European and native genUensaa to whom invitations bad been sent for the oceselon, were so oommodated on a gallery. One of the inner entrances to the spacious gardens was decorated with a huge with the royal arms end the inscription, "Victoriare= to India." The isetefull fia w„ nged walks and seats about the gardens; a beautiful fountain playing in the moon beams ; fruit tree/ cc with the branches drooping with the weight of disk delicious burden; lowers shedding their greased wham to regale the senses of them who reposed awhile near them ; dugs and Chinese Wahine waving in the air • Hindoo devotees washing their heads and hose ben and there on the steps of thtank in the wader ; rockets whining and paper balloons rising to the clouds from different direction.; while the strung of mask enlivened one's spirits, and moonlight echo: mod the charms of the epectacle—each and all made for the beholder a fairy scene. The rush of the crowd into the gardens we/ immense when the fire-works commenced soon after mid night ; and the noel of the spectators had not diminished even up to two o'clock in the morning. —Bombay Thou, Dec. 24. MARRIAGES IN CEYLON.—An ordinance, making Important alterations in the law of earflap u observed in Kandy, has passed the Ceylon Legislative Council. In Kandy, we believe, the Nair custom prevails of one woman having several husbands, generally speaking, all of whom are brothers. The new adieus.* declares this species of polygamy with certain inceptloes, u also the marmite of raison, ()rat Marriages prior to the ordinance are of course valid . • The district courts may grant divorces, end ell marriages must be rsistsred.—Boosbay Stamford. THE DEPTFORD THEATRE.—Yesterday a special 11111111405 was held at Greenwkb, tot the purpose of wondering the propriety of grang • Hoene@ for the Deptford Theatre, which wee an old-setabliabed place of entertainment, bat the lianas of which had been lost through the alleged miscon duct of • former occupier. The application was reeds by Mr. Edmund Timothy, supported by Mr. Mandleld, who stated to the bench that this wee the fifth application for • license, and that on three previous metro= he had moon to believe that three out of the four magistrates who attended were favoureble to the granting of the license; bat inas much se the act of parliament required that the Hoene' should be aliened by four of the magistrates actin for the division of the county of Kent, the .me was refused. Mr. Mansfield produced testimonials of character of the appli cant, signed by several barristers and others who had known him for year Mr. Timothy, men., ale, addressed the bench, calling their attention to the fact that the applicant bad kept the house closed dace September last rather than infringe the law, while the Lecture Hall and another plea kept open, and If the limes was granted the place would be properly conducted. The chairman (Sir Thomas Wilson) consulted the other magistrates on the bench, sad them announced that the application was refused. COWARD v. BADDELEY.—We are requested to sate that the polies-station at Isliogto in which the cells were represented Nubs above trial to be In so offensive a condithm is not now need by the pollee. A new stati on, which had for some time been in the coons of building, was occupied for ftaryWg on the police duties, confinement of prisoners, &0., in Deoember. Every improvement wait tit:able In the °ust:motion and arrangement of the ogle his been adopted at this stances, and at all others built far the polies. Last year 10,6001. woe expended out of the police , food for building new stations, and about the same amount will be proposed in the estimates tor the present year. Great delay has occurred in several cases from the difficulty of ols taining suitable sites, u manypriettors object to sell land to build a police -statlon, which pro may be • 111.114•11011 to the neighbourhood.—Thies. BANKRUPTCY REFORM.—The government have abandoned the bill latroduced by the Lord Chancellor at the clone of last ssestoe, and are now pre pari ng an set for the amendment of the Bankrupt Law Consolidation Act, 1819. The draught of this measure is being prepared by Mr. Francis Savage Reilly, who, It will be remembered, was secretary to the Bankruptcy Commission Inquiry of 1854. The oommitese of the cabinet who have charge of the measure consists of the Lord Chancellor, Mr. Wslpok, Home Secretary, sad Mr. Hooky, President of the Bo ard of Trade. 71.itire Or THIS RARINES.—From time imme morial, Old Randal Monday has been the winter holiday in Dunfermline and its neighbourhood. Of late years, however, an attempt has been made by • few parties, not natives of the tows, to substitute New Year. Day, and this year the manager of the largest factory is the tows, employing 600 or 600 young women, rendered himself particularly unoopuler by arranging the Wan holiday for New Tear's Day and making a workisg-day of Handed Monday, on which bale, concerts, sad Doiries f ar the million are held. The consequence has toes that am misoape Ira. made ea Monday morning, by about • hundred young men, torcitay so abduct their sweet heart* from the factory—the factory yard being the battle field—the manager sad renters pulling one any, the lade the other—the lasses, nothing loth, rather inclining to be for cibly abducted. The result was that, after some hard blows, the manger lost his hat and temper, and had hie cost ma siderably damaged, when he retired within his castle with a goodly remnant of the female workers, whom, after coming to • batter frame of dad, he liberated at an early part of the day. —Seaman. MF.LAIICHOLT SUICIDE.—At the extreme part of Woodhall, which, from the badness of the roads and other cirotimatanoes of locality, bears the name America," Mr. Coroner Ritchins was called upon on Monday last to hold an inquest on the body of Charlotte Oldtleld, whose death took place on Saturday evening, under moat distressing Mr ' cometances. The dammed, as stated by Mrs. Roberts, the nurse, had suffered from the manailing dives, Cherie, which was attended by fever sad by severe affection 'of the head, which on Friday produced symptoms of deli ' rittm. Bhe wss attended by Mr. Boulton and Mr. Jallande, lof Hornmetle. Mr. lallands had sees her on Saturday I about noon, she being at the time out of bed and sitting on • chair, otter having been wildly dancing on the floor and frantically knocking her heed about with a short broom. About 5 o'clock, whilst the nom was standing at the door, the deceased jumped from her bed sad rushed put the nurse, having nothing on but ber nightdress, end being without I sham or stockings. She was instantly followed by the nurse, but was too nest for her. The sinter of the deceased then followed, but the deceased ran across afield and was moon out 'of sight. As the slake. described It, all was like a mist, and all efforts to stop the poor creature failed. The night was intensely cold. On the return of the husband be instantly went in search, but it was midnight before the doomed was found in a peed or clay pit skimmed caw with ice. The coroner sold there maid be no doubt as to the cameo of death, or of her having, while suffering from seem delirium, destroyed herself. It was, however, much to le regretted that, after the symptoms of the morning, further aid to the mum bed sot bees procured. Had the warning been takes, the probabilities were that the onfeetastate event would not have Sam plane. Verdict, that the death of the deceased wee Rem drywalls hied! whale lON* from temporary irreily.—diteetfent Jallears. PAILLUMANTABI AMORY MIMINGS: MEETING AT PI7pBEY. A _ public meeting was held at P'ndeey, near Leed s , on Wednesday night, - '' to take Into oosidderation the subject of parliamentary reform, and to consider the question of Puy end the neighbourhood being made an electoral di a . Wet to send a meniberito parliament. Mr. Geo. HININGS Ina called to the chair. There was a onerous attendance. The Rev. J. MADF DEY who moved the first resolution— " That in the opinion of this meeting a large measure of reform is absolutely required,"—which he enforced by era able speech. Mr. SWANN MeCOrlalld the motion, which was carried. The Rev. J. L. RAZOR moved the second resolution " That the franshise, together with the protection of the ballot, be extended to all itemise of full age and sane mind, not convicted of crime, who ere rated to the relief of the poor." If, however, he could not obtain all he wanted, he would take as much as ha could get, In the hope that it would afterwards lead to more. (Hear, hear.) He war prepared to accept a rating outings, meaning by that all persons liable to pay rates, whether under the opaatien of the Small Tene ments Act or not. (Hear.) With that extension of the franchise they must have the protection of the ballot. (Hear.) Mr. JOHN WHITIALD seconded the motion. He 9A% se be said he had voted at Bradford, against Mr. Bright' =to have a IW. franchise in counties and a rating to boroughs, sad referred to 'their own township, where one side of the road was to the borough of Leeds and the other in the West Riding, ae an illustration of the Mine. ties of such a eoharue. Mr. SWANN mood AP AA amendment --`• That the fru. chime his extended to all persons of full age, not legally ince paoltated—bt boroughs, to all persons rated to the poor, and la the acanthi to 101. occupiere." Mr. LANZA HAZOILZAVTA seconded the amendment, which was lost by a large ssaiority Altar some rarsarlts by Yr. Zc.sph Walker, in expla. nation of Yr. B views on the question of incorporating populations like that of Padasy fa electoral districts, the soothe was pat and earriad. Several otitis , 'peahen addrestrd the meeting, and reso lutions were pared in favour of a tows equal distribution of seats, and trionolsl parliaments. Petitions to parliament having beenadopted, an associa tion was farmed,and the procesilings Wrmlnatad. MEETING AT CARDIFF. A very respectable and enthusiastic meeting in femur of a reform In parliament, was held at Cardiff on Tuesday evening. The Town Ball was densely crowded. The Oltek war occupied by JOHN BATCHELOR, Bq., member of the Town CounW. a Letters were read from the county members expressing regret at net being able to atttend. Colonel Stuart, M.P. for the borough, was stated to be on the continent. Mr. J. NICCOLL CARPI; of Mogul& Castle, moved the Bret !isolation, stating that while he was strongly in favour of manhood gat rage. be wee will to waive his own views in favour of the.. iminctiated by Mr. Bright in his Bradford speech, bad reached the town by the Duly News . At the same lime be wandered, that with regard to Cardiff, which he should continue to send one member only, Mr. 13 t bed been led into error by the census of 1861. The population of Cardiff had since that period becrearad so much as to be double In amount, if the =blithe of Roane and Canton were included. - 7311beoisently a oontiniTtWensappOlL4 to communicate with Mr. Bright on this point. The resolution, which adopted the alterations in the fran chise proposed by Mr. Bright, was seconded by Mr. C H A aLln THOMPSON, and unenimously agreed to. Mr. B. A. FailltAN moved a resolution affirming the necessity of adopting the ballot and a re-dieribution of seats, supporting hie views by a very able and argumentative The The resolution was seconded by Mr. ENSOE, solicitor, and carried with onl one diesentient. tter Mr. Binh,Jo solicitor, in a brief but effective propcesd the appointment of a committee to watch tie of all the propelled reform bills, which wee mociadenf r Epr. EDWARDS, and unanimously agreed to. Other teems were delivered, after which the Bev. A. TILLY moved a vote of confidence In Mr. Bright, which was ascended by the Bev. N. Thome., and carried without opposition. The judges selected to award the prize of 60 vises., offered ice the beet poem composed for the 003111110111 of the Centenary Festival in honour of Robert Burns, to be had at the Crystal Palace on the 25th, report that out of the 621 poems sent in, they uaanimoualy adjudge the pre mium to the poem bearing the mottoes, "Soots wha has wr Wallies bled," end " A Man's a Man for a' that." In accordance with a recommendation of the judges, the directors invite the *Whore of sit poems which ere specified to inform the secretary to the company whether they are willing that their poems should be published with the Prize Poem in a of ski occulos, will be printed by the 26th. The centenary of Robert Burns' birth is to bo celebrated with great éclat at the Victoria Hotel, South ampton. Nearly all the engineers of the mall packets at that port are Scotohmen, sad a large meeting at the Victoria is expected on the 26th. A joint meeting of the College of Physicians and the Society of Arts was held yesterday, at the House of the Society of Arts, in the Adelphi, at which meeting a silver cup, value 1001., and containing gold coin of the same value, was awarded, under the will of the late Dr. George Swingy, to Dr. Alfred Swains Taylor, for his work on Medical Juria vendee:toe. The chair was taken by C. Wentworth Dilke,Esq LEEDS REFORMATORY SCHOOL—The second an• seal meeting of this institution was !widen Monday at Leeds, the klayor,(Sir P. Patel:sins) in the chair. It appeared from the report, that at the commencement of the part year there were but 2 boys in the school, but there have been 36 abuse admitted, and there were 8 in the Leeds gaol to be added to the number at the expiration of their essissoes. Nine boys had run away from the institution during the year, but of these 8 had returned, or were discovered and brought beck within 24 hours of their leaving. The actual number at pre sent in the school, with the 8 referred to in Leeds gaol, will 811 up the number for which the building less ori ginally Intended—but it has been determined that the acme. modation should be extended to 60. The majority of the boys are under 14 years of age, and they are all employed either at their trade*, or in farming or house work. The estimated value of their work far the year was 1451. Ths state of the institution and the health of the inmates was maid to ke excellent. The financial statement showed the total receipts since the commencement of the undertaking had been 1,9961. 14s. Bd., and the disbursements 2,0891. 14e., in addi tion to which there were outstanding accounts to the amount of 2001, the balsnoe of liabilities being about 1601. Ths committee referred with regret to the withdrawal Mae Pri vy Council grant to such institutions. The import was adopted, and some interesting speeches having been delivered, resolu tions favourable to the institution were pawed, and the usual compliment_ to the chairman closed the proceedings. ROYAL COLLEGE OP SURGEONS.—The following gentlemen, having undergoes the necessary examinations for the diploma, were admitted members of the college at a meet ing of the court of examiners on the loth inst., viz.:—Messrs, Thew. John Anbin, Jersey; Henry Bennett Smith, Staines; Cherie, Maley, Huntingdon-street, Bentsbury ; Thomas Hawkins, Cape of Good Hope; Thomas Gwynn., West Indies; John Ray, Savile-row; Benjamin Hill Hamm'', Judd-street, Brunswick-equate ,• Reginald Croft Levee, Tavistook-square ; Samuel Lodge, Bradford, Yorkshire; Harry Fisher, Cape of (load Hope; and Charles M'Ardle, Newport, Monmouthshire. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONEL—The Master of the Rolls has introducedcompstßive eirfinations into the department aver which Ipr Henceforth, coea v ii: will the introduction to that service be regulated by s nation, but promotion o the appointments of assistant keepers of the second elan will depend entirely on the merits and good conduct of the candidates. From the mis cellaneous nature of the rolls, state papers, and documents now for the first time collected is the New Repository, and their various was for legal, historical. sad sanitarian pur peeeN an amount of knowledge, skill, end experience is re quire. is every MM.er of the Itazerd ostabhaninat which an be more easily dispensed with in less literary branches of the public service. PARISH RATING OP WATER, GAS, AND TELEGRAPH COWPANIMI.—The board of govellloll and directors of to. wad parishes of Sr. Andrew, Holborn, and St. George the Martyr have increseed the assessment on the pipes of the New River Company laid in the parish from 6501. to 5,0001, and are instituting Inquiries preparatory to making • similar Increase in the easessensat of the pipes of the gas campus, laid In the garish. They have also resolved to assess the wires of the Electric Telegraph Company laid along Holbcen —from Holborn• bars to Fenwlek-ooart—at the sum of 1004 the wires not having hitherto been amend. A " FRIEND;" MARRIAGE. —An unwonted amount of stir was on Wednesday morning visible in the vicinity of the Society of Friends' Meeting-house, Bull greet, in connexion with • marriage which it was known wee about being solemnised. Carriages and peke kept dash ing up, filled chiefly with young Outheresem, slaters or friends of the bride, and so unusual a eight mused the einem liege of crowds of persons on either aide of the street. The bridegroom, it turned out, was no other than Mr. Henry Pease, of Darlingtoc, M.P. for South Durham, and an emi nent member of th e Society of Friends. The lady he wee about to marry was the eldest daughter of Mr. Samuel Lloyd, of the Old Park Ironworks, Wednesbory, and thaw fore emulated ckeelry with one of our most respected load families. The handbma new meeting-house was well filled. fully one-hell the congregatics being evidently etzengem— Birocagheas Dasly Post. THE AMERICAN SENATE OPENED BT A ROMA-4 CATHOLIC Pm 162.—Father See, • Roman olldlollo prism, opened the session of the United States' enate with pews. on the 23rd December lest, arrayed In full canonical'. This semi proceeding arose from the S en ate having decided not to elect a chaplain. The Speaker, under authority, se lected a number of the ohm from all denominations io Washington sty, to iiseherge by tarns the duty of clap lain, and nate, Boyle was ens of them. He was attended by a camber of prime in wrylke and cassock, it being the Ent time since the foodatlon of the Republic that the entire vestment of the Remick clergy had been seen in either House of Congress. The facid®t was the ',object of much