The Express. — London, England, 1862-12-08 00:00:00

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They are crowded with a population exactly equal to that of the whole Cotton district, a large portion of which is always trembling on the brink of star vation. Every winter the same appeals come before us, the same shivering crowds are found standing at the workhouse doors, and the same pothonse inquests are held upon the bony remains of those who have dropped prematurely into eternity for want of a bit of bread. With all our boasted Poor-law system, with all our large and impulsive private benevolence, with institutions cropping up in every street for the relief of every form of suffering, more people die annually of absolute starvation in London that in any other city in the world. They are not the obtrus , ve poor, the dramatic poor, the poor who are only divided from the professional beggar by a very thin line. They are those whose misery has to be sought out, who slink into corners, hoping against hope, who are the last to brave the brutality of parish officers—the last to fight their way for the pauper's dole. They shiver in their rags, and, sustain a wretched parody of life on chance scraps' and soddened tea-leaves. Every working clergy man in London—east, west, north, south, and in the centre—knows where to put his finger on hundreds of these sinking beings. While the li Lancashire misery has been at its height—within l i the short space of two autumnal months—we ' have noted fifteen deaths from starvation in Lon don which have been reported in the papers. How many have dropped through without this record ? How many have been buried with cei.ific....tes drawn up by surgeons who are ashamed to write the disgraceful word, and who rake up fancy names for such deaths from the depths of medical dictionaries? What do we read in the last weekly return of the Registrar-General under the bitter mocking term of "The Health of London " ? Let us quote the official words :—" Four deaths are returned "as caused by privation. The following are the " particulars of those cases :—On the Bth of " November a man, aged 57 years, who had been "an artificial florist, died in St. Pancras I " Workhouse of exhaustion from starva " tion.' On the 17th of November, "in the same workhouse, the widow of " a tailor, aged 43 years, died of ' exhaustion " from starvation.' On the 24th of November, " at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, a man unknown, " probably about 33 years of age, died of cold " and want of food.' He had been found in the " Smithfield pens. On the 14th of November, " at 11, Parliament-street, Bethnal.green, the son "of a weaver, aged 3 months, died of destitu " tion, the mother not having milk for the child " from want of food.' " Is this a state of things to be proud oft One man found like a dead dog in the Smithfield pens—a place where no dead beast whose carcase was worth a shilling was ever suffered to lie unheeded for ten minutes! The deaths from "privation"—deaths from "want of breast-milk," deaths from " neglect," deaths from " cold," or, in plain, unsavoury words, from utter starvation, increase every year. This is not in a poor, second-rate country which lives from hand-to-mouth, which repudiates Sate loans less from poverty than from want of means. It is a country which glories in a gigantic national debt, and squanders a hundred millions a year in universal government. We would not willingly say one word to check the London contributions for the Lancashire dis tresa, nor to back the doctrine that charity begins at home. These are not times in which to rein in the benevolent, but rather to spur them on to fresh exertions. There have been hard London winters when Lancashire was prosperous, and when she gave our starving thousands a few meals from her plenty. This must not be forgotten— the loan must be repaid with interest ; and we must do our duty to the London poor at the same time. Voices are already crying for help from Bethnal-green and St. George's-in-the-East, from Lambeth and Bermondsey, and even from St. James's, Westminster. They must not be un heeded. It is not all poverty which is a disgrace to those who suffer from it, and even if it were it still demands to be fed. A death from starvation is a national disgrace, and ought to be recorded for ever in a temple of national shame. Without such a record—such a rude but wholesome cham ber of horrors—we are too apt to forget these THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EfOING, DECEMBAIt 8, 1862. proofs of bad government. The world is too busy, says one of the many earnest writer on this subject, the newspapers are too universal in their aspirations, and our statesmen are thinking far too much of Europe, Asia, Africa, and Ame rica, to devote more than a passing glance to these most awful deaths, unless they are brought before them in a blunt, material shape. The dead man is hurried away in the parish coffin, the usual curt line is scribbled in the registrar's book, the para graph in the newspaper corner is read and for gotten, and the whole thing is buried in eternal night. This is not enough, and for the sake of those strugglers who are left we require more. Per centages, averages, and all the hocus-pocus of sta tistics, are only mists,' fogs, curtains, and sleeping draughts, except to the official mind ; and we, the public, require something more gross and more palpable. Without going too far back into the history of misery and want, it would not be a pleasant chronicle to read, even if the London deaths from starvation were only recorded for the last five or siz years. One death a week, at least, would rise up to claim its place on this dreary tablet, and three hundred names, with the shortest statement of how their owners suffered and died, would make some terrible " sensation " columns for a daily newspaper. Unless the whole scheme of Providence is a superstitious dream, and men are like worms, who may die unheeded, some ac count will have to be given of these famished castaways. They did their duty by respecting their neighbours' wealth, and by stretching out no dis honest hand to seize the plenty within their reach, but Society cruelly neglected its duty when it al lowed them to starve. If we have no settled humanity—no certain sense of what is right—let us at least do what we can to maintain our national pride. With all the calls which this winter will bring upon our means and charity—calls which can be easily met by a little timely retrenchment—let us not forget the London poor, who are moat ,p9werful in their weakness. Some of them, who are amongst the least reputable, may disgrace us by their lives ; but the most wretched and deserv ing—probably the moat numerous body—have far more power to disgrace us by their deaths. rendering any movement ci the Federal army im- 1 radicalle. The New York press generally criticises the ofd-' Mal correspondence on the subject of the proposed mediation in an unfavourable tone towards Eng- land and France, to both of whom interested mo- ' fives are attributed. The policy of Russia is favourably criticised. The New York Times thinks that the threat of Jefferson Davis to execute the first ten Federal officers captured in Missouri will be carried out, and will form the most frightful incident of the present war, demanding instant serious considera tion of the people. To-day being Thanksgiving-day, contributions are received in church for the Lancashire opera tives. The City of Washington has arrived out. NEW YORK, Nov. 28, Evaivao. The bombardment of Fredericksburg is post poned. President Lincoln left Washington on the 27th, and had an important interview with General Burn side at Belle Plain. New Orleans correspondents of Northern jour mils assert that the specie which the Federal govern ment ordered General Butler to restore to the French consul was afterwards sent to an agent at Havannah of the Confederates, for the purchase of food and clothing. Numbers of political prisoners have been uncon ditionally released from Fort Warren. Pierre Sould has been discharged from Fort Lafayette. The legislature of Georgia has voted 500,000 dole. for obstructions to be placed in all the navigable streams iu Georgia, The New York journals urge the government to offer mediation between France and Mexico. President Lincoln's Message will probably be transmitted to Congress on the first day of the session. The Jura and Africa have arrived out. CONYKRCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, Nov. 28, Evonso. Money easy. Gold 29 per cent. prem. Exchange on London, bankers' bills, 143. Stocks heavy. Cotton steady. Flour dull. Corn and wheat steady. QUEENSTOWN, Dic. 8. The Royal Mail steamship Europa, from Boston on the 26th, and Halifax on the 28th, arrived here at 3.50 a.m. She brings 88 passengers and 445,621 dole, in specie ; she landed 103 sacks of mails and 6 passengers, and proceeded at 4.15 a.m. All well. The Europa has experienced severe easterly weather. MEXICO. NEW YORK, Nov. 25, Evrrova, (per Europa.) Mexican news received here states that the French will not advance from Orizaba before the first week in December. Official correspondence between the Mexican government and the foreign ministers shows that the ministers have unanimously urged the government to rescind the resolution expelling M. Jecker and other foreigners. The Prussian minister has threatened to hold the government responsible for the losses caused to Frenchmen by their expul sion, but the government has firmly adhered to its determination. THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS IN ITALY. TURIN, Dec. 7, Evimuo. The Italia of this evening publishes the follow ing list as compoeing the new ministry : President of the Council (with out portfolio) Minister of the Interior Minister of Justice Minister of Public Works Signor Menabrea. Minister of Marine Minister of Commerce Signor Andinot. Signor Petitti declined to accept the poet assigned to him. The reply of Signor Della Rovers is still awaited. It is asserted that Signor Pasolini refused the office of Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Official Gazelle of to-morrow is expected to contain definitive particulars. FRANCE. PARIS, Dic. 8. The Moniteur of to-day says :—" The Emperor. hearing of the illness of M. Horace Vernet, has sent to that eminent artist an autograph letter and the decorations of a grand officer of the Legion of Honour." SWITZERLAND. GENEVA, D. 7. The people of Geneva have rejected the proposed new conatitution by a majority of 459 on 12,000 votes recorded. The radical party has thus gained the day. LATEI3T INTELL4IGENOK AUSTRIA. Austria continues to advance in the path of constitutional freedom. Two laws have just been published relative to individual liberty and the inviolability of the domicile. These laws are at present imperfect, but they are baaed substantially on what is known in England as the Habeas Corpus 'Act. A law respecting the press is about to be published, which is to abolish the system of authorisations and all preventive measures. PRIIBI3LL In &reply which the King has just made to another deputation, the following passage occurs :—" Our adversaries wish for no army M all, because they want the government to be without power and authority." THE EX-ROYAL FAMILY OF GREECE. A despatch, dated Munich, Saturday, in the Debata of to-day, says that a family council, at tended by fourteen members of the dynasty, has been held under the presidency of King Louis. Prince Adalbert peremptorily refused to intermeddle in the rights of King Otho. His wife, an infanta of Spain, pronounced resolutely against any change of religion. King Louis then proposed to choose as successor to King Otho one of the sons of Prince Luitpold, who should embrace the Greek religion ; but the mother, the Archduchess Augusta of Tus cany, was opposed to any such act of apoetacy. Nothing was decided, and King Louis was obliged to delay his journey to Nioe. (REUTZEt'S TELEGIULMIL) AMERICA. NEW YORK, Nov. 25, Evionao. (Per Europa.) The Federal government has issued an order for the release of all prisoners held in military charge for discouraging the enlistments and opposing the draft. All persona arrested in the rebel states for hos tility to the Federal government will be discharged on parole, or allowed to leave the country. This does not, however, refer to persons who have been in arms against the government. The Federal expedition for op2ni'g the Missis sippi will consist of about 40,000 men and 40 gun boats. The Confederates have erected very exten sive fortifications at Port Hudson, on the Missis sippi, 150 miles from New Orleans, commanding the entrance to the river. Federal reconnaissances have been made from Fortress Monroe up the peninsula as far as the Chickahominy River. President Jefferson Davis has ordered the Con federate general commanding the Mississippi de partment to demand the surrender of Federal General Wlceil for murdering ten Confederate citizens of Missouri. If this is refused, and the charges are proved to be true, the Confederatz general is instructed to execute the first ten Federal officers that are captured. President Lincoln has ordered the Attorney- General to take measures for carrying out the Con fiscation Act. Mr. G. Brown, the newly-elected abolition mem ber toCongresa from Missouri, has issued a propoeal urging the Northern States to agitate the question of a gradual emancipation of the slaves in Mis pouri. The British steamer Kelsie is reported to have been sunk by a collision 50 miles from Nassau. It is repot;.ed from Peru that the loan eff:cted in England would cause some uneasiness, the Presi dent requi-ing the money and Congress zwfusing to touch it. The future financial policy of the government continues to be discussed. It is supposed that more legal tender currency will be issued. The Fadersls have extended the time for the in habitants of Fredericksburg to remove their women and children until the morning of the 23rd. No news has yet been received of any bombardment, all being repot tal quiet. Confederate General Lee is at Fredericksburg, and, it is supposed, will resist the passage of the Rappahannock by the Federals. The Confederates remain in the immediate front of the Fedorala at Harper's Ferry. The reports of Stonewall Jackson's movements are still conflicting. All sorts of rumours are current conoeraing the destination of the large Federal expedition preparing under General Banks. One report states that the expedition will proceed to the Peninsula, and will co-operate with the gunboats in the attack on Rich mond by way of James River. Earl Russell's refusal to co-operate with France in mediation is variously interpreted, many regard ing the question of mediation as only postponed. The New York Times thinks that the official ap nounoement of proposed mediation will give a de finiteness to American policy, which will leave European governments no room to doubt what will be the result when they shape and indicate their own course. General M'Clellan has refused a public recep tion in New York. The Africa passed Cape Race yesterday. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, Nov. 25, EMING. Money easier. Gold 29} per cent. premium. Exchange declining. Barkers' bills on London, 1434. Stocks steady. New York Centrals, 1021 ; Illinois Centrals, 74 ; Erie, 62. Cotton dull ; middling Upland, 66c. Flour heavy and sc. lower. Wheat dull at a decline of lc. Corn heavy. Provisions steady. Coffee and molasses quiet. Sugar steady. (Per Europa via Cape Race.) NEW YORK, Nov. 24, Evaruto. Rumours are current that General Burnside's threatened attack on Fredericksburg is merely a feint to cover the transportation of his army from Acguis. Creek to the Peninsula. It is impossible to ascertain if the rumours are well founded. The general impression is that an advance on Richmond by way of Fredericksburg is impracticable. A force of 60 Confederate cavalry made a dash into Poolesville, Maryland, capturing the telegraph operators, whom they permitted to telegraph their capture to Washington. The Federal Congress assembles on Monday next (Dec. 1). To-morrow being Thanksgiving-day, no business will be transacted in New York. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK. Nov. 26, Enamors. Money easier. Gold 29 to 291 per cent. premium. Exchange on Loudon, bankers' bills, 1421 to 1431. Stocks dull. New York Centrals, 102 ; Dlinoia Centrals, 791 ; Erie, 61. Cotton quiet, Middling Upland, 660. Flour dull, and fic. lower. Wheat dull ; prices have declined lc. Corn, good inquiry. Provisions dull. Coffee very firm. Sugar dull. Molasses quiet. NEW YORK, Nov. 87, Mourn/a. The Confederates are strengthening their posi tion at Fredericksburg, the condition of the roads Cbe Court. WINDSOR CASTLE, DEC. 6. The Queen and the Princess Helena walked in the grounds this morning. The Prince of Wales went to London this morning, and returned in the afternoon. The Archbishop of Canterbury left the Castle to-day. SUNDAY. Her Majesty and the Prince of Wales. Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, Prisons Helena, Princess Louise, Prince Arthr-, and Prince Leopold, and the ladies and gentlemen in waiting, attended Divine service this morning in the private chapeL The Re►. C. Tamer officiated. The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Louis of Hesse took a carriage drive'yesterday afternoon. The Prince of Wales and Prince Louis of Hesse visited the Smithfield Club Cattle Show yesterday. Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstone, arrived at the Castle. The Duke of Somerset alsoarrived at the Castle. The Judicial Committee ef the Privy Council eat on Sa turday. An appeal from Agra, " Mnhesbnarein Sing r. Kialinamund Min" (part heard), was resumed. The Lords present were Lord Kingadown, Sir J. Coleridge, Sir E. Ryan, Sir L Peel, and Sir J. Colvile. Despatches were received on Saturday at the Colonial. office from the Governor of Canada. Despatcher were sent to the Governor of Canada, and to the Lord High Com missioner of the lonian Wanda The Duke and Duchess of Manchester will leave town today for Knowsley Park, on a s:ait to the Earl and Countess of Derby. The Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn will leave Chrsterfield House iu a few days for Bracket Hall, Hart 4 The Marquis and Marchioness of Winchester have left town for Amport Howie, Andover, Hants. The Earl and Countess of Fife will leave Gros venor-place in a few days on a tour of visits in Ireland. The Earl and Countess of Craven and the ladies Craven setae to tows to-day from Ashdown Park, Barks, for the 1181111011. Viscount and Viscountess Palmenton enter tained at dinner on Saturday evening, at Cambridge House, his Excellency the Italian Minister, Count Pahlen, the Right Hon. W. F. Cowper, M.P., and Mrs. Cowper, Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, M.P., Hon. Evelyn Ashley, Mr. Fle ming, Is:. _ _ Viscount and Viscountess Campden and the Hon. Nita Noel have left town on a continental tour. Lady Brougham left Grafton-street on Friday for St. Leeeard's-ou-Sea. Lord Arthur Hay has left town to join the party aasembled at Strathfieldsaye. Her ladyship has left town on a visit to the Zdvrqu;s and hfarchioaess of Tweeddale, at Seadgate. Baron and Baroness Lionel de Rothschild are phasing the season at Torquay. Mims de Rothschild leaves Torquay to-day, on a visit to Sir Anthony and Lady de Rothschild at Aston Clinton. &won and Baroness Meyer de Rothschild are about to receive a aucccuion of viiiton at Mentmore. MARRIAGE OF THE EARL OF EGLINTON.—The marriage of the Earl of Eglinton and Lady Sophia Ander son Pelham, only daughter of the late Earl and Countess Dowager of Yarborough, took place on Saturday. From the recent death. of the fathers of both the earl and his bride, the wedding was very private ; and, in order to avoid any public intrusion, generally inseparable in matrimonial alliances contracted by persons of their rank, the religious ceremony was performed by special license. The Rev. W. W. Ellis performed the solemnity in the drawing-room of the dowager countess's residence, in Arlington-street, Piccadilly, a select circle only being wit nesses of the ceremony, the Earl of Yarborough and Ron. E. Pelham. the brother of the bride, and the countess dowager, mother of bride, being among those preeent. None of the earl', relatives were there. After the marriage the earl and his newly-wedded wife repaired to their house in Belgraverstreet. The funeral of Professor Shaw, teacher of Eng lish literature at the St. Petersburg University, who died • few days since, has just taken place. A large concourse of patrons were present (and amongst them several grand dukes) to pay the last honours to the profeesor. The Rev. C. Alfred Jones, M.A., of St. John's College, Cambridge, has been appointed Senior Mathematical Muter of Westminster &hod. King Leopold appears to have deferred his jour ney to England until the marriage of the Prince of Wales, in the month of March. Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian is at the pre sent moment living quietly with the archduchess in the blind of Lacroma, near Ragusa, where he inhabits the simple retreat which was built in 1192 by Richard Cceur de Lion, on bin return from the Crusades. The Archduke is represented as having but few persons with him, and as being engaged in scientific pursuits. King Maximilian paid another long visit the other day to the ex-Queen of Naples, at Augsburg. Seven large cases containing presents from the two Emperors of Japan to the Emperor Napoleon have arrived at the Tuileries by way of Southampton and Havre. The last week of the festivities at the Chateau of Compiegne was particularly gay. On Sunday afternoon there was a display of fireworks in the perk by Ituggieri. The Arab chiefs, usually so reserved, could not restrain the expression of their admiration. On Thursday there was another hunting party. On Friday there was another theatrical representation. The Algerian chiefs have, since their arrival at the Chateau of Compi4ne, become more accustomed to the forms of civilised life. They no longer enter the drawing-room holding each other's hands like children. The younger of the party " have even offered their arms to the ladies." EXPRESS FROM PARIS OPENING OF THE NEW STREET IN PARIS BY THE EMPEROR. (PROM OUR OWN OORIMPONDINT.) PARIS, SUNDAY EVIIINCI. The Boulevard Prince Eugene is • long new street, upwards of two miles long and about thirty five yards wide. It is the longest street, in a straight line, in Paris, and, as far as I know, in the world. It extends from the fountains on the Boulevard du Temple called the Chitean d'Eau to the site of the recently demolished Barriers du Trona, where still rear their heads those two hand some columns which strike the eye of every visitor to Vincennes. This new street passes over what was a few months ago the St. Martin's canal, but which is now filled in and converted into a succes sion of public gardens, cuts through the Quartier Popincourt, demolishing in its course some of the worst back slums of the Faubourg St. lAntoine, skirts the prison of La Roquette, and then goes across a district of market gardens interspersed by shabby streets and straggling houses to the Place du Trone--fso called from the temporary throne which was erected there when Maria Theresa made her entry into Paris. Not a twen tieth part of the Boulevard Prince Eugene is yet flanked by houses. A very few new ones have as yet been erected, and the line has been so arranged as to take in a few old ones in partly demolished streets. The large vacant spaces are all covered by high paling, put up as it is rumoured, and as seems probable from its uselessness for any other purpose, to baffle the sinister designs of conspira tors, who otherwise would have had a wonderful choice of spots for the erection of an infernal ma chine or aiming rifle shots. It is intended by the powerful company of which X. Pereira is the head to line the Boulevard Prince Eugene with ranges of handsome houses, divided into apart ments at moderate rents. To give an idea of the signification of the word " moderate " in this case, I may mention that some of the few houses already built hang out boards offering apartments (by which is meant unfurnished lodgings for a decent family) at from 121. to 201. That is something much cheaper than anything lately attainable in Paris in houses of a like aspect. For the purposes of the inauguration of to-day the undertaker of public re joicings lined the street which I have described with the usual regulation painted poles, bearing tri-coloured flags and imperial eagles. The ter minus at the Barriere du Tr6ne consists of the model in pasteboard, as large as the intended reality, of a triumphal arch dedicated to the campaigns of the French armies from 1852 to 1862. The names of Sebastopol, Magenta, Solferino, Palestro, and various other places in the Crimea, Italy, Algeria, China, and Cochin China, figure upon this monument. A handsome fountain is on the Paris side of the triumphal arch, and a colonnade copied from that of the Vatican in Rome runs round the two structures. I will not repeat here the criticisms upon these proposed monu ments which (translated from the Temps) appeared in the Daily News some months ago, further than to observe what must have struck every one to-day as an unfortunate circumstance, that the triumphal arch is not visible from the Boulevard Prince Eugene until you conic close upon it. Some of the arches of the colonnade may be seen distinctly all the way from the Chateau d'Eau, but a curve just at the end of the boulevard prevents the arch which is intcaded to be a terminus from being seen till you get upon the place. In the Rue de Faubourg St. Antoine the arch is a real terminus ; but even from this point it is broken and veiled by the fountain and colon nade. At the entrance to the new boulevard opposite the Chateau d'Eau on the Boulevard du Temple there is an elegant temporary triumphal arch (built for the day only), decorated with ever greens and flowers. I have said there are but few houses on the new boulevard, but the road itself and the footways on each side are quite finished, and well made. Two rows of trees extend from one end to the other. Such is a description of the street the Emperor this day inaugurated. The weather was extremely mild. Rain in the night and this morning made the streets so muddy as to have reminded the Em peror of the road from Vera Cruz to Jalapa, but the clouds kindly held up during the procession. His Majesty, in a general's uniform, left the Tuileries at half-past 1 o'clock, having Prince Na poleon on his right band and Prince Murat on his left. An immense staff, headed by marshals of France and generals, followed. The Empress, in an open carriage, and accompanied by the Duchess of Romano and another lady, joined the procession. The little Imperial Prince was not with her. An immense military force of all arms lined the whole boulevard and occupied the two termini. The crowd of spectators was very great, and included many foreigners and visitors from the provinces. When the Emperor arrived in the Place du Trtine he alighted, and took a seat in a temporary pavilion prepared for him close to the arch. There he re ceived the Prefect of the Seine and the munici pality of Paris. The prefect and M. Dumas suc cessively made speeches, explaining to his Majesty the nature of the recent improvements in Paris. The Emperor made a speech in return, which is not yet made public, and which, as far as I can learn, contained nothing of political importance. He alluded to the bakers' question, but in what sense I have not been able to ascertain. Speaking of a new street which cuts the Boulevard Prince Eugene at right angles, and which it was intended to call the Boulevard Hor tense, in honour of the Emperor's mother, his Majesty said that, although greatly touched by the sentiment which had suggested this name, be would not accept for his own family the monopoly of homage which should be reserved for all national glories. He bad decided that this boulevard should be called " Richard Lenoir," after a man who from a simple workman had raised himself to be one of the moat eminent manufacturers in Europe, and who, after having fed his workmen iu a time of distress, had converted them into soldiers and ' marched at their head at the moment of a national crisis. Referring to an institution for lending money to the poor, founded and organised by the Empress, he said that this foundation gave the lie to the old proverb, " People lend only to the rich." ' Before leaving the ground his Majesty distributed several decorations. As far as I can learn, this long-looked-for day has passed off without any incident of note not mentioned in the programme. The Parisian concert campaign was inaugurated on Wednesday evening at the Salle Hers, by M. Henry Vieuxtemps, and our countryman Mr. Charles Braham, the only two names that appeared in the programme. The principal feature of the concert consisted in a full orches tral accompaniment. At a recent sitting of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives a petition from the communal council el Marchiennes, relative to the employment of children la factories, was discussed, but no decision come to, mid the heads of manufactories remain at liberty to attar hitherto in the matter. LOSS OF THE COLOMBO. The following televam has been received at Mr. Renter's office from the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company : ALEXANDRIA, Dsc. 7, 8.20 p.m. The Jeddo, with the Bombay mail of the 27th of November, passed Jubal at 0 o'clock this evening. She brings intelligence of the total loss of the Colombo on Mauicoe (1) Islands, off Southern Passengers, crew, and a portion of the Calcutta, China, and Australia mails saved. INDIA. The following telegram has been received at the India-Office this day : _ _ " CALCUTTA. Nov. 26. (Vii Juba), Deo. &) "The King of Delhi died at Rangoon on the 11th, and was buried the same day. Little inte rest was exhibited by the Mahomedan population of Rangoon. "Five per Cents., R. 5 to R. 5.2. premium ; Five-and-a-Half per Cents., R. 12 to R. 12-4 premium. "BOMBAY, Nov. 27. "Five per Cents., R. 4/! ; Five-and-a-Half per Cents., R. 111 premium. The Official Gazette of Turin publishes a report addressed to the King by the Minister of Public Works stating that the Virginia tobacco-leaf has risen to such • price, in consequence of the civil war in America, that it has become necessary to seek for • substitute. The minis ter, therefore, recommends the King to offer • prize or 10,000 k. for any kind of tobacco, whether home-grown o foreign, which shall poems all the qualities of the Vir ginia leaf. The report is followed by a royal decree to that effect. The King of Hanover has just celebrated the 25th anniversary of his career as • musical composer, the first of him compositions being dated the let December, 1837. His Majesty has composed more than 200 pieces, consisting of ballads, quatuon, &c. The Queen got up a little concert on the occasion, in which the princesses of the royal family and some artiste of the opera executed several of the King's compositions. The Unite Banana of Milan, the Maxxinian marl, publishes a letter addressed to Gesenrl Garibaldi by the Polish students assembled at Heidelberg from various other universities, informing him that they have drunk his health at • banquet. This letter is followed by a suitable eply from the General, who informs them that he is much better, and will perhaps soon be able to fight again for the cum of liberty. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) EQUITY COURT. (Before Vice-4 masellor Sr FL T. Kiodenley .) Tat ASTOZNET-012111BAL v. TTEIBILIDOL —PART It L BAPTISTS. The Vice Chancellor gave judgment in this mar. object of the suit was in substance to remove from his Mr. Etheridge, the minister of Cavendish Chapel, IZiuosw,„ on the ground that he has acted in violation of the true, on which the chapel is held ; and also to remove the truav t , on the ground that they have allowed him so to act ; and t 4 t violation of the trust war alleged to be en hie admitta g to the Holy Communion persons who had not been bapti a .,l . ; t immersion, the trust on which the chapel war held Le* that it should be held as a place of worship for protestut dissenters at Rainsgate of the denomination called Krt.. color Baptista. His Honour referred to the various ens( • . &ions of faith which have been declared as various tic.• by baptists, from which he came to the conclusion that Ant communion had not always been held by themes a pritca . 4 of their body, and he then referred to the practice of I L , church worshipping in Resonate Chapel, from which As. peered that sometimes open and sometimes strict COMM:. nion had been practised. From the evidence it appeared., be • matter merely of church order, and the church 4: aright to change its views from time to time. lie nitre fore dismissed the bill with coats. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. Sittings at Nisi Prim at Westminster.—(Before Mr. Joau x Crompton and • Special Jury.) BALL O. SEMPLE—ALLEGED LENACT. This action, which was brought againat the defeel d a,, medical man, for having falsely and maliciously and writ out probable cause signed • certificate that the plaintiff • lunatic, whereby he was confined is a lunatic asylum, ve resumed this morning. Mr. Montagu Chambers, Q.C., Mr. Huddlestoe, Qt. and Mr. Prentice were counsel for the plaintiff ; Serjeant Pigott and Mr. Gordon Allen repreeent,d tle defendant. Mr. Guy, • surgeon, residing in Golden square, wag ti l e ; and proved he had attended the plaintiff, and cou;aimg him to be a dangerous lunatic. He still retained the 'Twat that towards his wife and children he was so, and itat tv ought to be shut up. lie was, however, competent tU cue. duct his bagmen. He had communicated the imperiew he had formed to Dr. Semple. In his crow-examination he stated that Mts. Hall tend offered to allow her husband 2/. a week so that he vow leave the business to her. He was present when yn Han summoned her husband at Marlboroughstreet foe kiz'die• her in the elbow, but be did not then say that Mr. was • madman, and it was an error on his at that be did not. He should have been more determied. When he went to see the plaintiff he told him to lease house, and he did so, because he felt that if the plaiciff was not mad, his conduct was such that he should has been knocked down. Mr. Halt told him he was" a.— fool," and doctors were not minerelly called fools. (Laughter.) He did not think it was necessary to see !Dr. Griffiths, Lis plaintiff's regular medical attendant. He bad not teen say assaults committed by the plaintiff on his wife, but if Is had killed her he would have said he was • monomania! homicide. The plaintiff's daughter, Mrs. Harding, had sot said to him it was ridiculous to my her father was mad, but she had said her mother was not the bad woman ie father represented her to be. He had bought china at tis plaintiff's shop and his son had paid for it Mi. Chambers then put some questions to show that to reason why the witneas's eon had paid for the article. wa that the witness was not solvent, when The witness said—l am very seldom solvent—ffaughteri— but I owe very little ; perhaps 10/. besides my out. (Laughter.) I never flattened my nose against the windm as stated by the plaintiff. That I can mew to. Dr. Francis Cornelius Webb, of Woburoplace, phnicia to the Great Northern Hospital , was next called. He IW— O° the 27th of September last Mrs. Hall called on me reference to the state of her husband's mind. I motto eis him, and found him in a very excited state. I avail a wildness in his eye, and that be had a rapid Kai I spoke to him about his acts of violence. be admitted he had thrown the fryinglan or gram, I forget which, from ore end of the room to the other. II mad his wife was constantly pawning his , property, and es frequently drunk ;" in fact, ' he added she's druk roe; which she was not, for I examined her. He said she we frequently out with other men. I said, "Do you mass charge your wife with infidehty r He said. in a ware tone, " 0 dear, no ! do you think Mrs. Windham o faithful to her husband!" Mr. Chambers—We are not tryiog Mrs. Windham. Examination continued—l did not then form a conelmiss opinion as to his state of mind. Dr. Semple came in u I was going away. Two neighbours came in. 1 ilk some of the oonvereetion. Mrs. Hall had been m ing she was not allowed necessaries for he family, and she appealed to Dr. Semple whether she W not a right to pawn goods for necessaries for herself sal children, and he said " You have a perfect right." Beim Dr. Semple came in Mr. Hall asked me to go over le house and see the state in which it woe. Mrs. Hal accompanied us. She said he did not allow her suffiwi help to clean it. It was almost destitute of imam and very dirty. Mr. Serjeant Pigott pat a question, when Mr. Chucks objected ; and, after some discussion, Mr. Justice Crompton rid—Let us get on. We are h. for tomorrow, that's claw ; bat I'm afraid of Wednesday. (Laughter.) Examination continued—Assuming the charges be mark were delusions, they would indicate an unsound state d mind. Cross-examined by Mr. Huddleaton—l don't say Mr. Hal is insane now. I think he is under the influence of a doW nant passion, particularly as regards his wife. I would at sign • certificate for hie being locked up in an asylum. I were called on to sign • certificate that a man es insane I would in • case of doubt think it prudes to see his regular medical attendant. I knew era the 27th of September that an action was Peak spinet Dr. Semple. I went to see the plaintiff because you Hall asked me. It was not that I should examine him io an to be • witness for Dr. Semple. If I found on good evidence that the man was insane, I would. if asked, hail given • cei tificate. MIS. Hall did not apply to me fort certificate, nor did Dr. Semple. He applied to me three al four days ago to be • wits me. Ifeeexamined—Mr. Hall used such language towel& his wife, that !raid, " How an 1 bed the you to be sane arm use such language to the mother of your children '" 1 be. here be was then sober. (The ease was proceeding when we went to press.] COURT Or BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Conthorn) II A. B. BLENEARII. This was an application for releise from custody. Tha bankrupt was a merchant of Fenchurchatreet. Mr. Ernest Reed appeared for the baukrupt. Mr. Laces, for Mr. Holmes, • creditor, opposed oo the ground that the bankrupt had been guilty of fried In April Mr. Holmes wanted war., for which a bill was ;.' OO, to Blenkarn, who was to raise that amount for him ; she wards he ascertained that it bad found its way io to the bands of Menem Beale and Co., who brought as adios, aid be was compelled to pay them. The Commissioner—l suppose that they were Warred bolder,. Ido not see anything to prevent bsokeet having his release. Discharged accordingly. RE PEARAOII.—JUDGMOT. The bankrupt, a timber merchant, of the City Saw math Nine Elms, applied for his order of discharge • fs eda l la r* The Commissioner now reviewed the curuninances oI the ease, and said that under the existing statute he AIN afraid that they could not punish the bankrupt for reAclea and improvident trading. He was of opinion that the basr rept bad been guilty of contracting debts *About reAsooalde or probable expectation of payment, and .hould tle.refve I suspend the order for twelve months from the date of the petition with protection. SHERIFFS' COURT, RED LION-SQUARE (Before Mr. Serjeant Hayes, Ammer, and a Speeial JorYJ Melon T. THE MITROPOL/TAN ILULWAT COMPANT.--)ar. ACTION TOR CONTRNSATION. This was a proceeding to recover compeosatioa for towel baldness by the operations of the railway, and for °° tu b damage to the house, 7, itaetreet. ClerkeowelL . Keane was for the claiman y t ; and Ur. Lloyd, Q•Cv for the company. The case involved the question whether a claim cou'd be sustained for lose of humors.; by the operations of the Mr pany beyond the direct hne. A similar point 6.1 bees rained in the Pickled Egg case, which was now pendici be• fore the Court of Queen s Bench. The clan:mot, a toe is itayotreet, had been injured to his business by the Oen" time of the railway, and since the completioe of the ut rodw, hie business bad got better. lie chimed 10t//. for Lo trade and about 17/. for structural damage to the hoc-i. Mr. Keane opened the case. and stated the point v which, he maid, would no doubt be considered in the Ar" nor mien. +..1 it The claimant was ermined, sod the mum precer , _, being understood that the question involved would be n o before the Court of Queen's Bench. The charge against Mr. Norris Taylor, I'vg_l' tfir of Rochdale Cemetery, fee unlawfully disintening at the cemetery, was again beard at Rochdale oa &lo hd t After a long examination he was committed for tnal , bail was offered and accepted. STEALING JEWELLZRY.—Four mn two of 01_ German Jews, and two Huogariass, were e examine , d at 7 1 Birmingham Polios•court, on Saturday, os •e boV , stealing jewellery to a large amount. The precut! whole of the prisoners was to go to wholesal e i ew ra affecting to be porchasem for the foreign market, 50 E 7 r . tly transacting legitimate busmen re . they er __ sdiit a wholesale system of robbery. This 'la dr 7 . d is Birmingham last week ; and, after vu!mg place, there was found on one of the men eight I c a brooches, eight pairs of carriage. and thirty.fonr gold Pe cases. The other men were similarly implicated.