The Express. — London, England, 1866-12-01 00:00:00

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DER ERVJACIIIITZ: OR, A GOOD CAaT FOR A PIECE. And BOOTB AT TUE SWAN. HOLBORN. Tani ITEirrma, at 7, FAMILY JARS. Mr. Sefton Parry and Inn C. Saunders.—And FLYING SCUD. Maws. Neville, Rel ators, Blake, Vollaire, dtc. : thidamea F. Josephs, C. :launders, Beads Foote, Mies, Lemma, Raymond, &c. BRITANNIA. Two Immo. LAT;ItErreS BRIDAL; OR, MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE. Mrs. Lane.—Miss Cantons; Mr. "Dancing Mad" Bryan ; Master George Perka—THE WHAT IS 111— Concluding with SOME BELLS THAT RANG. MGR WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TITIS DAY —Morning. Mt 2Om Atternoon. 9 / 1 . 55m. To-Kozzow—Moruing, 2ihn Afternoon, Wu. LONDON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1. THE merchants of New York have been more than six weeks behind the merchants of Liverpool in celebrating the great enterprise which unites the New World with the Old, but their enthusiasm has not cooled with delay. In the speeches made on both sides of the water the moral consequences of a material union are very satisfactorily apparent. We are not disposed to lay too much stress on the ebullitions of festive sentiment. It would be Quixotic to hope that the Atlantic Tele graph will never transmit the expression of feel ings less cordial and friendly than those to which Lord STANLEY gave utterance at Liver pool, and which Mr. CYRUS FIELDILIS echoed in New York. Still we may yet consider it of good omen that the cables which unite England and America have been laid down at a time when they serve for the expression of returning respect and good will. That they may be cords of affection to draw the two nations together, lessening moral alienation as they annihilate physical distance, should be the hope and effort of every true patriot mid philanthropist on either side of the Atlantic. Science is reducing to literal fact the poet's image of the " electric chain with which wo are darkly " bound," and the effects of this vital inter-com munication cannot be confined to the material in terests of commerce or the arrangements of . diplo macy. Fur good or for evil the moral relations of Eng land and America will become more definite and pronounced ; aml their reciprocal feelings keener and intenser as the expression of them is more rapidly interchanged. The obligation which this I fact imposes not only upon the responsible states men, but upon the irresponsible talkers of both countries, cannot be exaggerated. We are happy to think that Lord DERBY and his colleagues at length perceive it. It would be invidious to compare, for the dis paragemant of either, the parts respectively per formed by the two great English nations in what is the joint achievement of both. But as matter of fact, it may be noted that, while the origination of the projezt and the first of towards its accom plishment belong to the United States, its final achievement is due mainly, but not entirely, to England. The history of the adventure from its inception to its close is contained in the speech of Mr. Cr ars FIELD, at the New York banquet, than whom no one has a better title to tell the tale, and than whom no one, within the same compass, has told it better. For three years the Americans worked alone. The telegraphic connexion between New York and Newfoundland, the establishment of which was the first condition of the larger scheme, as the improvement of it seems now to be an essen tial condition of its satisfactory operation, was ac complished by them. American officers took and re-took the soundings between Newfoundland and Ireland without British aid, and discovered what has since been known, from the purpose it has served, as the Atlantic Telegraph Plateau. The ground being made sure, British co-operation was asked and obtained. This was in 1856. Hence forward the chief part iu the enterprise belongs to England. The navies of both countries co-operated in the completion of the surveys, and in the depositing of the cables ; but three-fourths of the necessary capital came from Great Britain, and with the ex ceptions—very considerable exceptions—of Mr. PEABODY and Mr. CYRUS FIELD, the promoters of the scheme were Englialunen. In 1858 the cable was laid, and spoke. But after four weeks of stammering utterance it lay silent at the bottom of the sea, irresponsive to every stimulus. For five years the enterprise languished. It took the promoters of the scheme all this time to recover heart, and reorganize their resources. In the meantime, the faith of the incredulous in the practicability of ocean telegraphy had been partially restored by the success of similar under takings in narrower seas, and at less profound depths. The submarine cable from Suez to Kur !ache% laid down in 1859 and 1860, had, indeed, failed, after a partial success ; but it had a longer life than the Atlantic Cable of 1858, counting, if we recollect, about as many months of existence LATEST INTELLIGENdE. _ this kind se stimulation. Years of neglect and misrule doe up in judgment against .us as we behold a generous, osedulous, and impoverished people In danger of being bewildered by the artiness at frantic es wicked Wen t gad the humiliating question ought to be put in silence by every English statesman to himself : what le the resaon able and intelligible alternative of redress and amendment that we have to offer to the Irish people in the place of Fenianism The government, says the Spectator, has refused to allow the unions to swear in some of their men as special con stables, but expresses a firm hope that there will be no disorder, a hope which, considering that Mr. Walpole has paralysed the unions, that the procession must be at least ten miles long—a mile to every 10,000 walking six abreast — that it will return after dusk, and that the police must be on duty the whole day, is a trifle sanguine. The work men will he orderly enough, but to every man in the pro cession there will be at least three eight-seers, of whom one will be a lad "out for the spree," and ready for any mischief short of arson or manslaughter. We trust Mr. Walp•de will not have to repent his weak distrust of popular aid, and that Mr. Potter will be able to control his camp followers as well as his soldiery. If he can, the scene will be a most striking one, the first grand dis play of popular physical force since Chartism expired. As to Fenianism, vigilant repression is, in the opinion of the Spectator, second only in importance to that of remedy ing the grievances which give to insurrection all its real support. The social system of Ireland must be reformed, if we are ever to have in the island a class upon whom the friends of order can rely, and tones can introduce the necessaly measures even more easily than their opponents. They will be less resisted by English squires, less liable to be charged with indif ference to property, less likely to arouse that fierce though half latent dislike of catholicism which lies at th e bottom of half the English inability to cope with the grievances of Ireland. Till parliament meets the sole duty is to prevent at any hazard the uprising threatened for Christmas, but after it has met, the first necessity is to clear English consciences of the last vestige of unfair Irish legislation. Religious equality, an impartial magistracy, and a tenure in accordance with local opinion, are the three concessions, after which we may, if that misery is reserved for this generation, fight Ireland with free hearts. as the latter numbered weeks. Even its failure was instructive ; and the project Which followed it for connecting Europe telegraphically India, by a route partially overland and partially submarine, prospered. The example of these smaller successes was an encouragement to grapple vnce more with the greater enterprise. But the United States were engaged in a war which taxed the entire resources of the country ; and, perhaps, the people had no very strong desire at that moment for more intimate relations with England. Mr. Claus FIELD narrates how he went from city to city, and from capitalist to capitalist, in America, as CO LUMBUS went from court to court in Europe, ex plaining his project and asking vainly for aid, until, like his prototype, he found in England the assistance he needed. The expeditions of 1865 and 1866 are too fresh in the memory of the world, independently of Mr. FIELD'S interesting recital, to need re-telling here. After twelve years of failure and disappointment, British ca pital, British science, and British seaman ship, accomplished alone the work they had undertaken in partnership with America. The people of the United States were, as we have said, busy in other matters. But even in 1857 and 1858, before the outbreak of the civil war, their participation in the common work had dwindled to comparatively small dimensiona. The parts taken by the two countries correspond to their character and circumstances. The United States, where the people have to contend with great physical obstacles and mighty distances, is the natural home of vast projects and ingenious ap plications. England, with its accumulated wealth, its developed science, and its disciplined organiza tion, finds the instruments for giving effect to them. In this, as in other things, the two nations need each other, and find their strength in prospe rity in mutual service. OUR CONTEMPORARIES. Site Court. (THIS DAY.) WINDSOR CASTLE. Nov : 30. The Queen, accompanied by Prince and Princess Christian and Princess Louise, drove out yesterday after noon. Princess Beatrice, attended by Lady Caroline Barring ton, drove out to-day, and Prince Leopold went out walking. The Queen, with Prince and Princess Christian and Princess Louise, drove this morning to the Great Western Railway Station, in Windsor, where a special train was waiting to convey her Majesty to Wolverhampton, for the purpose of inaugurating the statue of the Prince Consort which has been erected there. In addition to the subject of the arrangements for Monday's reform demonstration, the Times treats of the Paris Exhibition and the great inconvenience and vex►tion which the French Custom-house regulations will occasion if they are allowed to remain in force. The Emperor, who has achieved our deliverance from passports, has now the opportunity of adding to that great boon the exemption of ordinary travellers from the customs' examination. It follows as a matter of course that we should have to do the same, and it is hard indeed to say whether the absurdity is greater on this or the other side of the ChanneL Good cigars, good eau de Cologne, and good brandy are all quite es dear at Paris as they are here, and this would soon be found out by the newest and rawest traveller, were be not put on a false scent by the customs, and made to fancy the foreign article cheaper or better. Endeavouring to find in the career of Stephens some explanation of his extraordinary announcement that he is about to invade Ireland for the purpose of separating it from the dominion of the crown, the Times comes to the conclusion that his long revolutionary experience has made him an adept in disguise and expedients, and that he may have persuaded himself that if the worst comes to the worst he can retire once more with a reputation upon the whole enhanced by his adventure. Supposing that even Mr. Sandford will admit that in I sparing the lives of the Fenian convicts in Canada the government may be acting for the interests and honour of the country, the Daily News proceeds to direct his atten tion and that of every F.nilishman to another decision of the ministers in a case where we fear it will be impossible to come to any other conclusion than that the dignity of the country has been most seriously compromised, namely, the acquiescence of Lord Stanley in the refusal to restore the prisoner Lamirande, who was spirited away from Canada. This is the first signal experiment which the French government has been known to make on the temper of our Foreign-office since the present administra tion came into office, and it has completely failed. A stronger Foreign Secretary than Lord Stanley might have failed, through the force of adverse circumstances, to Ivo cure the restoration of Lamirende as the least satisfaction due to the outraged honour of the nation, but only a weak and pusillanimous minister would acquiesce in and justify a refusal. In another article the Daily News deals with Lord Redesdale's proposals as to the principles which should be adopted by parliament in the case of bills intended for the 1 relief of insolvent railway companies. The Post more than hints that the government ought to prevent the circulation in Ireland of the address just issued by the Irish Reform League. Admitting, it says, for the sake of argument, that it is all true, the propriety of speaking the truth at the present moment may still be extremely doubtful ; and granting that it comes within the right of discussion, we must not forget that other rights have been and are suspended to enable the Irish government to fulfil its paramount obligations. The Earl of Derby arrived at W indsor Castle e__.u_d raav , and bad the honour of dining with the Queen aud sue Royal Family. Lieutenant-Colonel George Gordon also arrived7yes terday. The Earl of Derby returned to London this evening. Mr. Arthur Hodgson, of Queensland, h►d an interview with the Earl of Carnarvon, yesterday, at the Colonial office. The Right Honourable the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Disraeli returned to town yesterday from 1 Strathfieldsaye. Her Majesty has been pleased to convey an inti mation, through the Earl of Derby, of her intention to confer the honour of knighthood on the late Lord Mayor, Mr. Alderman Phillips. During tho stay of the royal train yesterday at Eanbuty, on its route to Wolverhampton, an address was. in accordance with • pre-arrangement, presented to her Majesty by the High Steward of the borough, Lord Saye and Sele, Mr. Staveley Hill, D.C.L., Recorder of the borough, the Mayor and aldermen,the town councillors, and other officials. The royal train entered the station amid loud end prolonged cheers from thousands of spectators as sembled in the vicinity of the station. On the arrival of the train, the Recorder, who appeared in Court costume, approached the royal carriage. The door being opened her Majesty appeared, and listened with apparent atten tion and feeling to the address. The Queen then said—l thank you kindly for your very loyal address. The Mayor, Mr. W. R. Harrison, then led his daughter, Miss Edith Harrison, aged eight years, to her Majesty, who accepted from her hand a splendid bouquet and a basket of Banbury cakes, her Majesty very smilingly saying, " I thank you very kindly, my little dear." The two princesses and her Majesty very affably returned the salutations of her loyal subjects, and the train moved slowly out of the station amidst every kind or enthusiastic and loyal demonstration, having been de tained about eight minutes. Thu Right Hon. Sir John Pakington entertained at dinner, on Thursday evening, at his official residence at the Admiralty—Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander Milne, K.C.8., Vice-Admiral Sir Sydney C. Dacres, Rear-Admiral George Henry Seymour, C. 8., Rear-Ad miral Sir John Charles Dalrymple Hay, Bart., and a sided THE WEEKLY PRESS. - - - The Saturday .Rerietv treats the coming reform demonstration with much ridicule, making sport in its own way with the Home Secretary and the Firs& Com missioner of Works, as well as with flr. Potter and Mr. HartwelL It is not free at the same time from serious apprehensions. As the shades of early evening fall (says our contemporary) the whole of the west of London will be in the keeping of a quarter of a million of men, who by that time will have degenerated into a footsore weary mob, wholly incapable of acting, however well disposed, against the lively spirits of mischief and rapine which such a day is sure to call (mom evemj slum an•l home of crime. Speculating on the effect of an Irish rebellion, the Satur day &Mew says that the first battle-note sounded on the Liffey or the Shannon would rouse a resolution little dreamei of by our neighbours ; and the first slight triumph of a rebel force over English arms would send a wildfire of exaspemtion throughout the country which nothing short of condign punishment could quell. The English in a conflict and the English looking on at a conflict are two different na tions, as different as the actors in the India mutiny and the writers at home about the Indian mutiny. Those who have judged of their clemency by the action of the Jamaica committee, and those who have insidiously tried to pervert the unfortunate errors of Mr. Eyre into an argument against the just exercise of executive authority, would be equally startled by the alacrity with which Englishmen would rush to a conflict for the vindication of English honour and greatness. Nor would England fight the battle single-handed. A struggle begun by the kerns of Munster would call up the indomitable spirit of the north ; and Englishmen would find on Irish soil an ally as staunch and true as themselves, but perhaps less mer cifuL The opinion of the Examiner is that Monday will pass off without any disturbance beyond what a handful of mischievous boys can make here and there, and they should have a prompt and rough handling. The thieves will, of course, be well watched. While the proceui in is on tl e march, its force co-operating with the police will secure order; and while it is in the grounds of Lord Ranclagh, the mob unconnected • lth it will be clearly marked out, and so much the more manageable, or punishable if neces sary. The only difficulty we apprehend will be upon the dispersion, but even then every member of the trades should feel it his duty to aid in the repression of disorder wherever it may be attempted. While insisting on the duty of the executive to take care that the Fenisns do no mischief to themselves or to othems the Examiner strongly pronounces rgainst the menaces v e have lately heard of a repetition of the Jamaica massacre. Were there no other consideration, a sense of self-respect must restrain politicians of any school that h• es for power or influence in England, from having recourse to the usages of martial law in any portion of this United Kingdom. It would be utterly disgraceful to us to pre tend that it could be nemsairy. Constitutional govern meut is not worth having if it cannot rule and reign by other means than this. And it is hardly less disrepu table that journalists and politicians should try to daub the face of government over with the war-paint of savage vengeance before a shot has been fired, or a crowd beard to mutter sedition, or a sentinel has been diaarmed. The conscience of government ought indeed to be smitten whoa it hears its flatterers and fain friends indulge in party. The general manager of the Great Western Rail way int mates to the noblemen and gentlemen hunting with her Majesty's stsghounds that a special train will run at 9.39 on such days as the " meats" will be too dis tant to snake the 10.15 train available. On the 24th ult. the Countess of Charlemont gave birth prematurely to a daughter, stillborn. The Secretary of Inland Revenue publishes a lithographical letter which h►s been addressed to officers of that department by • money-lender. It is the practice, he states, of money-lenders to send their alluring letters chiefly to officers newly appointed, who, being for the moat part strangers from the country and mere youths, are peculiarly open to their temptation. He can state, from his own official knowledge, that ruin is almost in variably the consequence to those unfortunate persona who have recourse to the money lender. The premises of the old Asa and Masterman's Bank, in Nicholas-lane, Lumbard-street, covering a very large area, were put up at auction yesterday, but bought in. It has been suggested that these premises, from their peculiar situation and extent, comprising • frontage in Lombard-street as well as Nicholas-lane and Clement's lane, would form a site for the City post-office, which is at present confined to very inconvenient dimensions. We (Herald) understand that the opinion on the ritual case taken by the English Church Union is at List complete, and will be made public in a few hours. In ad dition to the counsel formerly named Mr. W. M. James, Q.C., has given an opinion on the case. We are glad to learn that Sir Wm. Bovill's elevation to the bench has not prevented his giving an opinion on all the points submitted, as was the case with the Chief Baran. The Army and A ary Gazette states that a com mittee baa been appointed for the purpose of considering the application of martial law under cer•sia circumstances and to define the duties of the civil and military antho: rities where disturbances may arise. The committee con. sista of Sir Edward Lngard, Lord William Paulet, Sir Henry Storks, Mr. Elliot, tinder-Secretary for the Colo nies, and Mr. Vernon Lushington, Deputy Judge-Advo cate-General. The new Council of the Royal Society comprises the following President, General Sabine; Treasurer, Dr. W. A. Miller ; Secretaries, Dr. Sharpey and Prof. Stokes ; Foreign Secretary, Prof. W. H. Miller; Dr. Beak, Mr. Bowman, Commander Evans, Dr. Frankland, Dr. Glad stone, Mr. W. R. Grove, Mr. Huggins, Prof. Huxley, Mr. Laasell, Prof. A. C. Ramsay, CoL Smythe, Mr. Spottis woode, Dr. T. Thomson, Mr. Tite, Vice-Chancellor Sir W. Page Wood, and Lord Wrottesley. A letter from Zng to the Lausanne Gazette says : —" The village of Walchwyl was the theatre of • very sad event last week. A runaway horse dashed, with • carriage containing five persons, into the lake, in the middle of the day. A charming young lady, Rose Hurtmann, and her nephew, a child of three years old, sank with the horse and carriage, but the other three persons were saved." CRYETAL PALACE. ONE SHILLING DA11....- FRIDAT, Nov. M.—Admissions on payment. 580 ; ditto I by season tickets, 1,214. Total visitors, 1,794. .:~ ~-=. THE CRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 1866. WHAT THE "HEW YORK HERALD "' OATS OF THE ALABAMA CLAIMS.' The New York Herald of the 20th ult. thus t r eats of "the Alabama claims--C ana da and the Fenian :" It Is time that the Alabama c laims 'gehapt England should be finally settled by the prompt payment of the money, without any further negotiations, commissions or or technicalities of any kind. Our government, or rather the state department, has been fooling too long over the matter, and the British go vernment has, of course, taken advantage of the fact. But there are indications now, both in the language of members of the British cabinet and the liattaings of the English press, that the question is ripe for settlement. And why should it not be settled? We are in a position to exact from Great Britain the payment of these claims to the uttermost farthing. It is exhibiting a weakness which is not inherent in the condition of the country to hesitate for a single day in insisting upon the satisfaction of these just claims. With an army of fifty thousand men, which would instantly be increased to 100,000 by Fenian volunteers, we can seize upon Canada as a material guarantee in case of refusal or delay on the part of the British cabinet ; or we can seize British property wherever we find it, as a fa;•• reprisal fo r the injuries done to our commerce under the shelter of British connivance during the war. The subject of raising an army of 150,000 men by congress for the purpose of firmly carrying out a policy for the reconsti action of the country, if such a measure should become neces sary, is already broached. A very small portion of this force only would be required to overran Canada and sweep the flag of England from every point of her American colonies within six weeks. Thisis the precise period allotted for that work by General Sherman, and it may take less time to do it with the aid of the already organised force of Feeling. This body, it is well known, has not abandoned its designs on Canada. On the contrary, its militia,' resources are daily receiving additional strength in money, arms, and munitions of war, and the circles all over the country are being formed into regiments of infantry and squadrons of cavalry and batteries of artillery, regularly officered and uniformed. At a hint from the government they would be ready to join any force of the regular or volunteer army detailed for the subjection of the British provinces. PARIS• (mom ()us ow, oolusroiruerr.) LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. Sittings at Nisi Prina.—(Before the Lord Chief J.% and a Special Jury.) Burr= V. BHAILPE. - 11142.. The further hearing of this cats was retuned Ski ts .„ lug. The same learned counsel appeared in the ems ;Z the former occasion. Mr. Kerslake said he was unprepared to fad th a t Coleridge relied for a verdict for the pl a i nt iff wiiil : ferenee to that part of the libel which ailed dto th . Merrick's charge. When the plaintiff applied is ilk court to know what the defence was to be the tong k ik that the allusion to Mrs. Merrick was no part of %I d and that there was no fear of any such svide tt . given by the plaintiff or received by the court. PARIS. FRIDAY Evonse. The trial of the libel case, " King of Prussia v. the Memorial Diplontatique," came on to-day before the Tribunal of Correctional Police. M. Lachaud, the great criminal advocate, whose laurels have been gained as prisoners' counsel, appeared on this occasion for the royal prosecutor. M. Dufaure was for the defence. The French law, in its wis- I dom, allows no report of libel cases. It will be remembered, however, that the Memorial Diplo matique charged the King of Prussia with having during the war in Bohemia "looted" a flock of choice Merino sheep, which he thought would be suitable for his private fold ; and accused one of his generals with having appropri ated to his own use a couple of valuable carriage horses, which he found in the stables of a lady of rank in whose country house he was quartered, and to which he took a fancy. Whether M. La chaud dealt with these charges by way of absolute denial, or confession and avoidance, I am Ardor ; tunately (no reporters being present) not informed. It would not be difficult to show that cattle driving was ono of the very earliest rights of war ; and if in the days of Frederick the Great a Prussian general had astonished the streets of Berlin by a dashing turn-out it would never have occurred to anybody to object that the horses admired had been pounced upon during a foray in an enemy's country. But in these scrupulous times a notion has grown np that an invading army is only to do the utmost harm it can to its enemy in arms ; that provisions and all other necessaries taken from civilians should be paid for at a reasonable rate, and that no officer or soldier is justified in confiscating private pro perty for his own individual use. These principles are now so universally recognised in the civilised world that it is not to be thought of that a great sovereign prince, commanding his army in person, and one of his principal generals, could pos sibly have infringed them for their own benefit. I therefore take it for granted that although the statutes of the French empire prohibit reports of libel cases, the King of Prussia must have had a short-hand writer present at the trial of this day ; and that, in his kingdom, where more liberal laws prevail, a full report will be published with all convenient speed, from which the falsity of the allegations of the Memorial Diplornatique will be made plain to all the world. Meanwhile the meagre note of the proceedings' furnished to me merely states that the trial lasted from noon to half-past 4 ; that MM. Lachaud and Dufaure fought the battle very hard ; that the public minister in a speech professing extreme impartiality rather leant to the side of the defence than to that of the prosecution ; and that ultimately the defendants, M. 011ivry, the manager of the Memorial Diplomatique, and M. Boutet, the signer of the article incriminated, were found guilty and sentenced each to a month's imprisonment and a fine of 100 fr. This is a light sentence for a grave libel upon a king. The printer, although the King of Prussia's counsel desired to withdraw from the prosecution as against him, was held by the court to be within its jurisdiction in such a manner that he could not be withdrawn from it, and the nomi nal sentence of 100 fr. fine was passed upon him. I repeat that further particulars of this case must, in the nature of things, be eagerly looked for and certainly forthcoming. The presiding judge at the above trial was M. Delesveaux. Baron de Goltz, the Prussian Ambas sador, at whose instance the prosecution was instituted, sat upon the bench, and thus had an opportunity of criticising the justice rendered to his royal master who is now swift to promise France the most liberal reciprocity in like cases. At the Bourse the Rente closed, with an improve ment of 15a. for cash and sc. for account, at 691 r. 65e., and 691 r. 60c. ; but Mobilier fell 3fr. 75c. ; Credit Foncier, 2fr. 50c. ; and Italian 15c. There was no remarkable feature. Mr. tierjeant Parry said that Mr. Coleridp, i s i t &dims to the jury, celled particular &Menai* is 1 1 , passages which referred to it. The Lord Chief Justice said the best course voili wayo th e d l i i d bel entif y y:i s ag insmed fie yet ,11, to take the opinion of the jury as to what was iig u k to be conveyed in that part of the libel, or Midleve l% m t b t e e nn it y l d t y h t 7 l inf is h: c t eni the ter t re h b i thatas no evidence hid bss gat to support the justification on that point, they Mt hi for the plaintiff, and on that lie would give the dduk leave to move. The Lord Chief Justice then proceeded to san serving that from the importance of the CM W deemed it advisable that they should come frssbtea aa sideration of the cue rather than they should on last night when tired out, having sat ao malt in a vitiated atmosphere, and probably mask w og The ease was one of considerable impeet eg i k the plaintiff, because upon their e le ,fig depend his petifeasional sauna as wells' hispst and private character. If it be true that he was a and an impostor, his character was irretrievably g est ly case was also one of considerable impartarm, a y voicing more or less the principle which inheenige conduct of public writers and their rupee* for what they write. It was alio ineideablj g importance how far the character and dignity g y honourable profession might be tarnished by rum* bad to a system of advertising and pubic m om no doubt that unless the statement could be judg e the score of tenth or privilege it was a libel, sad bay article was directed against Dr. Hunter be being la g by name. There war also a reference to the Wan* case of Mrs. Merrick and to hie New York sad Cleg g diplomas. In fact the defendant had not diegiedia be intended the article to apply to the pLintill. TEM. fendant had taken two grounds of defence—fint,fieigg had been written and published was true, sad as by the law of England, was not a libel, he was *kik what be had done ; and, secondly, that if 6 hit ia that, looking to all the circumstances of be the inference was that the plaintiff lad lea from bad motives and mischievous &km al it being a matter of public comma, k justified in writing on such a .matter and inn* the inferences be had set forth in the article. Nam against the plaintiff was that in dealing witlimedb most fatal diseases known to mankind ill lb intention and object of obtaining pin mai pdk he commenced, by hie book and advertem6 unnecusaaily and wantonly exciting the fan if im who read them, and on going to him he held tel y I lusive hope and prospect of a recovery or as al keel. and which be knew to be delusive, tampering lib k health of his patients, and aggravating Oa am stances. If that were a true charge, one call heli conceive anything worse, and the article, timeline tionably strung, and of exceeding severity, mum so than the circumstances of the case required. It at contrary, it was untrue, the plaintiff had engin* plain and had a right to expect damages at the bake jury. Bel had been acquitted on Mrs. Mukha* and though the article was inepportue I I respect, it bad not done him any barna. 11 wit pity the writer should have adverted te 6 a cumatance of that charge, whilst i some t t was peceeedigm • assuming it to be a charge having o stance, but in theory it had done the planing nadalim mien The main question between the parties was Melierk plaintiff's system which ho had propounded mai an honest medical writer and practitioner weelikele forward for enlightening the profession or besettill P er was it a system of quackery, ultra and dishonesty, put forward and asided those who might be the victims of 6la II lusion, and for the purpose of putting money in pockets of the person who punned it ; this vell 1 1 " depended on the character of the book and tie tuents which referred to it. The plaintiff ptetentill he was the only person who underling , true nature of consumption and bad bunt a cure for that which the medial 1 011 " had abandoned as hopelessly incurable. 'fin 0 0 ' tiff, in his book, entered into a description d were the MUMS of the complaint which were it'd with the recognised opinion. of the medicalploi and he proposed a remcdy by the a pplication eV by inhalation, which the medical Mario * sidered as entirely useless, and bad 011 40 . 1 . The main and pimvpal questions were--wteli plaintiff had put forward this book for the barei4 o of benefiting the profession and mankind or of VAN money into his pocket, and whether tbe mita II! a rticle had written it from a bons that he was discharging a pu bli c dety benefit of the profession and suffering bun, exposing what he honestly considered to be a attack upon a high and honourable protean , y e. the author of the book and advertisements bail money into his pocket. Verdict for plaintiff. Damages, on e finial* sid T e h r e jury v ret er ired dim at 25 minutes T ut 12 nob 0 COURT (Beforeo RIMER r. CHAPPELL. • lo deordo Mr. Serjeant Parry and Mr. M. L , Mr. Deane, Q.('., and Dr. Swabey for F the B J A u T d g E e O A N r i in August,lB6.s,leaving pperty worth betimes 4,000 f. He He hail made a will in 1655, by which be . the whole of his estate in equal share! amonels The testator,Wm. J. Si ni es, brewer, dreu ; but in April, 1861, he left hie favontat_ ao hire. Chappell, who had been his nurse annal s !! a property worth 1,800 f., directing the moo divided amongst the rest. This latter will WO Mr. James Simes, one of the brotbere,ol._!: tumid grounds. Tn person was himself e : air wy D D MIS he gave his evidence in such a rec kleo . n! 0 "7 counsel, Mr. Serjeant Parry, threwl•4 l 1, 7 pressed his deep regret tha t he eh.o did iF Cu been made the instrume nt of throw ing o r, sutr as 0 ,01. against Mrs. Chappell and the solicitor of MN The jury then found for the defendant. The wheat crop of the United States this year it is estimated will be 180,000,000 bushels; of oats, 272,000,0110 bushels ; of rye, 21,000,000; and of barley, 11,500,000. FATHER LACORDAIRE'S WILL.—The Cage of the will of Father Lacordaire has just come before the Impe. rial Court of Toulouse. As may be remembered, that learned Dominican at his death appointed by testament Father Jandel, also a memktr of the same commurity, to be hi; universal legatee. The will Was attacked by the brother of the deceased on the ground that Father Jandel was in reality only a trustee, and that the property was left to the order of Dominicans, which being a non-recog nised religious corporation, could not legally inherit. A sentence annulling the will was delivered at the Court of Castres, and the second suit was an appeal made by Father Jamie', who engaged M. Berryer as counsel, whilst the former judgment was defended by M. Albert on behalf of M. LouC Lacordaire. The court fully confirmed the former judgment, and declared the will to be null and void. A COLOURED SCHOOL.—The annual examination of the Philadelphia Institute for the education of coloured youth took place last week. The teachers of the institute are coloured males and females, and the education con sists of Latin and Greek classics, mathematics, history, geography, and composition. Coloured children of both sexes, between the ages of 12 and 19, were rapidly ex amined in Xenophon's " Anabasis " the Greek Testament, Virgil's " .Enid," Cicero's ora tions, Horace's 'poetry, plain and spherical trigonometry, Le gendre's geometry, algebra, mental arithmetic, history and geography. We heard during the two days' examination compositions read and declamations delivered upon such themes as "The essential feature of a republic," Music as an element of worship," " The education of women," " The age of Pericles," "The American congress," "The province of poetry," " Individual e ff ort," The new Rome," " The two Caesars." These performances were original and marked with thought of a high grade of excellence in the use of language and the structure of sentences, and were full of generous feeling and morality.—New York paper, Nov. 17. THE EMPEROR MA.XTMILIAN.—By latest advices from Vera Cruz, viii New Orleans, Maximilian was still at Orizaba, and in improved health, it is said. The improve ment is attributed to his recent sea voyage, which was undertaken, we now learn, for the sake of MS health, and not with the view of abandoning the country. Verily, this Mexican business is a muddle. One day we hear of abdication ; the next day's despatches tell us of the very opposite ;and thus it goes on—an endless roundof counter statements and mutual contradictions. The public must be consoled with the hope that it will be all cleared up in time. The attack on Matamoros, of which we have advices, seems to have left the situation unchanged, except as the failure shows a want of confidence iu Cortinas. General Tapia's death loses Juarez a valuable leader.—New York Tribune, Nov. 19. AN INDIAN MASSACRIC—Andrew Brockmann, one of the victims of the Indian massacre at New Ulm Mountain in 180, has arrived at St. Louis. Re experi enced the tortures of seeing his wife and four children murdered, and was then horribly mutilated, his tongue cut out, hamstring severed, his fingers cut, his hands maimed, his scalp torn reeking from his head, which had previously been perforated with three bullets ; but despite these wounds the unfortunate man survived, and was carried to Salt Lake City, when, he remak-ed in hospital for three years.—New York Times, Nov. 20. LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR THE ENLACING WEEK.—Monday—Royal Institution, at 2, Gene ral Monthly Meeting- Entomological, at 7 ; Royal Academy, at 8, " Anatomy," lir. Partridge ; Architects, at 8. Tues day—Horticultural, at 3, General Meeting and Lecture ; Engineers, at 8, " Light Railways " " Communication between Passengers and Guards on Railways," Mr. Preece. Wednesday — Literature , at 44, Meeting of Council • Geo logitnl, at " First Cataract, Upper Egypt ," Mr. ilawk shaw ; " Echincalermata from Sinai," Dr. Dunn ; " Drift of the North of England," Mr. Curry ; Society of Arta, at 8, "Trade in Foreign Cattle," Mr. Irwin. Thursday— Linnean, at 8, " Diatoms. elevates's, from Sword-fish," Dr. Cobhold ; " Morphology of Malvacete," Dr. Masters ; "Pauropus, a New Type of Centipedes," Sir J. Lubbock ; Chemical, at 8, " Synthesis of Formic Acid," Mr. Chap man ; " Alloys of Magnesium," Mr. Parkinson ; Royal, at 84; Antiguan's, at 8.. Friday—Philological, at Si, " Palmotyps : Representation of. Sounds by Ancient Ty ;" " The Dipthong Oy," Mr. ; Botanic, 3g.— Atheneum. THE POLICE COURTS. (TfilS DAY.) WORSHIP-STRE ET. ASSALLTING AS OFFICER. OF A 1001111,, A powerful young man, w ho g a v e the csVili , ; Dodd, was chaged with violently Tb constable of the r City of lon,lon 4 evidence went to show that let s b ie p resen t e d himself at the checkotake s entering the theatre some time SA after ske tie meut of the performance , and when a d . for said that he bad not renewed one courae could not, therefore, furnish one. worse for liquor, sonic trouble was tak o search in his pocket, but he refused, an and very noisy. At length it beam( Rawooon, himself a tall and p ow ' attached to the theatre, and wean% denoting it. This, however, had nod e Dodd, who, on an attemp t being denly struck Rawson a blow with his the violence of which could nth di was now clearly evinced by of Defendant laud that he was extreme occurred; be certainly was the wore ' The fact stood thus. He had gone begged pardon, the wrong house. the evening he visited the Cent. when he entered the theatre actual!, for the other, he being then in an , should not occur again. Rawson aid he hoped not. Mr. Ellison remarked that, under assault was a bad one, and most was not an excuse for it. A fine meat of 21 days must be ndicted. Mr. Dodd could not find the was oannsitted to piteous. ['eked ter. m e on la ta ken on •••• and bra ° s er! ne Deoefa l l werfel NA acing 11 .1:00 0 nr operll. Le i° Tel'els e11 00 ! fist be , •7.41 , f thorn be11...70 d mei, W e / 'w koii. ,e for irbi b 4l or i e tx, th the •fb ° u :0401 • )bridge M A 0 A Lally e l e vate. er gni e i°3 o ll° ,, I caul' , i s NI P e of 40i, ce 11 1 .' • spool. er g (avrrzies Trizaiume.) THE PRINCE OF WALES. BERLIN, DEC. 1. The Prince of Wales arrived here this morning, and proceeded to the palace of the Crown Prince. His royal highness is in the enjoyment of per. feet health. RUMOURED ABDICATION OF THE EMPEROR MAXIMILIAN. SOITTHAMPTON, DEC. 1. Advicea received by the Seine announce that a rumour was current at Vera Cruz that the Emperor Maximilian had abdicated. He was at Orizaba, and intended leaving Mexico in an Aus trian frigate about the 15th November. THE SPANISH PASSIVE DEBT. MADRID, Mc. 1. The usual monthly auction for the sinking fund of the Passive Debt took place yesterday. The prices fixed by the government were for the first in terior, 27 ; second interior, 15 ; and for the second exterior, 20.10. Private tenders were made at 25.70 to 27.10 for the first interior, and at 12.45 to 16 for the second interior. No offers were made for the second exterior. AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND. (Per the Seine.) SOUTHAMPTON, Ditc. 1. A commercial panic prevailed at Sydney. Many failures had occurred, and others were expected. The colonial treasurer's financial report of the public revenue was satisfactory. There will be a surplus in the present year of 70,0001., and for next year a quarter of a million sterling. It was ex pected the governor would establish a national bank. Mr. M‘Kinlay's exploratory tour to the north of Australia was a failure, owing to the heavy floods. It was thought that anew colony would beformed at Port Anson. The Tasmanian government offer G per cent. per annum to any company that will lay a telegraph cable between Victoria and Tasmania. The Legislative Assembly had rejected the bill for reducing the future governor's salary. The Hotitiki murderers have been sentenced to death. The Queensland government had imposed additional customs duties besides the ad valorem duty of 7/ per cent. .1 The wheat crops promised to be abundant. WEST INDIA MAILS. ARRIVAL OF THE SEINE.-YELLOW FEVER ON BOARD. SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY Blowu No. The West India Mail steamer Seine, Captain Revett, arrived in the river at 10.30 a.m. The health officer and other officials have gone down to her, but up to this time (11.15) they have not returned, and there has been no communication from the ship. 11.30 A.N. The small tender has just left the Seine, and will be in dock in the course of a quarter of an hour. The yellow flag is just run up to the masthead of the Seine. 11.45 A.m. The officials have just returned. There have been nine cases of yellow fever on board the Seine, and two deaths. A few convalescent cases remain under treatment. The ship is placed in quarantine ; the mails are being fumigated, and will be landed soon. Times (Second Edition). WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) SATURDAY, DMEMBER I, 8 LW. aT. W. 1% 1 .. - -,1 Kll to 1 12 Li D. 1 9. 1 829.9541 S.E. cocb 1 LeithAbcr 10.92 41! N.W. 1 1 . 8. be 1 Ardrussan. 29.89 3S E. 3 6 S. b— 2 Greencastle 29.82 S.E. 3; 8 S. rc 0.35 2 Valentla 29.73 19 I N. E. 1i 1 8. or 10.111 Cape Clear 29.63 40, &E. 5 4 8. mb 0,48 4 Liverpool— 29.8838! E.B.E. 21 4 8.8. E. of 1 I.lolybaul 29.x0 s. E. S 6 8. c 3 Penzance 29.72 43 & 4 8 S.S.E. co 3 Brest 29.75 32 B.E. 4 5 B.E. co 1— 4 fArient 29.65 30 N.E. 3 4 E. fb 2 Rochefmt 29.65 32 E.S.E. 1 S S E. b 1 2 Plymouth Weymouth Portsmouth 29.78 36 E. 4, 5 S.E. co S Lond.o 29.85 32 E. 12 4 B.E. 11,0 1— - Yarmouth... 2990 38 S. - 8 8. bo I 6 Scarborough. 214.80 40 S.E. 13 6 8. co I— 14 Shields 29.95 42 &S.W. 14 1 6 S.E. co Helder REMARKS. Yesterday and last night the winds were strong and eqtudly on our northern and eastern cowls, this morning they are chiefly southerly and easterly, light to moderate. Barometers have rhien a little in the west, but are unsteady there, whilst iu other parts of the British isles they have fallen. On our eastern coasts temperature has changed but little, but on our other eoasts It has decreased canal .erably, as much as 10 delta In placea Heavy rain has again fallen at Cape Clear. TREATMENT OF GREEK PRISONERS BY THE PORTE. —ln consequence, it is said, of the energetic inter ference of General Ignatieff, the lionise minister, the three Greek prisoners recently captured in Crete and brought to the capital, will not be shot as was, our infor mation states, first intended by the Porte. It is, how ever, hardly credible that the authorities can ever have really meditated the execution of any one of the three ; as, to say nothing of the certainty of repris►ls by the insur , gents, public opinion would not, we believe, have approved recourse to suc► ea extrtauitg.—Levaut Ba+sid• — Mr. 1 All he 1 a burde detench This hold at wick, I who 10 lk. tht i maker. ing bet good h It el render feet. 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