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Wrla.—r4 sh• priar, QUIN To T MORAL Tr Lori Tarls.—C•raire MT. • Herr Prom tato Dr aa I err BIUTANNIA. Tim Brim •• PRINCIIIPKAOOCE AND re' 41174110,11PITI: or. rouLtato at Kistml Y. Yen A. Ira—Aßl BWIDA TEN BLIND. HIGH WATIN AT LONDON DIADOIL Dar—ll..ims.A 414—........Aammia. (A. Tomotaair—lhellos. Mu Oft LONDON; B.4TURDAY, lAN. I. We are year by year making improvements in this Metropolis. We widen our thoroughfares, and project new streets through the most crowded quarters of the busy hive. We sweep away tenements which have held a family par room—the clouds of dust which accompany their destruction have scarce passed away before palaces for the rich, magnificent shops, and gigantic warehouses rise rapidly from their ruins. Then with pleasing satisfaction we congratulate ourselves on the great progress we have made. /tut do we ever sit down to calculate the cost of morality, the cost of health of body and soul, by which the transforma tion has been accomplished ? Somehow or other, wealth and poverty seem to advance with equal strides. Where wealth and luxury most abound, there too, as near, though perhaps invisible neighbours, may be found squalid poverty and wretchedness. In making our renovations, in supplying the demands of our cease las traffic, our reformers choose instinctively direction which sweep through the dwellings of the most abject poor. They gain a doable advantage. They remove a nuisance which offends the sight and, perhaps, other senses, sad they get their land at a comparatively cheap rate. The thorough fare opened, or the street widened, immediately advances thevalue of the land they have purchased, and 'huts occupies the place of LAZA avg. The proems very much resembles the means we take to prevent wretchedness, filth, and rugs from in truding themselves into our main streets. It is the imitation by society of the policeman's " Move " oci ; move on." This injunction is given to those who have nowhere to move to, save the work house or the prison. With our constant improve ments, we follow a class a little higher than these; a clam who have a habitation. We say to their dwell ings, " Move on ; move on ;" without providing any place to which they may move. The rich die tries drive out the poor, acid the poor become more and more hopelessly and helplessly poor. No doubt the unequal distribution of rates, and the support ing of the poor by the poor instead of the rich, adds greatly to the evil. Still other causes lurk behind. _ . We are told we must not infringe the laws of political economy, we must not interfere with the laws of supply and demand. if palatial residencies, gaudy shops, and piles on piles of goods, replace the poor man, it is because the poor man is out of place, and nothing can bo done to help him. Now we don't want to inculcate false political economy. NVhat we want to do is to show that a due attention to the welfare of the workers, to the sinews, bones and muscle, which co-operate with the brain labour of the higher workman to produce our wealth, is sound and high economy. We have been slowly learning this lesson in the country, thoxgh still there we have much more to loam. It has hardly yet been superficially examined in our towns. The best and most direct teachings of common sense are sometimes the last to be learned. We have been satisfied to hones oar soldiers in barracks, where a superficial cleanliness has deceived the eye of the inspecting officer, while it was forgotten that our soldier was a breath ing animal, and no one calculated how much air be needed to breathe by night. So we spent thousands and thousands a year in destroying the costly engines of war we had trained. Had we been dealing with trees and plants instead of men, we might sooner have discovered our error. In the country large Wallies were considered a nuisance, Mr. MALTrICS could hardly tolerate the idea of a rapidly growing pauper population. Now, we have learnt to consider farming as a profession and science. We have called machinery to our aid, we have made automaton labourers of iron, with breath of steam ►nd coal for food. With what result? A positive diminution of agricultural poverty—a pen ti we increace in the value of human labour. Oar country gentlemen no longer wish to encourage emigration. They beg in to appreciate the value of their labourers. Right and I, ft they find self-interest, as well as the prompting, of benevolence, teaching them that to take care of the working man's health, to improve his dwelling, ti feed and clothe him well, is the highest and moat paying political economy they have learnt. list it is but a few years since many and many a rich Isoclines-1 chuckled while lie bought up one little fret-hold and holding after another, till he cou'd eject all the labourers from the village in whose parish his farm was situated, fancying in this way that he had dispersed a hive of pauper manu facturers, while he reaped all the honey of their labour. Considering man es a machine, a mere labouring machine, ja.tice and benevolence being left oat of coasideratina, sound economy will bring us to much the same end. When we bad to dig our railway trenches through the land, and tunnel under our hills with the beet speed we could, we learnt that for a man to work well and quickly he mast be fed well with the best of food and plenty of it. The squire knew title feet wall long ago, so far as hone and hound were concerned. Both were well housed and ted. But eomehow or other the fact that man after all was a labourinirmaehine—aye, and • wetly one too—costly in proportion to the value of his labour, had escaped the attention of the political economist. Now to apply the same lesson to town u well am country. Our vast stores of goods imply labour, and human labour. Do our masters in the towns be think themselves where their labourers live and sleep ? The sportsman who works his horse and dog is careful to look well to their food and habitations, and to husband all their strength for hie work. Now with our perpetual " move on, move on," we Dead the workman miles and miles from the scene of his labours, or we drive him into squalid dens, where families are deueiy huddled together. If we send him tar away, if he has four or five miles to walk before Iw commences his work, and the same after his labours are over, we deprive ourselves of all the animal power and labour thus wasted. If living nearer, the close, mephitic atmosphere of an overcrowded, badly ventilated building far more effectually de prives him of his animal strength. Thus is a consi deration of some value in an economical point of view. But this is not all. Oar man is morally as well as physically deteriorated. Over-wrought and over-spent, he flies to spirituous drams to rouse his failing energies. Overcrowded localities not only breed physical plagues but moral pestilence. We build our prisons, and we strive hard to make them moral reformatories. But our exertions are paralysed, because we have to feed and lodge the rogue more comfortably than the honest labourer. We then take a step in advance; we establish our ragged schools ; we open our refuges for the desti tute ; we found institutions where the wandering Arab of our streets may learn the value of industry, Thus we strive to diminish the number of those who in reply to the policeman's "Move on," find their entrance into prison. Cannot we take another step in advance,—go to the very root of the evil ? Replace the moral jungle which breeds the inmates of the prison, the reformatory, the ragged and the Arab population, by fit dwellings for the habitation of the honest, industrious, working man? The experiment has been tried, only on a small scale compared with the pressing wants of the metro polis. The Metropolitan Association for Improving the Dwellings of the Poor have endeavoured to meet the wants as a commercial speculation. Their work is coMeiently prosperous to induce a continuance and far wider extension of its benefits. They have in vested something like 90,0001. in providing decent dwellings for the workman. They have constituted themselves a chartered company of landlords. They let their dwellings at a fair rental, not only to cover their expenses, but to make them a money return in the shape of interest and dividends. They discover that in the infancy of their work they have made some blunders and some bad investments, yet they have given wholesome comfortable habitations to between two and three thousand persona, and pat a dividend of between two and three per cent. into their pockets. They might have realised four per cent. had :it not been for an investment which expe rience has taught them is a loss rather than a profit. Now, if we add to this two or three per cent. in hard cash, the gain to the public at large, in reduced sickness and mortality, in a consequent reduction of pasperisation and loss of valuable life and labour, and in a reduction of that demoralisation which breeds the dangerous class of society—we must add a high moral per onstage to the mere maasy profit. Could not the City of London and its civic parliament take a hint from this, and do a really good work? They have improved the thorough lheea of the crowded City vastly, yet still more of this work must be dam. What ban they done for the labourers IA dick busy hive, whose habitation, they have rooted se They have built a magnificent castle at Holloway, bid that is for their criminal population. The site of the old Fleet prison still remains desolate, year after year the ground yields no return. Could not the Corporation follow the example of the Metro politan Association, and build a comfortable habits_ lion for some few of the labourers they have ejected from their dweliimp ? If the money return were lies profitable than some other tenants may give them in years to come, they would most assuredly get a return which no money can estimate. Cbc Court. WINDSOR, Dn. 31. The Prioce of Wales, the Princess of Leiningen, sad the Frisco of Leiningen, dined with her Majesty yes terday. Colonel the Hon. R. Bruno, Major Loyd Lindsay, and the Rev. C. F. Terser had the honour to be included. The band of the tad Ufa Ounrds wen in attondanoe, and perlbriond during dinner the Overture., " Oberea • Veber. le.. bears le Aleber ler.Yek _ Wall W e *Nee !Ne il fllallee ............ .14 or.rheer polka. " Leh " lldsroder. Bet Ilisjuty's privets toad sitseeords parksisstt n ths Drawbar-rem tbs Overtire. ................ 110000 ... " ' , wee ................ . ..... Molw. Der Urea ke Aiming& llubeet. Mink " Naeb ::: • . ........ Kreuuet. Clevpleta sad W M es _ Tits Queen and Pram Consort wanted fa the How Park this morning. end vimited the Dueller of Lest at Frorteorr. The Prince of Wales rode out ea berasheek, attended by Major Loyd Liattley. Despatches were mot from the Colontel-odScs yesterday to the Goveroons of the North American Provinces, end to the Governor of Bermuda. Prince Alfred, who is now being lard at Malta, wilt leave tar Egypt to-sonotr. The Duke iud Duchess of Montrose are expected ia toes ie a Ire days, from visiting the Commie of Powb, at Peale, Weleispool. The MarquiS and Marchioness of Exeter have re tuned to Burghley, from Heebner, where the noble mar quis and marchioness have been residing for eareral months Pte. The Count and Countries do Jarnac have arrived its town trots holland. Sir John Shelley, M. has left Merestleld Hone' for Ctilrk None, North Wales. The Workly Register states that tho death of the Sul of Orford cause so accord= to the number of Roma. catholic poem by the saccaraico of his eldest sea, Lord Walpole. a teacart to the Rowan catholic faith. The Aar. William Manifold Townsend, 8.A., wu on Thursday Soma to the perpetual curacy of Little lio bornagh, In Suffolk, on the nomination of the Provost sad Scholars of King's College, Cambridge. On the tame day the Rev. Daryl Morton Malay, A.M., was inarotuted to the amsolidated vicarage of Mutton' St. Aadrrat and the rectory Bartiaby St. John the Baptist, in Suffolk, on the prams tenon of the Maitre and Fellows of Gonville and Caina College, Cambridge. At Cambridge next week, on the 41h, the Honour Men will go in for their examination ; soda the 13111 thaw will go who offer theineehres for the ordinary degree only. W. (Combrodis bultpevide.f) bear there is great doubt is to lobo .ill be the Senior Wrangler ; there is no one named of decided prominence. Once more Mr. Robert Chambers contnidiets (through the colomaa of The beek.eller) the eater:mit that be is the author of the " Vestiges of Creation." It appears that his name is attached to the book as author in the British Museum catalogue, bet the was the act of au unauthorised ofinial. Borne of the proof shi-ete were forwarded to hits, sad it was in that way probably that the rumour originated. We (fferapatA) regret to hear that Mr. Chaplin ha. lately found hie health so bad a. to induce dim to resign the chair of the Bath Western Hallway Compaq. THE REVENUE. No. I.—An ABSTRACT of the GROSS PRO DUCE of the REVENUE of the UNITED KING DOM in the undormennoind pertods, ended December 91, 1868, comps td with the curreeping ponods of the preceding year. lif if .41 E d = I i ,IE 5 5 !v. - 5 - 5 r: : -5 ;j:lf i gNi I v t I 4 t"gp ; ... ::- i ; § ?4 Y :4E§ E ;1J tt I is r. ,1 EIEEI r J. 3 P P t t a _ X § "tt. ; ; ; ; ; p 1: M P P I f I t 1* 11 p N i I !- l!ii r P i i 1 - : i i i -...., 2 -§ ::. t. i I ze : 1 1 4 g i 1,, 1.4 "a rig No. lI.—INCREASE and DECREAS Quarter, Nies llsathe, and Year ended Deed as compered with the corresponding periods siding year. If furl ; j tl! itilii- gi F- g.. c I i ; i i i -€ I ' ' '4:.*:).5% I ZUIE I! lIIIIIIHI-1 No. 111.—An ACCOUNT showing the REVR NUK and OTHER RECEIPTS of the Quarter ended Detembir 81, 1868, the Application of the same, and the Charge of tbe Consolidated Fund for the said Quarter, together with the Surplos or DeSciency upon each Charge. Oenles Serer breed the are. et Ihe Cemildneed VIM. lev the Quarter reed Ikea $O MS, via: Greet Britain Inrad 213,011 !Ii eil Peres reevred le the Quarter ended Dee. SI, MU, S short In Meant 1. 14684631 Among mile/ le 1138 Owlet ended De 3. 11, 1111, repinsitatAdume 4r Pub 66 Works, .... 139.131 Z17,374;41 BSll.llft, being the Deficiency on the ]let Dee., le* upon the Charge of the ConeAdated rand Itt Great 10 item, to meet the Diridende sad other Charm pay ehie In tee Quarter to Keret 31, 1113 e, sad for 'fhb& [...chequer Lila (Deficiency) artll be leaved Le thee Quartsr L 7,824 127 atoolant spelled est of IN beer ter the Cliewleraeled Deo. li t I On. is redemption of Itodietsser 11111 s (Del. money) for tle Quarter ended eept. SO. IRS* ... Amount applaed oat of the Ireome to Supply nervieem in Me Qsarter ended Dee. 3s, 1050 Owes of ter Consolidated rend toe the Quarter ended Dec. 31,, 1138, Ma.: Internet of dm Ptranaseat Data Terminate Dent 1144171 Interest of Embosser Els (Delleiney) NU The QvU Lit Otbrr Charges on Caeeehdated Fad 316,1110 advances foe Patio Works. 105,6111 1,4344110 Serolss Mance beyond the Chem ef the Carol/dated Pond, for the boamer ended Dee. 31, DM, Ms. Great Etnima Ireland. -. - --smsos - moos 617,1118.U1 Those who are anxious to add to the decorations they already weer the tribute of the Turkish government to their gallant:37, will be glad to hear (says the United Service Go tette) that forty-seven thousand modals have arrived for distribution to the British army mad navy. They sre very mall, with • ring awned, for feellitating impulsion. On the Mimes of the medal are three eenam sad three flags; on the reverse thouiame of the Balta.. Mr. H. Lea!ie . .' Biblical cantata Judith will be Wormed at St. Martin's Hall early In March, with Mine. Viardet, Mr. Sim/ Reeves, and Signor B&lM*j, in the parte ming by them at Birmingham. hisdame Viardot is expected in London eery shortly. Piccolomini during her stay in Boston has given the Bootee critics an opportunity of discussing her maim, rags:ding which they hold dicers opinions, The Courier thinks " her voice is delicate, small, and poseesse. a freshness that almost always sceompankie yank. It is es limited in compass as is power ; shs somedsoss transposes Dotes, sometimes retards the time atemeively ;" awl io re gard to hat histrionic powers, says they ste "naked too Madame Celeste appears at the Lyceum Theatre as Monday, Ina nee and eriglaal dream At the last meeting of the Dramatie Authors, at Par* M. Melamine reported that the great grand-dangbtrr of Recto* was sainted, at the expense of the society. modestly but respectably, in a convent at Blois. The young lady is stated to make more sall.factory progress every year— end to be proud of being named the adoptive daughter of the Society of Drsenstie Authors. The executors of the will of Stranger, MM. Per rotut sad Peal Stamm, at Paris, have published an adver tisement, by which they Melts all those who have received letters from the late poet, to co-operate in the publioation of • complete editiwa of the Correspondence de Berenrr." All conlributlous sae to be addramed to 11. Perrotio, 41, Bs. Poste/se Moberg. In the course of the performance of the second act of a ballet called Monte Oneto at the Theatre ltoyal at Turin a few nights ago, a lee suddenly broke oat in the dies. A acenerishifter, neared &atoll, in extinruiahled it, fell us to tie stage. sad ram dreadfully Injured. Hopea are, however, ea tecteined that be will reco•r. The Ire wee (fa other, sod the performance coatased. X p G ~ t 1 Er ti c Er ili in the bar 81,1868, at the pre- LATEST INTELLIGENCE. DISTURBED STATE OF AUSTRIAN ITALY. Letters received to-day from Milan contain ac count' of a somewhat serious fray which occurred thaw on Sunday last. It appears that about 6 p.m. some hot-headed young men stopped a soldier who was smoking and bade him throw away his cigar. Upon his refusal to comply, one of them gave him a slap on the face, whereupon the soldier began laying about him, calling for assistance. His comrades hastened to the spot with drawn swords, and the affray might have become serious, had not a patrol opportunely arrived. The correspondents say that the assailants had begun to unpave the streets and throw stones at the military. Other dis turbances of a slighter nature took place at the same hour in other parts of Milan and at Pavia. Some tarbulent individuals threaten to burn the clothes of people going to the theatres with nitric acid, and proclamations are secretly circulated, enjoining every one to avoid public amusements during the approach ing carnival. The University of Pavia is to be closed on aooonnt of the demonstrations of the students. SERVIA. A communication from Path of the 26th, in the Universal German Gazette, says :—" In consequence of the deposition of Prince Alexander, pronounced by the Skupschtina of Servia, a brigade composed of two battalions of infantry and a battery of artillery have received orders to quit this town by railway, and to remain at Smith and in the neighbourhood." A private letter from Vienna, of later date, states that 13,000 infantry and a great deal of artillery, occupying eight trains, had passed through Path for Semlin, and that 10,000 more men were expected immediately. This letter states, however, that not withstanding this serious demonstration, the general opinion at Vienna was that the affair would speedily be settled, without any grave consequences. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (11011 001 owx PARIS, FRIDAY Evsmixo, Among the new year's promotions and appoint ments in this day's lifondeur (which by the way are but a small fraction of those which will be made) I only Sad two of any general interest. The first is the appointment of M. de Thorigny, senator, to be First President of the Imperial Court of Amiens. He, it will be remembered, wu the head of that ministry which received the' sobriquet of the ministere des commis, because it was appointed to execute the orders of President of the Republic while he wu meditating the coup d'lMt. It was M. de Thorigny who read to the National Assembly the famous message of November 1861, foreshadowing the re-establishment of uni versal suffrage. The other remarkable name in the list is that of M. Faidherbe, governor of Senegal, who is made a colonel. He wu the true founder of that colony, and rained it from being a mere market place for a few gum merchants to its present condition. General M'Mahon, who was staying at his ebitean in Normandy, has received orders by tele graph to proceed at once to Algiers, on aooount, as it is supposed, of some disturbances among a tribe of the Awes Mountaios, in the province of Constan tine. The Ann% is a chain of hills running from the Grand Atlas into Tunis. The &eele says it has reuon to know that the commission appointed to settle the amount of indem nity to be paid by Portugal to France in the affair of the Charles et Georges has reported that the proper sum will be 336,000 fr., of which 80,000 fr. are to be shared among the crew. It is rumoured that Marshal Castellano will be re called from the high command which he has so long exercised at Lyons to aasume the functions of Grand F.euyer to the Emperor, an office which has remained vacant since the death of Marshal St. Arnaud. Marshal Canrobert will probably succeed Marshal Cutellane at Lyons, and will be replaced at Nancy by Marshal Randon, the late governor of Algiers. The Stirle remarks that the warning given to the Charente Napotionienne is the first that hu been given to any journal einoe M. Delangle's advent to office. The Charente journal, which is an Imperial ist, has petitioned the Emperor against the warning, and has sent him a copy of the articles com plained of. M. Brochant de Villiers, who (as the Moniteur announces) has just been elected deputy for the Seine and Oise, was the least governmental of the three candidates. I have already mentioned that the first election was void, and that the government did not profess to have any candidate at all, but secretly used its influence against M. Brochant de Villiers. The numbers stood as follows at the definite close of the poll: M. Broehant de Villiers M. le Comte G. de la Rochefoncauld M. le Marquis de Labriffe The commission appointed by the Minister of State to settle a universal diapason has concluded its labours. The report is drawn up by M. F. Halevy. M. Jules Pasquier, the brother of the celebrated chancellor, has just died. Yesterday afternoon the enjoits de troupe of the let Grenadier Guards, about twenty-flve in number, had the honour of being presented to their comrade, the Imperial Prince, at the Tuileries. There was considerable fluctuation at the Bourse connected with the operations for the settlement. The Rent* for account, after opening at 'Mfr./ie. and recovering to yesterday's price (73fr. 10c.), closed at 72fr. 90e., with a fall of 20c. For cub there was a fall of 10c., the last price being 72fr. 900. Mobilier was, as it has been for some days past, very firm it only fell lfr. 23c. Railways were lfr. or 2fr. higher. THE WEST INDIA MAILS. (IT tIACTRIC TILLIOLTIO (►lOll °VII OWX CORAMPOINDRXT.) SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY. The Atrato has arrived with the West India mails. She left St. Thomas's, Dec.l9. Amongst her cargo is specie to the value of newly one million dollars, two-thirds of which is in silver. Amongst the passengers is Mr. Lemon, late charge d'Affaires at Mexico. The Magdalena had not arrived oat at Bt. Thomas's. A large English squadron is mustering at Grey Town, with the express determination, it is believed, of resisting by force the lending of fillibasters, end to be capable of contending with American ships of war, if necessary. . - Garcia, the governor of Tampico, ham been com pelled by a Spanish rquadron to promiee to refund the forced loan and to Palate the Spanish flag. The liberal party are in possession of every place but the city of Mexico. Sir Gore Ouseley is gone across to Panama. A large part of the city of Valparaiso has been destroyed by fire. Damage, three million dollars, of which about one million seven hundred thousand dollars is covered by insurance. THE UNITED STATES. (fir lODINE AND IRISH ll•ONWTIC TELZOLWI.) (POOR OUR OWN 001JIMPONDIXT.) LIVERPOOL, Ilmiuur. _ _ The Steamer Persia has arrived, having left New York on the 22nd. She brings 63 passengers and 676,417 dollars specie. The steamer Ariel, from Southampton for New York, put into Halifax on the 20th, short of coal. The news is of slight importance. Congress was engaged principally discussing the project of a rail road to the Pacific, and a bill conferring rewards on those engaged in the war of 1812. In the House a bill providing for the organisation of the territory of Balico had been read three times. Notice had been given by an administrative member of a bill for the revision of tariff, and for a resolution calling for information relative to the trade with Eng land and France. Members of Congress were again exhibiting a pugnacious spirit. There bad been a renoontre in the street between two members of the House. Account. had reached New York which led to a revival of hope respecting the success of the Atlantic Telegraphic Cable. Signalshad been transmitted along the submerged wire, indicating great progress towards restoring the continuity. Late advice. from Mexico show no change in the state of affairs there. The French Admiral Penand had arrived at Vera Crus. The advance in sterling exchange had checked business for the Persia, and led to the shipment of specie. Although the market was quiet, it ,closed firm at 1091 to t for bills on London. Money continued very abundant. Stock had shown some activity, but at lower prices. Closing rates were New York Central, 83; ; Illinois Central, 66k; Cen tral Banks, 84; Elie shares, 17k. Cotton at New York was quiet, and southern market. were dull, and rather low. Receipts of week, 138,000 bales. New York produce markets exhibited little or no change ; in pork a little speculative demand had again sprung up, and prices of Mississippi were again fifty cents higher. ITALY. (FllOll On OW col NICE. Dic. 26. The Grand Doke Constantine hu returned from his visit to the court of the Tuileries, and the Rus sian fleet is once more at anchor in the Bay of Villa francs. The steam yacht Rurik arrived this morn ing at the latter port from Toulon, and the Grand Duchess Constantine, sharing the general impression that her husband was on board, drove over to Villa franca to meet him, but was disappointed. The High Admiral did not make his appearance until six in the afternoon, when the Retrizan, line-of-battle ship, steamed into the bay, followed at very irregular distances by the remainder of the squadron. The Grand Duke landed, and immediately proceeded to Nice, where his appearance attracted very httle pub lic attention. Lions are very short-lived in this cli mate, and the cariosity of the public is now directed towards the Prince de Carignan, cousin to the King of Sardinia, who is to arrive here to-morrow even iag with the mission of complimenting the King of Warts mberg and other august visitors, in the name of his sovereign. While the S ardinian government is giving daily proof. of its religious tolerance—the last two in stanoes being the opening of a Protestant church in Genoa and the facilities given to the project of a Russo-Greek church in Nice—the clerical party on this coast is actively pursuing its intolerant course. At De la Pietra, a village near Finale, a certain number of the inhabitants having met to read the New Testament, expressed a desire that M. Mars eille, of the Italian evangelical church of Genoa, should expound to them the Scriptures. This cler gyman joyfully consented, and he proceeded to lie la Pietra on the 12th inst. on his sacred mission. But the local magistrate, at the instigation of the priests, arrested him while engaged in his mission, along with two of the principal members of the oongregation,and transported them to Finale. Proceedings were at I once taken against them, on the strength of Article 164 of the penal code, which refers to the effects of religious strife on public tranquillity. The persecuted individuals at once protested against the arbitrary measure taken against them, and communicated with the superior magistrates. An order for their imme diate release was at once issued by the latter, the Article 164 having been abrogated by the law of 6th July, 1854. It is to be desired that the offending and offensive magistrate, with his fanatical advisers, should not be allowed to interfere, unpunished, with the liberty of the subject. In Genoa a vessel was launched three days ago, and named "A. Milano," after the soldier who attempted some time ago to assassinate the King of Naples. The authorities at once interfered, and ordered that a name calculated to excite the legiti mate complaints of an ally, should he removed. The vessel was consequently re-christened " L'Unito." General Garibaldi is passing a few days in Nice, where he is respected and liked. lie is one of the few public men who rose to eminence in Italy in 1848, and have preserved the good opinion of their followers and of the people. Honesty of pur pose and integrity of conduct have, in his instance, met a deserved reward in the esteem of the public. The officers of the garrison of Alessi/Idris—where, by-the-bye, the wotks are at a stand-still, in spite of the declaration to the contrary of certain Pied montese journals--have established a first-rate club, on continental principles, that is, pro vided with a concert-room, fencing-room, library, reading-room, &c. The Sardinian officers live more on an equality than those of the French service, to whom they are infinitely superior in point of education and breeding. Unre strained freedom will consequently reign in this club, which cannot be said of certain French institutions of a similar character. Alphonse Karr, who resides here, has met with considerable financial success in his new series of " Guepes," and is at present deriving the large annual profit of 40,0® francs from his weekly issue. The state of things in France, where of course reside the majority of his subscribers, does not admit of that freedom of criticism which distinguished the brilliant " Gu4pes " of old. Nevertheless the wit of M. Karr struggles successfully with the barrenness of the land. 'I nere are, however, three names which figure really too often in this gentleman's produc tions ; and he labours under a monstrous hallucina tion in supposing that the public cares one Suez Canal share for his friend Leon Gatayes, for his enemy the very fast Princess de &Imo, and for his dog Freyschiits. Paris bag not yet assumed that gaiety for which in the winter it is renowned. Under the last two kings it wes the fashion for people of rank to come to town at the end of autumn, but now the English custom of keeping away to January or February is imitated. The French Parliaments wed, too, to be called together M November or December; now, like ours, they never meet before January or February. The Emperor and Empress intend to open the gay wson by • grand ball at the Tuileries en the 11th, and their example is to be followed in due order by all the great dignitaries of state, sod even by the senators ; hie Wisely having caused them to be told that hr exports the large solarise they receive to be not howled, but epeut to encourage trade. Our sot beiesaireee, Leidy Cowley, it also about to give • ball. A telegram from Menetlles says that " Mr. Galway, the English consul at Naples, km died from the effects of a fen." TER DRAMATIC COLLEOL (From the Era.) It will be satisfactory to the friends of the drama to know that two distinct offers of land have been made to the provisional committee. One plot consists of five scree, situate near the Woking-station of the Loudon and South- Western Railway, and is presented as a free gift. The other combas of from fire to seven acres, termite at Garrard's croon. This is oopyhold, but the owners of the manorial rights are reedy to render all the assirtanoe in their power to make it se available as if it were freehold. In these c ats the committee are dealing with partial whose promisee ars to be relied upon. The benefit which took plow at the Royal Surrey Theatre, on Wednesday, the 22nd ult., produced about 1001. Through Mr. Heavy H&Wei , of Stratfonion• Avon, th e csotamittes hays received 6U. 16.1., the result of an amatew performence, and soma eubscriptions, particulars of which are given in one of this Warwick newspapers. . . Si; William Don, who has started to fulfil some provincial engagement., has undertaken to seed once a week, during period of three months, half the receipts of each Friday swain(' performance, to which he and Lay Don will be entitled, under engagement., which @etude Friday nights foe their benefit, and secure to them a clear moiety of the re ceipts. Other generous off.re have also been acknowledged. A general meeting of the rubscribers is to be held at the New Royal Adeiphi Theatre, on Wednesday, the 12th inst., to authorise the committee to accept one of the other gifts of land, now proposed to them, and, at the aame time, to approve other proceedings the advaiteed state of the in. etitution jurtifies. We believe one of the objects is to pro cure a Royal Charter. The Senates Academic= of the University of Edinburgh, at their neasdag of Saturday, eoeferred tfu degree of LL.D. on Charles 'Leedomll, Esq., Professor of Greek in QlNlelell College, Wiest. THE BRIGHTON ill estimated that the half-year's dividend will be 31. 10e. per cent, making, with the previous MN year's dividend, 6 (iii) per Oat. for the year 1868, the same es for the previous year, 1157. Thu the high dividend of this company keeps up, and the company substantially improves every year.—Berepath. ECIPSTIPIC MEETINcS OF TILE WEElL—Tuesday, Jan. 4 1869 • Royal Institution, 3 p.m.. Professor Faraday on " Metalline Properties—Strength, Welding, Mageetime, do. •" London and biliddlewx Arcbrcologioal Society, 4 pam.. council toesdng. Wednesday, Jest. 6 Royal Society el Literature, 8.30 p.m. • Oeological Society, 8 p.m. Threw day, Jan. 6 : The Royal Satiety, 8.30 p m., Mr. Coyle', "A Sixth blear* on Quentin ." Rev. S. Rernsbaw, on " The Mathematical Theory of Sound ;" Dr. Hofm aan, eserchee on the Phosphorus Bases, Part Pb reined Urea; and contaibutione towards the Hietoryrt: Menantinse;" Royal Institutlem, 3 p.m., Profane:le Faraday I on "Metalline Properties—Three States, Alloys, Zoologioel Society, 3 p.m. • general business. Friday, Jas. 7 : Archaeological Institut e of Great Britain end Deified, 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8 : Royal Institution, 8 p.m., pro. lessor Faraday on Metalline Properties—Voltaic Babory. Royal &Made Society, 2_ p.m. Tin EXHIBITION OP 1 881.—The exhibition of 1861 in a feat l It will take place, and be admirably well carried out. The lit - trate COWthiAlliollo,ll will, with the products of the people's freely-bestowed shillings, mote, as the 26th but., all-efficiently to the aid of the Bi:4cm corn miesionirs. The site is settled—not at distant Sydenbere— not at agowcovered Batta resa—but on the very ground i m ei t. by the commiseioners of Fifty-one through the of the people. Who that ever saw has iT th=tryde-park Pa of 1851? Nor will the of 1861 be forgotten in 1871. The site of Sixty-tee is bean than the site of Fifty-one. It I. only over the way, the other aide of the great thoroughfare bending to kingly Kensington, the Star and Garter et Richmond, end %Vohs'', time honoured Palm" at Hampton Court. A railway is alto in formation for the purport of pouring in the well hec but denesly-crowded, inhabitants of the manufacturing die tricts of Regland.—/liestreted Loudon News. _„ WILLB.—The will and two codicils of Major. Genaml Bir Wra. Raid, G.C., lets of Malta. formerly of the Royal Engorge, who did on the Slit of October, at his renames, Glouorster-terrace, Hyde park, wee proved in London on the 4th of December, by the Rev. Chrig,Gore Gambler Gambier, the sim-in. law, one:of the eiginters. Power reserved to the Lord Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry, the brother.ln.law, and the Rev. Aar 0. Lawsialw his son. The personalty was sworn under 40,000‘. He has bequeathed his property chiefly to his four Jarvis* daughters, who are the residuary legatees. There area In lignite sad inanities. The will was made in Decree*. 1849 ; the flog codicil in 1856 ; and the lag on the 26th ol October, 1858—three days previous to his deresis.—Rhs. tread London News. THE MANCHESTER ART TREASURES EERIE. TlON.—ne report of the executive committee has jut op peered, in an octavo volume of 103 pages. It states that the receipts from all waned amounted to no,sau, and Hid ths balancs to the credit of the committee is 3041. 14a. It, est of which they have yet to pay one or two trilling claims. A HOUND WEDGED IN A RABBIT BURROW.— , A short Wu ago, after a days bunting in a cover in this neighbourhood, a favourite and valuable bound was mints& On the day following a strict search was made for him:tiara* and it was supposed he must have been accidentally Out or had got entangled in a bungle. On the Monday followings one of the party heard the moan, of some animal in distrew a the noise proceeding from underground. This being nide known to the keeper, the earth-stopper 'nu troon In atter , dance with his spade, and after a little labour, the poor animal ers found tightly wedged m • rabbit burrow. He was speedily extriourd„ apparently but little, it tiny, the 110101 for his five days incarceration, lunch :o the joy of all, ha being a regular "good un."—/Isaatrx Erpras. THE SULTAN AND HIS CREDITORS,—A Constan tinople latter of the 111th December, in the Nouvelliett of Marseilles, says :—" A demoutration took place • few dm ago, on the part of the person. who supply the palace, sod whose accounts still remain unpaid. The Sultan was oo his way from Top Hand, where he had breakfasted, to the p lace of Dolma Biktcht% when he was met by an assemblage of nearly three hundred of these crediters, who crowded round the imperial cartire calling for justice. The first movement of the Sultan, at finding himself sur rounded by this crowd, who were uttering loud cries, wee to lay hold of the hilt of his sabre, but, soon, discovering the pacific character of the darnel:nitration, he ordered that three of the creditors should be delegated to call on Had Bey, who should that very evening rec.ive the necessary orders on the subject of the claims. The following day three of the principal creditors waited on Haki Bey. who sent them to Riau Pubs, the president of ths commission formed for the settlement of the account. of the civil limy but which ha. only held one or two sittings, for Intone sakes Rix= assured them that all their accquota should be page but that at present funds were wanting. Meantime, many of these unfortunate men, who are pressed by their own creditors, have been obliged to suspend payment. and revival of them have bairn completely ruined. A similar demon• etnation was made two days after by the workmen of the imperial buildings." SYDNEY &Mit RETITED ON THE. BANKS OF THE M sssss re t.—An article on Edgar A. Poe, in the EdiabrrgA Review for April of the treseet year, calls forth the ludigne don of the IVashrilk Gazette. which, after deacributt the reviewer's remarks es refined Billingagate," reproves Syd ney Smith, whom it conceives to be the author, in the follow ing terms:—" If the Rev. Sydney Smith, the editor of the Edinburgh Review, had more of the scholar and lees of na tional prejudice, be would bare devoted the time expended in the before-mentioned paragraph to a much batter purpose by • more critical analysis of the writing. of Poe. In fact. we think that the author of the " Raver." sod " Annabelle" id above and beyond the critical acumen of the reverend gentle man." _ AN OPERA COMPANY ON ITS TRAVELS.—A correepoudeut of the Nem Task Post, who wee a follow traveller with Ullman's opera company, in the steamer Connecticut, • few night" vers a tivroo in 5 rivet. letter, floe hollowing intelligencei—" The opera company, numbering something (Ivor • hundred. kept too a prodogieux jabbering an theta:ad—French, Engli.b, Italian, German. and what not Formes took two of the ballet or chorus women under hie special charge, and saved them and others all night with storied and Imitations of age and doge. Others gang— and very finely, teo—in the hold, having first obtained hi eDirsrioo various bottles of wine, brandy, &or Tomato. state-room seemed to be the besdocittarters for liquor, but although many of the Italians and Germane were exhiliratoul, none were' dloorderly. The prime dooms kept apart moody. and Ghioni derived comfort from • ler dog. On the land journey from Stonington to Boston the chorus people took possemion of the boat car, and filled It with to bac co smoke. It was altogether a funny company." MEDICINE. OR No MEDICINE.—Dr. Jacob Btgelow boo just published a work, In Amick% on the " Rationale of bledieine," in which he says I gnome!, believe that the unbiassed opinion of moot medical men of found judg ment and long expsairnom is made up that the amount of death and disaster in the world would ho loge, if all dismal were left to itself than it now is tinder the multiform, tack le/re, end contradictory mode* of protean.. good aud bad. with whirl" practitioner" of adverse denomination' carry on their differences at the ezpenee of their vetivers." Gus ACCIDENT.—A lamentable accident occurred at the holm* of Mr. M. Mitchell, farmer, at Oreystonee. Monday Wheatley, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, on evening last. Mr. Mitchell's son bed been out shooting. and, on returning borne, he left the gem, loaded but without • cap, on a rat above the fire. Some time when the family were 'rated round the fire, M:. fte li= took down the gun. Not knowing that it was chargsd, h. put a cap upon the nipple, and tried to blow oat the candle by way of eroue•ment. Tbs eldest daughter of Mr. Mitch who wee seated nearly opposite her father. at • dietanoe ol hut fur or five yards, wsa severely wounded on the loft side, end the other mashers of the fatoily was thrown lab) • peat* of great onatenfialon. Mr. Jebb, purger's, Halifax. was early in attendance, On examining Mire Mitchell he found thirty shot wounde. neerly all n the left side; ad prioceed in catenating eight shots. Hopes are panatelas& of her recovery. Had it not hewn for the thkknass of bat clothing where the shots penetrated, she would pobtaill have been Wed an the apt. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 1, 1859. 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