The Express. — London, England, 1859-12-31 00:00:00

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It le a period which we may look hack upon, in all earning time, without shame, if not with gratifieatioo, as ftir u ear national character and oondast an asecorasi. It has Use a seassa of proof of oar loyalty and preview. So also has the goad messed at Imam sad of our spirit, prudence, and definite principle la ear Ihnign relations. The close of the year finds as MIS clear than before about the grounds and spirit of our policy ; more satisfied of oar sabstsatial unanimity as a free people; and more smashed and elevated in our citizen temper than it was possible to be in a tranquil time, and amidst the everyday life of nations. We have wet maeh that is painful to look back upon; sad a great deal that we have reason to rejoice is. Aasoog the richest of the blueing* of the year has been the restoration of national security, by mease of the renovated martial spirit of the people, and the patriotic impulse communicated by the aspect of the Continent. The progress made in the reform of the army is considerable. We wish we could say, in our military system; but the Purchase system stil exists. AU that can be effected while it holds iN ground is now done with a real and thoroughness aakaown in our experience and that of our fathers. •fie reforms recommended by the Sanitary Commis- Mon of the Army are successively coming into action ; and we have now the Medical School, ' Council, organisation, and improved position of medical officers which were necessary to secure the health of our soldiery. They are now cared for in all means of health, education, comfort, and pleasure, r as no British army ever wu before; and we I look far a proportionate elevation of cha • meter in the force, as the profession becomes desirable for, and attractive to, a higher class a of men. The practical establishment of coin- petitive examinations, on the threshold of military office, is the virtual doom of the Purchase system ; and those examinations hays obtained fresh sanc• tion and authority this year. In our naval interests we have not advanced so far. The Admiralty has not yet redeemed its character as the War-office is doing; but we are moving on towards reform, and are resolved on efficiency in that department• Vigorous measures have been taken for the pro viding end manning an adequate fleet; and the behaviour of our Channel fleet in the tremendouv storm of the 26th of October shows that we have not trot our seamanship. Our Volunteer movement spe►ks for itself. The spirit is fine ; and if there are defects and mistakes. either it principle or from absence of general pens triples, in the practical realisation, it is well that we should ba early aware of them. This year hue evolved the patriotic and martial spirit, and brought out a good deal of the raw material of the most Imitable force in the world. Next year ought to afford and apply a comprehensive organisation of this na tional force, and to open wide the door for a popular entrance into it. National defence is an affair in which there should be no respect of persons except on the ground of a higher manhood; and the time has gone by when there was danger in teaching the use of arms to the balk of our people. After all that remains to be done, the year 1839 will always have the honour et having originated a national defence which will keep danger not only at arm's length, but below the horizon. Such troubles as have arisen in the interior of the kingdom have not been of • political character, except the sedition of the Phirnix Secret Society in Ireland, the culprits in which were dismissed with a fright and a warning, alter more or less detention for trial ; and the recent agitation among a portion of the Irish catholic on behalf of the Pore's temporal dominion. Both are ill-grounded, and therefore ephemeral. Some serious rioting was caused in the spring by the iojadicioits attempt of HATAZZI to attack Romania= in the Galway district. Nearer home we have had disturbances on affairs of religious administration, in which there has been, as in all such cum, much mutual provocation, and abundant bigotry, presumption, and sacrifice of greet things to small on the part of innovators, with considerable evidence of fallibility on the popular side. The metropolis has bees divided into thirty districts iry a Climb Defence Association for the purpose e( re- noting unwelcome legislation, and other restrictions distasteful to Churchmen as such. No lass zeal must be shown by ecclesiastical authorities in preserving the rights of the laity, and the liberal scope of the li Establishment, unless their Church is to become a scandal in the Protestant world. Such cases ea Mr. Poota's in the spring, and the recent disturbances in St George'. in the East, are heard of far and wide, and will do taisebied where nothing is known of the faithful and peaceful ministrations of a devoted clergy, in their quiet parishes. Church questions have owed a geed deal of anxiety during the past year ; and they will secasioc wore and more till the sathenties mom themselves more adequate to their (auction. The Church-rate question is obviously sear its settlement ; and further reforms may pro bably follow oa Its trwk. This was the year destined to clear op the mystery of oar Polar explorers. Lady FRANKLIN'S little yacht, the Fez, returned in September, and Captain M'Curiroca bee presented the world with the las* particulars of the fate of Frustums and his gallant company. Amidst the gesetal proud sorrow for their loss, it is some comfort to know that the old commander himself died, not of hardship and starva tion, and weary battle with despair, but in his own ship, before the worst of their sufferings overtook hie comrades. The great geographical problem has been sabred, and the chapter of our naval history which his been so interesting to our generation—the min of Polar explorations—has been closed this year, at least till it can be extended under less perilous conditions. We have been to wheal again in Science and Social Study, as we are likely to do every autumn henceforth. The British Association meeting at Aberdeen, under the presidency of the Palace CCIN• son, and the Social Science meeting at Bradford, under that of Lord SUAFTESBURY, yielded mush wisdom and high satisfaction to large assemblages of the most cultivated minds in the nation. Our festive celebrations have been remarkable; the BURNS cen tenary in January, the HANDEL centenary in June. sad that of Scutum' in November, form a singular group for one year. The performance of sonic of HANDEL S oratorios on the scale possible in the Crystal Palsce constitutes in fact an era in the hie tory of music in England. It is worth notice that the great traditionary place of amassment to while se many associations era attached has this year dis appeared. Vauxhall closed in July—the ground being wanted for the improvements of the day sheet/sr sort of demolition, which violated no agree_ else nesociations, took place in February, when the lest *owlet hulk. the Stirliny Castle, was vacated, and the staff broken up. That terrible institution, the hulks, is abolished. Some cheering social changes have taken place, by means of seal and kindliness which are themselves full of social promise. The Early Closing movement and that for the Entardaylialf-holiday have madeg rest 7le astescit for the quarter coded this day is, no that tee the whole year, extremely favourable. The total increase epos the qmster, which is shoat 110,0001., would be upwards of ;00,000i. bet M as oesideatol dieniaatium outer the heed of mill oelloommem attributable to the very large receipts from the sale of old stores is the cum/speedier quarter of the pmeedimgyear. to Ututoms there is as moms* of about 12,0001. Excise shoos as smeelem of about Ki 4,0001. Lod sad Amused Taxes exhibit as iacroase of 4 I .1 ma Tata lasses Tan yields an Increase of about 390,0004. owiag to dot sortooot,d rate of duty. Them fa a drawer of 30,0010/. under the bead I'r uldw, aad o( about 11,00 W. in Stamp,. l'rowa Leads are all but Matioaary, bat the item bt .cellaneses, fur the reason stated ahoy*, shows a &creme ea the quarter of about 601.3.0001. In the twelve inewas, the iIICTIMO upon Customs' is about ;30,000/., and that upon Excise about 1,4 Z44),1)00/ Land and it*seesed Taxes are sw °lista by nearly 73.b0a, while t h e re ceipts of ths Post-otEos extubit an excess of about 160,0001. la the lissome Tax, the decrease for the year is more than 1,500,0001., owing to the diminished rate of doty as compared with that of the oor reepooding period lief year. There is a very slight variation under the buad Crown Lends, and in the Miscellaneous Receipts the diminution amounts to about 718,00 W. The net decrease for the year is nearly 220,0001, But for the cease already explained, acc.unting for the diminution ander the head Miscellaneous, and the redaction is the rate of homes Tax, the Ite , enais for the year would hats yielded as increase of more than 2,000,0004 EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND I.IFTY-NINE. IT will be e twelvemonth to-morrow since the few words was spoken at the Tuileries which fore shadowed the tenets et a very remarkable year. We..freer may happen in the coming time, the year 1439 will bee marked era in the history of Europe; as introducing the inevitable struggle between the des. potian.s, democracies, and constitutional and Papal kys*.ms of Europe. During the latter weeks of 'f - f4 there had been tokens of disturbance and ruin..ur. of war in F.rati rn Europe and in Italy. On New Year'a•day precision and certainty Wan Riven to m.,. floating expectations by the French EN ptitok's memorable remark to the Austrian am- Asaeador. The incident was the more sig nificant from its resemblance to the mode in which the prem. of Amiens was broken up hy the firs N‘riii.lo:s, at a Itv i•ft in the man place, when the English =hes- THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING,' DECEMBER 31, for alas*. the indistsial sphere at women, sal quelifylogilielt to occupy it. The ostablishmeatof Drinking... Middles in London and many parts of the country has pro moted temperance, and bestowed a vast amount of comfort. A system of waterworks, opened by the QUEEN'iI own hand in the autumn, supplies Glasgow with a much needed abundance of good water. A new system of hiring agricultural servants, in several oral districts, is to succeed the demoralising and I [animus practice of mops and statute fairs. The introduction of new and comprehensive agricultural ieachinery has manifestly given importance to the agricultural labourer, and opened to him a higher lot of consideration and comfort. There has been a further development of the National Lifeboat Asso ciation, which becomes a more important institution with every season of storms ; and, fearful se has been the loss of life this year from disasters at see, it would have been considerably greater but for the lifeboats recently stationed round the coast. It may seem strange to associate such improve ments as that of the Armstrong gun with the bene ficent deeds of the year; but if it be true that every addition to the meets of destruction in war must hasten the abolition of war itself, we ought not to ' shudder at the invention of such a weapon. It will constitute a date in military history, its introduction into the artillery service of Groat Britain having taken place on the 28th of last February, after abundant testing at Woolwich. The Great Eastern is the bulkiest of our late achievement,, and the most conspicuous in the eyes of the world. Her fortune* are not brilliant at preeent, but 'he has got off the stocks, and down the river, and out to esa, sod round to Holyhead, and back to Sonthiumpten Water; and thus, through a long series • misadventures, the big ship has become an aeon plished fact, which may introduce others, with leas risk and damage hereafter. The Red Sea cable is at work. We ought to have had one direct to India before the entrance on a new year; but we may be thankful for what we have, as far as it goes. We are assured that communication with India NEST IN' ( ELLIGENCE. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, P/TDAT, Dec. 30. The New Prussian Gazette (iron Zeitinsg) says: a A/seceding to current reports Prince Hohen zollern Sigmariogen intends shortly to give up the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, and to assume the commend of the 7th eorps•d'arrnee." would have been open before this time, but for • defect in the cable extended from Candia to Alex andria. Oar dock scoommodation is extending largely, both in England and Ireland, and railways are growing rapidly in Ireland, where manu factures and commerce are ameliorating the condition and character of the people from year to year. Several lines and branches have been completed in England in 1859: and the prosperity of almost every branch of industry permits no pause in such works of utility. The main-drainage works in and near Loudon are fairly begun, and would have been further advanced but for the Strike. It must be left to future years to show the working value of the enterprise, and also two other things:—whether we have sense and ability to make a proper use of the sewage to be conveyed away ; and whether we shall follow up this great drainage work with such arterial inland drainage u is indispensable for the full prosperity of agriculture. We have had a series of calamities this year, though the sense of them ham been much overborne by a high general prosperity. Lives have been lost by explosions, by fires, by the fall of old houses, and other accidents, which may be considered pre ventible; but far graver hays been the casualties from the violent caprices of the weather. We have had floods and drought ; frosts in April and October, cutting off fruits and roots ; and extreme heat and violent storms in sturamsr, injuring the hay and other crop.. Hurricanes in all the four seasons have caused fearful calamities at sea; and the loss:of the Eastern Monarch, the Sovereign of the San, the Alma, the Paramatta, the Repress, the Royal Charter, the Indian, and the Blervie Castle, will make the date of this year a mournful one to hundreds of families. Lastly comes the consideration of our loam by death among distioguished citizens at home, and great men abroad. Several Sovereigns have died this year : the Kings of NAPLE% and of SWEDEN, the Emperor of Morocco, and the Bey of Isms. The death of the bride-Quoen of PORTUGAL occasioned sorrow throughout Europe. A long list of British Peers is in the necrology of 1839, among whom Lord MINTO, Lord WESTMORELAND, and Lord WALDIS GRAVE are perhaps of the most general interest. Two Earls of JERSZT, father and son, dying within the same month, was a pathetic incident. Of soldiers we hare lost General JACOB, whom place ORR hardly be filled; and Himont, LUSHINGTON and Sir W. ETEL The Church has lost two aged Bishops—the Bishop of BANGOR and Dr. MALTBY; mid also Dean ERSKINE of Ripon. The Di semen have lost a great man by the death of the Rev. JOHN ANGEL Jamas, of Birmingham. Two India Statesmen have departed: MOLGITSTOART EL. IMINSTONE, and Mr. SHEPHERD, of the India Connell. Abroad, the ancient NIIITTERNICH has dis appeared from the scene, after witnessing the doom of his policy ; and the Chinese magnate YILII—no less a man perhaps in his stern sphere. With far deeper ooecern we have witnessed the departure of the Marquis LAJATICO, in the very day-spring of his country's liberties. The most conspicuous loss of the year is that of HUMBOLDT, whose life was the same thing as an era in scientific ►istory. At home we have had our own losem—the last the heaviest—not forgetting in the world of intellect and learning, the death of Manua. Jonsson in March, and of Professor Shaun in September. Dr. Lawmen died in April, and Professors LEE and G. Vilma in May and November. In applied science, we have been bereaved of several of oar greatest men, as BRUNEL sod RO BERT STIPHINSON, the first engineers in the world; aud RICHARD HAMILTON, the architect, the finder of the Rosetta Stone, the promoter of the Elgin Marbles, tad procurer of many Egyptian and Italian works of art, t►e effective trustee of the British Museum, and the founder of the Geographical Society. In literature we shall meet no more several familiar minds and voices. blecAniAr is gone ; and HALLAM, and Luca HUNT, sad DR QuincEr, and Sir leHsa STEPHEN, and Lady Mon. GAN, and Lord /dolma of the old Edinburgh coterie, sad BATLE Sr. JOHN. Abroad, WASHINGTON IavING and WILLIAM Eamon have departed, and Ls TOCQUEVILLE. The ravage has not been lees among the artists. Germany has lost SPOHR. Of planters we have lost LESLIE, and HIPPINOILLT., and DArin Cox, and FRANK STONR. and Limes WARD, the father of the Royal Academy. BACON the sculptor is gone ; and among singers, the lamented HOMO. Jams BALL'S name ought to be recorded as that of a generous and discerning friend of artists and patron of art. Thus does this day bring the duty of burying our dead in the dead year, not as forgetting them, but as bidding them, as we do the old year, a grateful farewell, while we tarn from the past to the future, and prepare to sweet its ditties, and, if need be, its dangers. THE Dioczez or DVZHAX.—The Bishop of or- Issai des just dewed • stetermeat Ulastratlse of the amount of operates! Sossitatica i tbi. Simon, froni which his lentstalp coattails that so slisettial Impression can be wade on the destitute maw eakes each ample annual sib inriptions shall be Mewl ea will furnish stipends fur about fifty manias.* cisry. 1a Mammas* of Ih4 übject, • pub lic meeting is to be held in deiressile on the I ltd proxlao, et which Earl Orq wW take the chair. *Ow" 1859. PONTIFICAL 00VIRNMENT. It has been often said that the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church labour more to Increase the power of their order and sustain the temporal sway I of the Pope than to teach their flocks as Christ taught. Ample proofs of this coarse of action appear among the papers left by the Pontifical government at Bologna, and which are now in course of publication by the existing powers. We find • bishop in his diocese, and that belonging to France, doing all the duty of the head of the polite. He has an army of spies in his pay, who are employed to watch suspected persons—indeed, in case of need, the bishop will kayo his see and go to Marseilles to do that honourable duty himself; he inspects the ports of Corsica to ascertain where the enemies of the Pope might make a landing, and he has an armed force ready to disperse them ; in short, as chief of police on coast guard, Raffaelle, Bishop of Ajaccio, is a model. How he watched over the religions and moral welfare of his people is not told, for no allusion is made to such things in the letters which here fol low, except that for a small bribe, administered by their pastor, they would betray a refugee. Fre Rafaelle,Bishop of Ajacoto, to Monsignor Marini, Go;ernor - of ROme. Yost Rev. Racelliony,—Monsigaor Cleibist, Bishop of Miss, who before going to Rotas wished to ,Wt oar Island , will dsliver this latter. I am hippy to be able to confirm what I had tits hamar to relete In my letter of the 18th of August, In reply to your untamed favour of the 22nd of July. In Cain no one even dresmsof tanning the silks oestioh dangereas expesii dome. I gather this certainty from inionsation sweetly pro mised from every part of the island. I do not bar, thank God, to be deceived by my priasta. They yield to aces in devotion and affection to the Roman Pontiff. Finally, I may add, that while I live nothing shall be attempted against Boma in this my diocese.—l em your most rev, excellency's moat devoted and affectionate 'avant, _ _ RATIPABLI:I, Bishop of Ajaccio. Aisodo, March 17, 1846. - - In another letter the bishop refers to a communi cation from the Governor of Rome, which intimated suspicions of a conspiracy in Conics. He replies: this, bat in anything of which my lowliness to capablo. I sball think myself honoured by the oondsmention of poor most reverend escalleacy. In this hops I kin the hands of your most mewed ez oallency, and hays the honour to be, with esteem and respect, your most reversed excellency's most humble and obsequious servant, N. N., Viaar of the Holy Moe. Forlimpopoli, Oct. 31, 1838. We have been told that the inviolability of con fession in the Roman catholic church is surrounded by the most tremendous defences ; that bulls without number, excommunication, and all the terrors of the church secure to the penitent the fidelity of the con fessor; but we see here how such barrien break down when the interests of the temporal power of the Pope are to be served. . If such a thing had been I moat have known it; our priests of the island are attentive, discreet, and sharp-sighted, besides the other means I have employed for the same par pose. Nothing u yet has occurred in Corsica, only I may point oat to your excellency that some unknown ponces, wetly with long beards, have appeared on the island, under prima of purchasing forma, or other mercantile gramme- Ikea. • • • Funioorbo is a solitary spot just opposite Chita Vecchia, and almost cut off from the rent of the Wand. The shores of Portoveochio and of Bonito:110 ere almost uncultivated, oovered with bruahwood, and without ishabibsars; these are the places where a certain number of swim might Isla =observed, and thence throw themselves ca the Italian coat. I shall mad parsons fitted for the work, well acqualated with the country, to those plane, and It saamaszy I shall send a man I ma tram, who is In my mondemos, to Sardinle, sad also to Marmillse, to welch what is doing there, sad r shall report to your excelleacy. • • • Here the people ere amity managed—always, be it eadmenard, with the help of a anal gratuity—for they are very poor end la want of emoything. It le trait there ars • few legalise who enjoy, Ice the present contingency, the favour of government, who would, perhaps, see with plume Italy on fire and the Sovereign Pontiff in trouble and &Mow; but we need not kw their bad will if doe preoeutkoms be token in Corsica. Thin en always some little expeems, sad I have no funds. • • • Your most reverend ezesileacy's humble sad devoted servant, RLFI•ILLLE, Bishop of Almelo. Ajsodo, Jan. 12, 1846. . • _ . • Monsignor Marini replies approving of the Bishop's The interrogatories which are considered too ion for insertion in the Monitore di Bologna place the arcane of ecclesiastical justice even in a stronger light, and show on what proceedings are bued accu sations that lead to arrest, imprisonment, exile, or death. These and other documents will be published in a separate volume. CO Court. WINDSOR CANTLE, D.c. 30. Her Kejestei dinner party yesterday included the Prises al Wilde sad Primmer Alien, Iced John Rue sell, the Rev. Lord and lady Wricaholoy Rare% the been of Windage sad the Hes. Ilse. Welleeloy, M ajorOeaeral the Hos. R. Basse t sod LealmatoOolaird Heppe]. • suggestions, and promising the necessary funis. Ile adds that the Papal government was taking measures to protect the western °out j on the aide of the Adriatic that was unnecessary, owing to the pre sume of Austrian misers. . • -- The Bead et the Omaha Garb wee In attendance, and played daring dame the-- . n ... hem" Sum*. — dee Doane A...101*W ...... 'Se Doke et B,4 . 'Alber eggh c . LMre ftea . th '' Cherhotoen " D " Dar releettots" Weber. Her 111.4aety's Private Beat aherweede perketaed to the drawing-room the— O al Overture. "Le Doceleo Ads" ... Mellen Inmate, sad Trio lieldn. Bolen. de la Timm . .. . .. --- —. The Queen, with the Pitmen Mee, walked ta the Hoene Park the rhersiag, eel visited the Duchess of Kent at In another letter to the Governor of Rome from the Bishop of Ajaccio, he notes a fatiguing journey performed to inspect the ports of the Corsican pro montory. He speaks again of the deserted shores of Portovecchio and Bonifacio, and adds, " bat even on the coast I have persons I can depend on, with arms in their hands, who would disperse the refugees." With one extract more we shall close the episcopal cor respondence. He speaks of a number of refugees assembled at Marseilles: NeiMoTe. Toe Prince Consort, soooaigautied by the Prince of Wake and the Prince of Leinkuten, went oat 'hooting et Bagettot. Princes. Helena and Primer L2lllOll rode en the Riding. house. Lord John Rummell left the Castle in the forenoon. The Hon. Beatrice Byng end the Hen. Emily Cathcart barmy:m.4od the Hoe. Eleanor Stanley and the Hoe. Horatio Stanford se Melds of Honour in Waiting to her hfejeaty. I ate told It is the Wootton of these seditious ram to oaks a certain Montan their chief; he is a Comic= Desoatchee were received at the Colonial-office yesterday from the Governor of Malta, the Lord fiigh Commissioner of the lonian Islands, and the Governor of Labaan. Despatches were sent to the Governors of the North Ame rican Provinces sad the Governor of Bermuda. The Duke and Dachas of Somerset arrived at Wimbledon Park yesterday, from visiting Viscortat sad Visooontess PalsnmeSon, at Broadlaods, Hants. The Earl and Countess of Warwick have arrived at their maiden°, la the Stable-yard, St. James's, from Warwick Castle. The Barl and Countess of Chesterfield are enter- Wain a easel party at Bretby Park. Derbythire. The Earl and Countess of Craven and the Ladies Craven will leave town on Monday, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, at the Grove, near Watford. The Earl and Counters de Grey are staying on a vigt a Viaooent end Visomintess Palmerston, at their seat, Headlands, Hants. _ _ The Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, M.P., and Mn. Herbert are entertaining a lags circle at Wilton Houma, neer Salisbury, the guests including the Martinis and Mar chioness of Atlesbary, the Earl of Clonedthem, Count Strur kaki, Viscount end Viscountess de Vasa and Hon. Mies Vasey, Visoount Gifford, Lord Ashburton, Hon. Sidney and Hon. Herbert Meade, Mr. Gaud and Lady Augusta Start, &a. The Right Hon. W. F. and Mrs. Cowper are staying on a visit to Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston at Broodiest& - - Lord Clyde, we (Dove► Chronicle) are informed from an authentic source, will, in all pent:ability, arrive in Dover from India by the overland route, oid Manian, on of about the 16111 January next. . . . Among the arrivals at Torquay during the past week are the Hon. Lady Doran end Mime Dtuocan, Vis count aad Viscountess Bury, Eon. Mrs. Yorke, Mims V Mr. Yorke, Boa. Mir Moron, the Right Rey. the Lord Bishop of Decry, Re., Re. The farewell address of Viscount Duncan to the electors of Forfarehlre, on ascending to the peerage as the Earl of Carocerdown, has been issued. Hie lordship, ad dressing what is to a great Went • manufacturieg se well r ea sgricultural °antinomy, specia ll y alludes to the vest • adventurer, sad was • Lemons guerilla colonel fn the time of Ilepartero. • • • If your excellency approved, I would piece at his side in France same ems who would let me know what was plotting ; and if necereary I would go my self to Yaresilles and live in the house of his uncle, General Gnarl, • good mac, and devoted to me. • • • It Is needless for MO to otiad a man of so much parepiescdty as year esoelleney that the most profound seamy is necessary In such matters. The next letters are a correspondence between the vicar of the Inquisition at Forlimpopoli and the Governor of Rome. The vicar relates the confeesion of one of his penitents, which being in part political the penitent had apparently suspected he might re• veal, and exacted a special promise of secrecy, which the vicar thought it for the good of the church to give—and to break, se the following letters show. In this ease the names are suppressed : To his host &emend Excellency Monsignor the Governor of Rome, (Private.) N. N., of this town, presented himself to me is the dis charge of my sacred aloe, to make TatiOtUl commemicatioas. found the greater part ware rather political than belaying ti the Holy Inquisition, I therefore thought it hest to draw out an extrajudicial interrogatory, ratter than mix tip our tribunal with things not belonging to it; and I consider it my duty to Lenard this paper in the original to your moat reverend excellency, that you may take such precautions as may be deemed aecewary. • • • N. N. intrusted me to be secret that ha might not fall a victim to some concealed at tack, :and I, In my desire to serve the good cause, gave him 1 , my promise, which I hope will be well maintoisisd, depending on the prudence of your moat reverend exeelleney. if you think me capable of making further iaterrogatolies on the subject, I do not refuse the task. I shall be proud if your most reverend excellency shall deign to acknowledge the receipt of this present, along with which you will find the interrogatory and some fragment* of a printed book. In this expectation, I enbeceibe myself your most reverend excellency's moot devoted and obedient servant, N. N., Vicar of the Holy Office. Forlimpopoli, Oct. 10, 1838. Monsignor Vanimilli, Clamor of Rome, to Signor N. N. Vicar of the Holy 081oe at Forlimpopoli. (Private.) I have received the secret packet sent to me by V. B. T., sad I have examined the spontaneous con. lesion of N. N. on political matters which you have drawn out. Ton are most meritorious and worthy of praise for poor vial end for your conduct in regard to N. N. As to the spontaneous confessioo, I wish yon would occupy }ourself In trying to ascertain the motive why, urged by remorse, he so long delayed to mike the said confession; sad also question him as to why at one time the secret society treated ' him ill, and it would he well to insiousto that he should not keep back any information on these points he may further acquire, either as to the secret societies or on revolutionary teszasurres, warning the said Signor N. N. not to take part In the seise of the societies, nor against the government, but, in dependectly of any complicity, toe ,lkct and give informstion of whatever may coma to hie knowledge on the above-named subjects. I proceed to confirm the assurance that lam with wrens, L. V•NICELLI, High Police, Rome. Oct. 15, 1838. From the Vicar of the Holy Office et Forlimpopoll, to the Governor of Rome. (Private.) 031;:tneretal resourcea sad markets of led* which be has so assidnoualy labnred to enlist in developing, and gracefully refers to the general est:cessions of sympathy with the Com perdown family on the removal of its late venerable head. A lecture on the importance of friendly minden lot the working dams wee delivered in the Lecture Hall, Derby, on Tuesday evening, by Mr. Tid a d Pratt, the registrar of friendly societies. Mr. T. W. Evens, M.P., co:spied the chair; and there wen. sib present Mr. M. T. Hass, M.P., Mr. H. F. Gisborne, Captain Holland, and several other influential gentlemen. Major-General the Hon. T. Ashbarnham, will succeed to the ooloneloy of the 82nd Regiment, vacant by the death of Lieutenant-General Hamilton. The or loweloy of the 88th Regiment has also beoome vacant by the death of General Blunt. By this event Colonel Walker, C. 8., of the Scots Fusilier Guards, betimes a Major- Getterel, an I, in consequence of his promotion, Colonel Ridley, Colonel Dalrymple, Captain the * Hon. R. Most, n, and Lieutenant Stephenson respectively gain a stop of regi- marital rank. Mr. Saunders, author of " Leveed Martyrdom,' lea a new domestic drama in the hands of the Adolph! management. Mr. Mitchell has engaged the London Glee and Madrigal Union for a aerie: of performances of English part music, to be given at the Dudley Gallery in the Egyptian Hall : the first on Monday nee'. Miss Dolby announces two soirees of chamber- MAC early in January. " At the gentle soliciting of Mr. Thackersy," says the Atheneum, "hacked by the proffer of a graham a line, the post-laureate has written a poem for the Carrakiil Nero sim. The poem is abort, and bears the title of 'Tithes.' " The programme of the Artiste' and Amateurs' Bosley for the ensuing season includes four public exhibi tions at Willis's Rooms. The first gathering will be held on Thursday evening, February 2; the second, March 2; the third, March 20; the fourth, Nay A. Mr Harding is president for the year ; Mr. H. Ellis the hon. seceetary. " We cannot believe," says the limes of the late Lord Macauley, " that all that is left of each a man will be allowed to mingle with the dust without at least thorn honours which we lavish on warriors who have been the scourge of their specter, or on statesmen who have done more to mislead then to improve it. To one Lord Macaulay's own noble worda, 'one cemetery only Is worthy to contain hi. remains. In that temple of silence and recoemliation where the enmities of twenty generations lie buried—in the great Abbey,' which contains no nobler dust, there should be in terred the remains of him whom no Englishman can name without pride or reed with,nt the purest pleasure and the highest instruction." Lola Monter le °tared to a very numerous audi ence at Mosart.itell, Ne o York, on the evening of the 1504 on the subject of " John Ball at Home Some 3,000 people ware present. Meet Reverted Excellency,—l have the honour to send with this the replies to the interrogatories suggested by your most reverend excellency in your venerated despatch of the 16th of October. Redaction and prudence made me await a favourable moment to avoid ascrideiog to the faction the car een I wu to interrogate, sad perhaps delay too long in my duty to our moat reverend excellency. I hope, however, that if your most teverend excellency will deign to consider the gravity of the matter, and all the cunning of the sodas tile. end the risk to which the penitent is exposed, yea will pardon the views which have made me think delay mammy. It I should be ulteriorly emplojed, not only in matters like THE CHIEF COMMISSIONERSHIP OP WORES.—•• Speculation et the west end is busying iteelf with the manner in which the Chief Conituissionership of Works, recent by the death of the Hight lion. H. Fitzroy, le to be tilled op• The moat credible rumour circulated lest evening was that 939 Oifio9 bad been offered to Sir John &modem, whose eo• ceptenes would render neoesisry a new election fur the Writ Asotbee report gives the vacant department to the Hight Hon. W. F. Cowper, to whore prevent datiss at IM Huard of Trade Lord De Orgy end Ripon would succeed:. PASBENTATION TO SIR AIWIIIBALD ALISOS. On Thursday atter:noon the Sheriff-Principal of Lanarkshks was, on the occaelon of the expiry of thr twertiy-tlfth yeas of his legsl omnesion with °largos - , preesntrd by the Faculty of Procurators with hie bust In marble, Among those present at the presentation were Lied Ardmillan. Sit James Campbell, Lieutrsant-Colonel Alison, the Lad Fro root Miller, Walter Buchanan, M P., Robert Dalgliek M.P., A. B. Shand , Advocate-Depute, Sher:ft Bell, Sheriff M.Farlan, Sheriff Stratbern, Sheriff Log* Lady Aliso', Mrs. Colonel Almon, Mrs. Black, hire. Stafford. The Nan 01 she Faculty of Procurators presided. SARDINIA. TURIN, Dsc. 30. The Marquis de Villamarina having refused the post of Governor of Milan offered to him, Count Galling, senator, has been raised to that dignity. M. de Villsinarina has been appointed Minister Plenipotentiary to Naples. SPAIN AND MOROCCO. MADRID, Dec. N. Yesterday the Spanish squadron burnt and blew up the forts at the mouth of the river of Tetuan. The troops are in perfect readiness to continue the military operations. Two tribes, not wishing to continue the war, have withdrawn to their mountains. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (nor Ora OWN PARIS, FRIDAY ITZNING. An event occurred at the Palais de Jostles this morning which produced a greater sensation there than anything remembered since the suspension of M. Michel (de Bourget') in (I think) 1831. In the Bth chamber of Correctional Police, presided by M. Gialain de Bontio, a case of a political libel cams on for hearing. M. Vacherot, the author of a book called " La Democratic," was prosecuted for " ex citing to hatred and contempt," &o. The official advocate who filled the public prosecutor's chair, and who bears a name marvellously appropriate to what followed—that of Merveilleux, made a speech in the usual style on such occasions, denouncing the defendant as an enemy of society, a child of anarchy, and so forth. M. Emile 011ivier, the eminent advocate, and the eloquent deputy for Paris, who was retained for the defence, began his speech, as I have it from the report of a barrister who was present, as nearly u possible in the fol- I lowing words I will not follow the example of the public minister by making any appeal to pas sions, for I think that always a bad course —" Thereupon the presiding judge, interrupting to a very rough manner, told the counsel that he had insulted the advocate of the crown, and required him to retract his words. M. 011ivier replied that he had no intention to insult the Advocate-General, and he would slightly modify the expression he had used, but he could not retract it because it was true. Upon this the judge significantly told the public minister that the court woe ready to hear him, meaning to intimate that he was to make a motion against M. Meier. M. Merveilleux, who was probably as much astoniehed as a•yons else present at finding a matter of coves phrase in the mouth of an advocate collecting breath for his exordium, treated se • crime, simply said that he left the Pas to the wisdom of the court. The judges retired, and on returning to their seats in formed M. (Meier that he wee required to retract his expressions. M. (Miele, again declined to do so, and then the president, Gislain de Boutin, pronounced a decree, suspending M. E. 011ivier from practice at the bar for the space of three month.. The cause was put off for a week, to enable M. Vacherot to choose another advocate. The moment the judges rose all the barristers in court rushed towards M. 011ivier and successively em braced him, more Gallico, on both cheeks. In order fully to appreciate the nature of this extraordinary and almost unprecedented act of petty tyranny against a barrister supposed to be obnoxious to government, it should be remembered that M. 011ivier is no awkward tyro in his profession, who uses words at random. He is a practised orator and an accomplished lawyer, one of the most eminent in France—a thorough gentleman, a man of concilia tory manners, who pose/sees, in an eminent degree, as he has often shown in the Corps Legislatif, the art of fixing the attention of • hostile audience, and maintaining his own views without unnecessarily provoking his adver saries. The measure taken against him is alto gether contrary to the traditions of the French bar, which is always allowed to reply freely to the public minister just as they would to any opposing advocate. The law allows M. Meier an appeal from M. Gislain de Boatin's oppressive sentence. I cannot doubt that he will make use of it. The bar will certainly stand by its order, most grievously injured in his person, and if he thinks fit to have any other advocacy than his own to support the appeal, the honour of defending him will be coveted by the most illustrious members of the profession. Although it is reported to-day in the purlieus of the Foreign-office, that there is no ground for serious uneasiness either about the postponement of the congress or the attitude of the court of Rome, some surprise was expressed that no despatches from Rome have been received to-day. It is very con- hdently asserted that Monsigneur Saormai will not be " indisposed" on New Yeses-day, and that Le will make his accustomed speech to the Emperor. Prince Richard de Metternich, who is with the Emperor at Fontainebleau on a hunting excursion, has received two despatches in cypher from Vienna since lest night. _ . _ Then was a good deal of fluctuation at the Bourse. The Rents after haring opened a mere shade higher receded to yesterday's Prices, but it ultimately revived to 690. 30c. and 89fr. 20c., closing with a rise of 30c. and 40c. Mubilier rose 16fr. 260. Railways were barely from 2fr. 60c. to Mr. It will thus be peen that the effect of the panic of yesterday is scarcely half effaced. The Journal des Villes et Canapagnes has received a warning for reproducing hi. Louis Veudlot's address to the Pope. A letter from Pan 'aye :—" Among the more dia darnel:had of oar Knell& visitors at present are the Dowager Conateseee of Albemarle and Cottenham, the Hon. Mr. and Mts. AMteem, Itear-Adairal and Lady Jane Swinbura, General D. Smith, Vim-Admiral Sir C. Rich, K. 8., &r C. Kennedy, Bart." • • SNOW ON THZ CONTINENT.—The communica tions between Genoa cad Turin are interrupted at ',meant on account of the beery talk el meow which have otmared on thautonnteine. A letter from Vienna of the 26th eaye:— "More mow has fallen this winter than for several )sere pest. The communkmona on minty of the liner of rail way wars intercepted (or severel drip and are now only partially meetabliehed. It is more particularly la Bleu, end iloasary that the interruption lass taken place. Oa the, 24th flee miss were stopped on me lino between Adel.berg and apielfield, and could needier advance nor return. The train from Trim's had a narrow sempe from being buried under 4A avalanche which rolled down from the mountain near Steinbeack and covered the hue to a cos t aldesacte depth, only a few minutes before the train tome .p. At Freeburg the violence of the wind had formed mow drilla may feet in depth. The Arohdule Albert who had left Prat tor Vanua wee compelled to wait for tweuty-four hours at Freeburg before a train could convey boil on hie journey. At Vienna the cold wall no 'even that the street , mews found mimel doge fn ma to death.