The Express. — London, England, 1859-03-17 00:00:00

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Two CAILLO Li egi eldik M ai The OM —llls nit?. ma Altlasse att linL istk ft er."2 " —AMTlll VOWS 14011 Tali Mi. aion WA AT LOJEDOM DAIDOS. =gra:um& L.M a..—..--Aansera. IL 11m. L. Shr SONDON, TE1T13111147. 11420.11 17. IT most have been notorious to Lord CITHENS7OIII, before he introduced his Debtor and Creditor Bill. that another Bill, purporting to effect the same object, the Amendment of the Bankruptcy and In solvency Lowe, though by different means, was already in cows. of preparation. He must have known more over that this other Bill was based upon resolutions passed by the Chambers of Commerce and other mer cantile bodies throughout the country, and was being prepared under the fostering auspices of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science and the Law Amendment Society : so that enlightened theoretical intelligence and sound practical know ledge w perste in the fabrication of the new messure7ltryet for no other apparent motive than that the individual who, from his connexion with the Society and the Association just men tioned, as well es with the largest wenn tile and commercial constituency I. the klagdam, had been naturally entrusted with the emohnet et this mews, was of the opposite political party, Lord CHEIJIIIPORD thought fit to bring forward a maw which he Irked the Legislature to adopt in pew freeness to the measure advocated by Lard JOHN RUSSELL. It may be, however, that Slaked with success at Niel Pries, and giddy with his novel position, the CHANCELLOR may have imagined that after all his Bill would prove to be an intrimileally superior article; and the Home of which his Lord ship is nominal President may—by peening it (though not without protest}—have conduced to Satter him into this belief. The time, however, has now arrived to undeceive Lard CHRLSISFORD. We some time ago ventured to predict that Lord Joan Butanes measure would be the favourite with the Legislature and with the public, and our pre diction, as far as the latter is concerned, has already been verified ; as none of oar readers will doubt, after the perusal of what took place at the highly influential and reepeetable meeting held at the London Tavern on Tuesday Cu consider this very subject. This meeting use e* , roked to receive the Report of a Committee appointed at a previous meeting held in last November to consider the two Batnkruptey Bills. The Committee had put themselves in communication with the Law Amend ment Society and the Mercantile Law Amendment Society, and there were present at this meeting, to bear and discuss the Report of the Committee, repre sentatives from the Liverpool, Birmingham, and Bristol Chambers of COSINNISOS, as wall as from ear bad*/ City flume. The Report dealt tersely and eigenewly with the Lona Csurcautat's Bill. " The • Debtor and Creditor Bill appal/I,(elqm the Repot) " to be booed upon principles which On adulated to " prods°, a my pernicious effect nprea trade by de -0 stsoying credit on the one hand, and incensing " commercial immorality on the other. The Bill, " except in certain cues, abolishes Impriseament for " debt, and thereby honest creditors would in many instances be deprived of the only luau of recover " ing their just demands from a diabasest debtor. " It provides a merely nominal punkah:sent for " offences of a very grave character and seriously " affecting the mercantile community. No pro " vision whatever is made for the ease of ▪ deceased debtors whose estates are manifestly ▪ insolvent, and no apparent reduction is mule in " the fees payable is the courts." The Report then, adverting to Lord JOHN Russui's Bill, approves of its being a Consolidation Bill, of its reduction of expense, of its abolition of amelese foams, and cams, acid racers, of the power given to the creditor over the debtor's estate, of the more stringent punish ments provided for fraudulent bankrupts, and of the satisfactory facilities strutted for privates/lenges:lents by deed. And in conclusion the Report expressos a decided preference for Lord Jour Rl:manes -- sure, although at the mme time it suggests various emendations and improvements of which even that Bill is susceptible. We have reproduced this Report in somewhat of detail, in order that our readers may eee the singular and close coincidence between it and the opinion we expreesed upon thews Bills a month ago. Tbe Report wu unanimously adopted by the meeting. The emendations of the . t;; 11 whit ft sl i g g es t s portant, though not numerous. It is wished that power should be given to forts a man, notoriously insolvent, to show some good reason to the Court why the little property he may have left should not be at once distributed for the benefit of hie creditors. It is also desired to give Bankruptcy Commissionen power to endorse the eertiticate of any bankrupt who has been guilty of proved aniessaduet. The Report oleo supreme an opinion, in which we heartily eosear, that the Judges of the Court of Bankruptcy ought to be lawyers equal in professional attainments to the Judges of the Common Law Court+. at Westminster, s o as to elevate the Court to a position in which it might acquire the respect and confidence of salters. and auto give the appellate jurisdiction to the Common Law instead of to the Equity Judges. There are some other points on which the useseore of Lord Jour RUSSELL needs amendment, and Gm which t►e Report is silent. Far instenos, it is de sirable that bankrupts should be protected in goods and person against debts not only due at the time of the bankruptcy bet up to the period of the granting of the certifioste, and should be discharged by their sertileate from all liabilities of whatever nature, se well as from absolute debts, including liabili• ties to pay damages and to discharge esn baguet and soomesive premien., so as to be enabled to start entirely afresh again. It would be also right that persons who have mitered into private deeds of arreogrusent should be allowed THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 17, 1869. to plead this defence under the general issata. No real reform in bankruptcy preesedinpsen, however, be looked for, unless the delicate qmsliset si par sioaal remuneration be fearlessly grappled MA dealt with. It has, we know, been propel Won titan? and auctioneers' and aecountautte bills men stringently, and to insist upon toduced es the contrary, would take away all taxatioe, sad leave the trader to make what bargain he pleases, end we IN convinced that in the sad it would be Jena expedient for these profemiseal gentlemen to Amp by way of commission. Under the present system of taxation the solicits:, virtually obtain' 121 per cent, the auctioneer 4/ per cent., the Mehl aseignee 6 per cent, and the inemenger 6 pee mat of the net meets; whilst all the Court fess together do not absorb more than 6j per cent out of the Nag fund. By the new Bankruptcy and Insolvency Bill —Lord Joao RusexWe—the messenger's °See will be swept away, the official assignee will be paid • bed Wary ; and if the Court fee (as may be im pacted) are reduced to a fractional par tentage, the auctioneer and solicitor will find it worth their while to be content with • lower per ;restage than they at present obtain, rather than lose all their basins' ; the supply will accommodate itself to the demand. To return, however, to the rival Bills. The Loan CHANCELLOR hitherto has practically ignored the existence of any other measure than his own ; ean he do so any longer P The City meeting that we have noticed must surely have brought conviction eves to his mind that his Bill must eventually be absorbed into the other; will it not be better for him sad for the Ministry with which he is connected quietly to admit and recognise this truth rather than WI WE to the lilt--already rather too long—of mossures which Government are endeavouring to pee in the teeth of popular opposition P Or is it imesseary that oath member of the Ministry should have • Bill of his own rejected—Mr. WALPOLE • Church Rates Bill ; Mr. DISRAELI IL Reform Bill, Lord CHELMSFORD a Bankruptcy Bill, and so on P We cannot believe that so suicidal a comae will be persisted in. And yet the language which the AMR/IT-GENERAL was instructed to ass towards Lord Joan Roseau's Bill in the How of Commons yesterday was studiedly ambiguous. He could not mistake the favourable reception so corded to it on its second reading, but he only allowed himself to say that the main principle of the Bill might receive the sanction of Parliament, but that he thought some points of detail might be re arranged. We trust that no mistakes or temper mists will be permitted to occur. Lord borne Rim sues meamme is in unison with the feelings and wish, el the legal and commercial public, the LORD Quotation's has its origin only in vanity, or 'sprite, or party feeling; and the Home of Com- Mons will at say rate for epee be safe in following the principle of " Measures not Men." be Court. . MOP" MACS 111. The QOM Sid the Prime Covert, aeooatputied hp ?deem AM. Piteous. Helen, Mame 3atsiat, Pi ens ikatrkfa. Pio Arthur, sod Priam Loyal, snivel at Osborne it a quirk. pot tee tide& yeeesrdry tem Leaden. The ruyal party or owed over from Boutheapka la the Poy. The Paw. Dr. Ilachnbas aad Mr. Nakao', wad de the Presbytery cd Idiabarah. had ea Warne w with the Lard dams* as Wedindsy, fa rainace to the watt, tax la that ally. eir name Fnmantle, Charms of the Caftans had is Interview with the Chancellor of the lizokegnar yistarday at Ms °tidal ruidasee Mr. W. J. Ganmitt, Mott, mid a depatotem, had as istervlaw with tho lad at Dosoaihiaore sad Trai Lord n Lashio ranadar, at tip Moe al the beard al Salklel Orwoldes el the Privy Moen sat ye,- terdey. ken Mob, tbs Nest ladle Uwe peel. v. Neie wed etri resst • (pert hew 4), wee rammed. bred Klogehrwa wine cm ea weal heat New South Wile% Xvvelskw v. tam" Dreptehee hem the Cievesers at Haag Log eel dyke were received yideriey as the Celealikeee. wore seat te the Gomm* el the Wet ladle e= a ; d liviehb C A letter from Berlin, dated Monday, •r :--" Her kora Memo Princess Frederick William hes been churchei at the dihedral. The seam on Ilse owed= We. preached by Dr.l3trauss, First Chsplata to the Court. All the august personages staying In Berlin were menet, and were at a court dosser also I. the evening. The Data d Sara Cobonrg has returned to Gotha, and the Graced Due el Meeklenbarg-nchwesin ham left km Vienna." The Earl and Countess Stanhope received • die thnrcialied circle at dlaast last maim, at their milksop in Citaaaasovalaaa. Vimountees Palmerston had aa sasembly last even ing .t Cambridge Rouen Piecedify. There wee a very tan end teeldoitable attiadeace. Their Royal Mientemm the Duke and Duane enmesh, honoured Yr ladyship with ilvir presence, arriving Wetly before 11 Veloric. The Countess of Hardwieke had s " reception" Let night at the Lord Privy Beare private roddsose in Part man-spar% A tedlisat elide responded to be ladyship's invitation Tba Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury bad a slot poly at dinner last 'sluing, ths gusts WAAL' his Mudlogy the Swedish Minister sal the Osodsms Pb.., ths NM ad Coaster Amherst, the Comtism of adalot, Lard sad Lady Colohmtsr, Lord Kinpdowa, Lord Ness, lady Cosh, Coked the H. W. P. Talbot, tbs Bight Not. C. B. and Ho. Mrs. Adder's'', Mt Hash 11. sad Lady Campbell, Sir William Frew, Capra ,* Los, Mr. sad Mks WAWA Mr. W. E. West, sad Mr. W. Poi. The Apeaker of the noose 4 00amoa6 gave his sixth porlimeestaly tall dear Mame lest mein to She dilesieg esembare of the lower hem.:—The Earl .t March, Lied Northam, Has. Owes Strawy, Bight Hon. W. E. Gladdest. Mr his Itrolos, Mr Graham Montgomery, Mr Idi.b reilaber, Sir lkliard leviago, Sir BeakW Parry, ft Meier' W. Cembe, Plafer-Oeserst Had, Colossi Cid Lei, Wool PreeMa, Mr. Wendt, Mr. Peeks, Mr. Isightiey, Mr. Tollemecile, Mr. Mesartsay, Kr. Oveablt, Mr. liceekli, Mr. liedgette baby, Mr. Smashed Hoge, Mr. Themes Mosby, Mr. Mand'ey, Mr. Aldermen Belo. mass, Mr. Sams Ricardo, if,. J. C. Beset, Mr. Holland, Mr. Philips (Ilatarteedmeet), Mr. Ddlwys, Mr. Bout nest, milk& Briscoe. The Has. George Waldegrave end the Rev. Hoary Drury had the brassy of *sing the geety. The Speaker oral hold his ISM Wm (tall dram) es the ~deg et thtardey, the 26th March, at halt-past lOtt dock. -- Mr. B. B. Blackwell, barriaher.st-law of Now eesthreparTpae, bus be appointed s Clll alperlel Ball in the Coasts of Ciasen's Boach.Cosolea Mesa, sad Exchequer. The Kent Herald otatta that, by the desire et Lard Pore•aq, M.P., president of the Hop-duty Repeal 'Asserititice. Mr. Dodemes monks upon this question win ke gestpmed lar the gresene, his lordship having teamed with Metes Body, Req., the chairmen of the anticlines, and other inesestlal gentleman. It was thought that the repeal of the Miss duty cm hops and the pretest depressed oonditkat of his viewers, eivesisuy in West Rent and ikusex, vas • matt rd i.e pest important to be brought be/ore pariia e•eat si • lbw when the government was so folly lueud.d Mbar pielideg hvt•ees. _ The fileerree Journal of yesterday nays :—. Ol TO her in Mai of the Indefatigable industry, the e- WW smiths Ise work, as we may all it, of the AM! Sr Lftialdlitift. one rainless •to have atteedad the here hst sight in the city ball ea the currency. Thin, sad cm that occasion, we. earn how a giant rfroshan Memel: after Ms toile. Having jog cr anial the History of Europe, not to trek of tha *Mal and magiatatial dense which la theassairs would weigh down ha energies of any oallsory are. end which an veer ..winded, Sir Archibald Albin plunges by way of serenablo Argo and relaxation fro Ur probing of ha onreeney. After a hard roll of work, than le arab* Mee a delightful expatiation in to. Ilyir bid. of the ...nary law,. There everything is we sass" the hob so &bendiest, the evidence so clear, the etstinios os naquerlesehle, and the eonclu.ione so starting, that one who is only straw enough for unonsing labour and sulterat hob • positive relief is escaping from the quid- MOM lie the law and the infoluble difßrulties of history into r plarant and traasparent an atmosphere." The Board of Trade have ordered • formal inves tigates, mullr the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1565, Into the circumstance attending the recent creaky to the royal sell stens-paeket Prince Frederick William. The inquiry is to be kelt at the mania. hour, at Dover, ea the 23rd inward. The boding submarine oablemaken are now gto contra* for the stammetal submergence of an Mimic wire, tiling e/1 the risk of loss or damage upon tlinsuelms. As mends tis old able at Valentin, se skew hes lawn piste in its conditios; in ems of a fresh wire bang laid, the old am would undoubtedly be valuable Is. the return current; bat , eneept to this limited extent, there a•s no hopes, it is said, of Its ever being further staked. The special correspondent of the Times writes from Lacknow :—" The fur'origha of the civil aerirke era epanod. But what la the are, if the renitraler and Oriental de net take compassion on tut Will to one bear tbe cry of I lb.. poor st,itings who are Flying, tot with apprehension' d the et:RION; lusts, 'We can't gw oat! We can't set oat l' and liberate as from tte cage ? The ' Greet Beetene to the mensal Not all the cony is the Caicos, nor the prawns Is the Gasps, nor the hookas tattles it !Undoes', tor the claret cape of a➢ the clubs, toe all the putkebs in Bengal, sr the plaided roancose at Bombay, ere have,... ,:; 'rem brews oi hoer can tempt ore who alma hut racemes seder canna to Mg another, unless the civil orrice or a it bolgadierahip with he mink four 3's a month, blade him by golden lithe to the bendag deadly soil."—The !rind of bait sloe rya :—.• The dale of oar commmeleation with Ear". Is Wei, miaow nineteen tithe Paninetler end Oriente' Cespeny are taken op he months to come, said M the roMetemeth testacy men root p mad the tip.. Then le set dr dig►ted three of • ~Wes is the rash. Farlosehe will probably be epee la Meech, sad be tween that mouth and September peones will be almost anattanable. The company mild to place aztre steamers en the line, withuat refugees% Bagrad. The penvengere elate war pay all OVIIIINIL" The areperorNapoies• was te receive the Prussian Anbsanarior, Colima Pourialas, in a prhafe mailmen to-day. Yesterday the Prince Imperial, eon of the 'tre mor Napoleon, entered his fourth you. A few days ago the Roman catholic municipality ad Vienna contributed 6,0001. towards the construction of prArstant acho.l-houw. Ills Wormy the Emperor has jest iha 3,000 florins overdo a new church for the Jesuits, but be be. shoo contributed the raze sus towards a place of womb* for his yrotostrint subjects. The Armstrong cannon and other British Mora lkme wisp the attract= of some of ow Peri. contempt,. Parke. The Atailear ek Li Inotto admits that the Ant in v.*a he erre, bet outsiders be reputation to be exagge rated. TM Baste chewers :—" Bewever well the of Cagle& Norkm's shell easy be i t cannot to tele e well Mows iciore kfig os the lometioess of Ars. Si, Illf sad of Whitworth. TM mititsry nations have too deep on hearse Y kilewleg up everything that Wide to Improwtwiest not to Isessose speedily powered of the sect* of mesh tovracoss." The Dibits do-s not give Its mac, hy ft Mein th.t the meet of tie Armstrong mace he remedy been discovered. LATEST INTELLIGENCE, --- e --- MII:ITART MOVEMENTS OF AUSTRIA. BERNE, lt.ticx 16. Mune of oonearipts from Lombardy are panting from \ratable, through the* Canton Orisons into Piedmont The Austrian authorities have transported all the public treasures, records, and registers to Sondrio, chief town of the Valtaltain . s. ST. PETERSBURG, WIDKUDAY. Am imperial decree, dated March 10, prohibits the exportation of horses from Rusin and the King dom of Poland scrota the Baropean frontiers. 4 TURKEY AND THE DANUBE. KARLIIILLII9, MA/LC: 16. Advicea hive been received from Constantinople to the 9th inst. The journals contain nothing new. Letters state that in all parts of the Principalities preparations are being made to offer resistance in case Prince Couna's election should be cancelled. The English ambassador expressed himself strongly as to the necessity of making conosasiona to the Rolll=llll. The Governor of Bosnia writes that he has dis- I covered an extensive conspiracy to bring about a sew insurrection, which was on the point of break ing out, and which extended to Montenegro. The Governor domande reioforoement& The army of observation on the Danube Is in a disorganised condition, and desertions, especially among the Redifs, are extremely numerous. The state of the finances is unaltered. Disorderly bands have been committing plunder in Candia, have insulted the English Consul, and demanded his dismissal. V" "7)* TOLAND. THE SECRET SOCIETY PROSECUTIONS. igiOVITIO TILZOILIPM.) CORK ASSIZESIWanxrapAy. Baron Orem*, Ea Ida charge to the grand jury =day, mid—That Wildman Win to be sent up to than, ciarging certain individuals with compaidag, imagiaing c devising, wad intending to depose the Qum of the royal honour sad earn et the imperial crone of the United Slag do= The armee was provided for by an act of Fulton= passed In the year 1848. The amen to which this ad re lated wern predated, to the graft it, high trews ; bat this act altered the previous law as far as related to that crime, reduced it hem high =lda to felony ; likewise re duced the pmeidamsat hem that of dean. to transportatkm, or gee, or impriemzemit, according to the nature of the mac The conspiracy of which it was alleged the pine= named in the indictment WIN members, wee dercribed (he said) be Wined pats of the indictment in varions ways. They were charged te be the oxabinatkin of a =min number of peen= who had watered into an amociatlon called the noels Soddy. The soda cireasserces in the ems were that the primers were alleged to be =cabers of the confederacy and dantgnatiea, sad had thseeby become guilty of the amid despirecies Ansa be the inAktenent. It would be perceived that the prisoasrs became members of as illegal aserielatke, bound by ca oath, the object of which was to renounce all allegiance to the Qum, to make this °matey a deraceratie republic, to take up lease whim called upon, mad to obey the commands of the sapid= of that body. Ma kiedehip pointed out the peediarides of the law with seeped to conspiracies, and re geed= the grand Jury to take this case into their immediate In answer to Mr. Hagan, his lordabip said he Intended taking up the Pbcesiz twee in the amnia& The greed jury returned two true bills at 4 o'doek against Marty, Mo• nagban, William O'Shea, Denis O'Sullivan, Mistimes Downing, Dash' WWI* Jsrantila Dearivea. Roma and Parke Doweing, ise bum sad law, that being the &ergo hid sashed thiamin the Imilleterat A latter from Twin dated Monday, says :—.O" The arrival of Lot has been the signal for some diminution in the supplyof theatrical eatertatomen.s in Twin. The two great opera homes are still open, and the Begirt will continue se fur some short time longer. NW Balls hu now nag the tioteissesents eleven times, and means quite to have esta blished herself In the favour of a lighly lestidiotte public. The improvement in h'r singing was very visible when moo she had got over the nervounzese of the first night or two, end Woos a tittle accutomed to the house, which I. decidedly most unisueuralde to the voice. Oa Wednesday next ohs wlll swear as Aldine in Mcasn's Dos Choosier." The editor of the Delhi Gazette mentions that one year has elapsed oboe he returned to rebuild Ms establish ment, which woe totally destroyed to the mutinies. Within that tints be has reorganised the press, oustalsiishad his paper, and obtained for it a circulation higher than it has ever leeched before. The Ceylon note. states that rice hu risen to an szemeive price in all parts of the island, and in the northern diellicte is unprowarable. Orders were seat by telegraph!, Panetta kr heeled some argon, but the tele- grams were sent le (Went. One firm ft Is said ham lost thirty maisages in this feetakm. The asked& Gazette oontains an order from Lord Stanley, reviewteg the meet eorrespcadesce on the appoint meat of native Christians to onto,. The minister remarks, "AA far ea can be Judged from the replies of the different officers, the principle on which they have acted Is that the applicant beat qualified kw the vacant situation should be appointed, whatever might be his creed. This is the correct principle which ought to guide public officers In the selection of Individuals for subordinate employe:sage and it is accordingly unntmesetry to issue any fresh codas for the 'Warta of the public (damn in the Braga Presidency in this maitre." The Kentaro oomplains that all the expenses of Is Calcutta are inerearins. Houee rent la higher; aerrente demand law wages; food I. (karat; and the cost of leaping horns is exonalve. Calcutta, in fad, la rapidly beocalsi one of the most expensive capitals in the world, perhaps, If we except London sad Paris, the most expmedve. Matters will beams worts yet, particularly in home rest. There is no land Wt to badd co, ashes apeoulaton can make an inroad Into the native tows. In n latter triton Amaterdent we read:—" The well-known traveller in Japan. Herr vim !Remit, who, aver shire hie retain from the Far Had, his been residing quietly at Bonn, on the Rhine, will leave that city in the beginning of Alen, having received • most Sett:fug invite. don to &swamps, the wily-eppointed Dutch =Writer plenipotentiary in hie mutton to Japan. As this gentleman has ridded seven yews in Japan, and is consequently wdl acquainted with the lineage, is well as the mannere and miner of that interesting °pastry, of which so little le known in Europe, he will no doubt be • valuable acquisition to the Dutch embesey, and will moreover All the appoint meat of one of the representatives or commistionere of the Netherlands Kea ladle Trailer; Company." MS GOVERNORSHIP OF HONG KONG.—Sir John Howehres functions as Superiatendent of Trade having been merged in those of the minister lately appointed to Pekin, hie excellency will mare to h-ild the unpaid office of Governor of Hoeg Kong, hitherto held in conjunction with that of Plenipotentiary and Superintendent of Trade in China. The principal offion at Hong Kong will therefore, for the future, discharge solely the datise of governor of that colony. The first governor of Hong Hoag ander the new oysters will be Kr. Heresies Rabbinate, at present Lantenant-Governer of St. Christopher's, who distinguished lihneelf by his official exertions in Inland, both during and after the famine, and whore services wore rewarded by the banes appointment of a Wait Indian govanceship, in 1854. He is now trans pared to a pillion where hie administrative talent. will have a wider field of siendaest.—Tirmis. A dinner in aid of the building food of the Bt. Thames Charteahotuie and Widen-lane Schools was c Mimed yesterday at the Albion, when about eighty gentlemen, the 'majority of .hoot wets cler gymen, ananded. The Dute of Wallington had been sancionoed es chehman, bat unfortunately a 'sudden in dispoition confined his gram to hie loom, end in his absence the chair was efficiantly filled by Selwyn Req., Q.C., sup sorted by the Lord Bishop of Dom, Rev. Mr. Roger., Captain Welter, Captain Roger., ft.N., de. . - BottnnintO LIKE • CANARD.—ne following entraordin.ry ousted has ben publisbrd in • sulement to • journsl of BOMA Area :—" Aria destroye d ; 760,000 victim.- By the good ship the Petite Idersenbe, which has just arrived, we melee LW diesstrossa hews that a greet pert of the elty of Paris bar boon blown up. This ternble catastrophe was canoed by • large pig of Wawa@ beadfos ' who, by seams of seism, hos blown Into the sir the sagitel of the civilised world I The Louvre la completely destroyed I AU the primes of the PAW* (1) pave rtiehed bootw`l4 go mini of **. •• ancient Gotha! The Barrio-to of Bt. Arrant, Saint Hosea ( f), aed Belot Dao4, and the superb theism of the Opera are in ruins I The Emperor Napaeoe sad all his meta who had salved a few dare lake* ia the capitel, lave been buried beneath the roles of the Loam! The umber of victim. lo I at'mated at 760,0 1 5, stecdif whom are lb. gloat Sown olio a of the nee& cscet,i, and the Dotal:Cities of the samples I The details of the diameter fill us with dismay. Who on have barn the authors of snob a scene of dearer lion—of each • crime P In Basked it is said that they were members of tenet socloVer ; but some persona say they were b.ndita as mentioned above." SHOCKING MATH OF AX OFFICZIL—During the last few days • painful excitement h.• bon caused in the neighbourhood of Keneingtoktel consensuses of the Womb, Me death of Cattail Mare Ward, of her Majeety's 10th tiiment al Foot, and yof the Gybe Mee, • ace the late Admha Ward,seder the /abodes dream- Mame' : The deceased, who was &brat 114yeen el age, had within the last few months re tuned from LW*, eines which he bad mc.baeged hem the Ceybe Ram into the 10th Regiment of Foot. Ha regd.' with kb widowed mother end two staters in • villa, Dover-pleen Gleeoeshr-road, Kumberton. On Friday morelag last, shot healed silt, he was discovered by a demotic at the bottom of toe sm. ships of a house in the Victoria.roid, Kensington; be was spew-bloc, and bitediag from • soots wound on the had. The police wee informed of the circumstance, sad Mr. Webster, a sorgoin, promptly sanded. From • ht.*, fogad epos his person, It wat sacertaintd who he was, and his place of abode ; be was removed home, bat IN never rallied or re. covered his senses, and died shout one ol.xk the some day. iratirtlay evecing a loog inquiry bisok pitos before W. Watley, the coroner, at the Obeweater Arms 'retell, Glee maw- rood, when evidence was given as to the atom bete ; is addition to which ft wee proved that the deceased bet the Wei. Renton Club, of which he wee a member. on Tuesday night, in hie usual health and spirits, and quite sober. Fermi frieeds of the deceased who were pr scat said they bed ao doubt the &owed had, from the Whams of the road, mis taken bin residence and fe:l down the one, A verdict of "Accidental death" was returned. Ts. MURDER NEAR NEWARK. The culprit /Whitt, who was smeared at Nottingham Amiii• last week to be eitt fee the murder of Willbm Whatnot, has hem nsptt d &aim \sr lisiatis *ram THE HOVIENMENT I,EPOLif HILL. Mr. Cax, M.P., has given 'notice that to-morrow oveatai he will ask the Chaaosllor of the llmtenamir, wbotber, so ell parties =proms a dears that a avgarta 101 amid pima It would sot Om beams to proceed by weir el se• solution, In ardor to bums a bill to carry meal Aware Ms awl." Mr. kkroyd, la the err of tbe erred eam of So lot• posseatatloa of the People HUI brag ever Is moo, to cessittes, N That ray ads perm ad bap hy wbe etosY bold a eartalleals of Mordecai orermalls ken ter sty society or beer el moare. M▪ IA le or looroollar my be arboreal astler royal darer, r by re Commits* of Omar ea Brarges, er by set • pedlemor, Se great edecetbassl artYlesiam Am twelve math residence la try osmagy er boremplt, be sorsa to be reghisrel as a mot, sal to Ms la the Morn of • member or ..tabs Mose err* yr borough ;orNs ui b•we per IN tonew romikepsereme to regittratimora aroma et peeporty or Were bur, or la hatred Mar My, direr Mrs to be, Majesty, Abell be sorbed r tbe arm privilege ; Of who shall her bra Is, des years ortraserly, revisory to recissretke. a Mom aibutieg soolosr et • provider Moodly miry, m of a blade beadles sedgy, Mir Is sow or becalm rev be mistral mar re !Audi, lloreelai Acs, swearbs reselatkaa Mood it or la emerts walk tire permit, ✓ell, alter twelve mord rabbets la say berm* be remind to be registsred se • ter, sad to Me Y des Medea of a amber or ambers Is, ma b boroogb." urnr..irse _lO3 res REVENUE DEPARTMENTS. nig morning the *minutes of the revenue de partments, for the year oadiag Minh 91, 1880, effective sad zoo-effective, Were Cooed. fat solarise sad exposer wareAsti with the caskets, the nue reqaired is 837,1364 sr sa lemmas over lest per of 7,8701. Fur the inland maws de partment the °barge I. 1,349,8641., or • dews= of 12,39 a Th. Pow-ales SWAINS ACM • derma of 103,8184—the charge br the mole year prowssalag to 1,922,2131. sealant 2,033,8131. Imre per. There le • &were also of 4,3641. is the 'admit eepeeemoteek et the three &pit mob ; the ettieete he the maim per Is, 1• en, MAUL Ti. teal meant of the ordinates for the repave departasets is 6,1110,4334 or • danger, as anspared with het year, of 11111,816. To-nsorrow evening Mr. Wise, M.P., will task the Eladee-Secretary of Bt•te for Foreign Affairs "Hew the 40,0001. 'Toed in the eetssates for the f rrtga ofelue ineems. W. Is disposed of; what is the totaled the office of Qtrees'e twelve @seek* meareapr, , and what are the reptlatiese white leave bees teeestly made with reference to the reran simian al *et carps." Ws (abeltenham Examiner) understand that Mr. C. J. Moak, who had Dena risme I as the of the liberal eau didothe be the repreera.atioa of Gloomier, intends male re mutest Ilso ►orough of Cricklode. Sumas DE;ERTED.—By a parliamentary rotors hosed this sorniag, It appears that the number of seems who sisserta from the Ls of Jaseary, 1836 to the gist Dis• comber, 1837, was 11,250, and the ameba of heys, 1,77 d - The net mount of were fosiate4 le V. 777 ,1 !, 21 :feer. 1k TONNAGE AND PILOTS (LONDON). A paella motley retain, knurl to day. shows that the awned of Masao* cleared from the put of 1..414 on la 1790 was 796,672 tom In 1800 the t save entered was 796632, sod that seared wits 729 1554. Is 1837 Vie tromp moored had rhea to 2,634,107, and tbat sleeted ti 2,113,8111. Is 1906, the earliest date at wh;ch ii.f &tattoo could be obtained, the asks of glob authorised to set is sad kr the port ed Louden wee 631; in 1867 the amber was 377. This mdse. ties is seroestsd for by the introdaelos of Mesa, the ea empties Rom compulsory plotage of certain kreign mesas, sad tress Mkt, sot Wog required to cosi ions on board her Maisity's Alpe. Ma. NEWDEGATE, M.P., AND THE CHOICE-IATE QUISTIOIL—Mr. Moodiest* Mewls to ONTO as 11111 SOO& must upon UN motion that Mr. Speaker do now hem oho elate, for gotog Into room eea the Church Rates Alsall ties Rill, "mg this home will reedy@ itself isle stsamisitlee to aossider the proiriety of co WNW's; in lion of dumb- rater, themairrth to bs abolished, a chmv war be/edits- MIS% is respect of the occupancy of which ohneob.reass have Wes said was Lis this last semi years ; such shine to be levied with the mealy rete eta uniform poundage el cote penny helfpeany in am pasta of rateable value, dm sum p* r Wag is all cases /witted to deduct from Ms rent the ewoost of the charge levied OS his ocrupstioa, which shell be paid to the pontoon of Qom a Asses flosaly, who 'Doi be empowered to receive and admiaister the memo for he purpose of church rafts ; and f .rther, to cosaider the propriety of esnetitutiag the ineozabsst and charebeentess of se& pirlah or din riot a creporation, harks • tfild to claim from the governors of Qom. Assets Deudy la seek yeses a wen equal to as* . years charge sa seek midi st district, which they shall he empowered to nosh, sail to saminlotw, with the concerrosee el Lb* , sod mks doe espervidoo, am well es to reesho awl asy maks subscribed, or say benefeetioes gima der the par peers ef iamb rates, or is comunntsks of ascii oherge.' The Heed Mastership of the Xiog's School, OW Ms 4, Pm Wham boa been co Wisp, a the Rtnferred ri e. Jobs Mitalthrim, alicalra THE UNITED STATES. (Xlt ILSCTILIO 212.114111AP14 LIVERPOOL, ThVIIDAT, Two o'CLocw. The steamer, City of Manchester, front New York, 3rd inst., is off the port. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. AMOY OM owx PARIS, WZDNINDLT BYI2IIIO. AU the news that I hear today is exceedingly warlike. The fallen of Lard Cowley's mission seems to be taken for granted. Him excellency was to be in Paris to-day ; and it is said, though I can not vouch for the fact, that he has already been received by the Emperor. I am pretty certain that some great military demonstration will be made within a very few days, but I cannot say what pre eise form it will take. There is great talk of the' immediate formation of as army of observation we the Alpe. In one quarter I hear it stated positively that the Lyons Railway Company has received orders to be ready to convey 76,000 men to the month. The coincidence of this number with the force said to have been demanded by the Kiog of Sardinia a few dap ago favours the supposition that a French army is to be sent immediately to Piedmont. But the two reports are probably bet different versions of one--and it doss not clearly appear what—fact. The Nord says that the minis terial changes which it considers most probable will be postponed till the very last Emmet. There are still many people who, accepting literally the candid phrases of the Noel feur, do not believe in war, and they will continue to hope for the best until the storm bunts. When it does come it will probably be very sudden, and we may be very certain that dissimulation will be used up to the latest hour possible. Its announced that the Minister-at-War has ordered all officers and soldiers on leave of absence to join their regiments immediately, and that no leave of absence whatever will be granted till further orders. The Bourse continues to be much depreawid. Violent oscillations are so much dreaded that many speculators are afraid to operate. The Rents fell 25c. for cash and 20c. for account, closing at 67fr. 450. in each case. Mobilier fell 10fr. The railways fell about 21r. 600. each. Bales were more pressed at the close than at the beginning of business. Among the military promotions announced by the Moniteur on the occasion of the Prince Imperial's birthday (March 16), I observe that of Colonel de Cutagny, of the 82nd Regiment of the Line, who is made a brigadier-general. His name is not on. known to your readers, who may see, by referring to the Daily News of January 29, 1868, that I pre dicted his speedy advancement. His wee the first and the most enthusiastic of those celebrated ad dresses published by the Manton., in which the invasion of England was suggested, in order tercet eat the refugees. " If," said Colonel Castagay, "your Majesty requires soldiers to seek oat these wretches, even in the recesses of their den, we, the 82nd of the Line, humbly pray to be allowed to form part of the advanced guard of this army." He now has his reward. Another hero of the same epoch, Colonel Gault, of the 48th Regiment, is also made a generaL His address was one of those few, which, on amain of their containing matter too strong for the public eye, were not published in full. That part of it which in all probability referred specifically to Ray /UI u iL,:inaisa id Elie Mosissar of January by asterisks which are followed by the phrase— " We will fight your enemies wherever we may find than." The offline de troupe of lit Regiment of Grena dier Guards went to the Tuileries this morning to offer their comrade the Imperial Prince, who is on the roll and draws the pay of the regiment, a bou quet on the occasion of his birthday. Another Mazzinian story is told in the itesiipme daces Beige. The Path correepondent of that josessl mime :—" Maeda has made a recent toes into Italy, sad the following aneedde Metes to the trip :—Whea he goes into Smut :lend, Mania* paerally pewee through the anion of Touts. Now the Swiss them Make those en mwelems, and the authorities have gives the 'dieted lamesstion• to arrest the &deter whomever be ma le reeogaTsed. In Witten ti a warning of hie awing, the Swim gendarmerie had receivrci nctios that Meemial always Odell with two peered. He the preessted Map ' self perfectly &sauteed, at Copped is al Vermin—l am not quite certain which. The gain= who ensued the peeped and compared motes es to the thecriptloa he hid needed, eseadaismi same wepidoae • end twain to sgaseisd, he odd, 'Mb pereptet ail the secoad are, show nee thee A woad pimp:di What second pieeport f I've enly oed" Oh, ii you've ally one, you are pats; h Wet yes I'm hello( for.' It was the, through the woadrous intelligens' et a &sedans', that Marital was able to go through Swltmeismil„ lan guarantee to you the correctness Si fhb ammelete." The Madrid journals publish a letter addressed by Iletteeobrtei, sod the other mare to M. Olozega, thanking b for beviag, when they wen at Ceiba, stsespiel is mem their .1..,, ME NEAUVLILIN BILL'S. A Cork daily joonial, the Reporter, oontinuee its deseriptita of the attentions shown to the Neapolitan refugees, who still remain at Cork "Several ladies sad gentlemes of the first station vleited the Baron Norio, ex. Prime Minister of Naples, the Duo de Cabalism, and other Mann salsrers yesterday (Monday), to oommtsra4 their expstriatka, and welcome them amongst us—a warm heartedness mid hospitality which, we ere wowed, they felt beyond ell mu* materiel relief. About 15 of that pile• aft loft for London to-day, and many Whin will follow them within a stud period. Mr. Charles Dickens has tologropbol to express his desire to have the walnut pos. Ale mond moinumication with these exiles." Mr. Bowyer's letter in the Tablet, quarrelling with the licasere pdd to the exiles, has bees reed with indigessilte is Indeed by all except the altramontme party, whoop journals bare also oaretsily avoided joining in the welcomes. Banter, WIIINZIDAT 111111 Meted gee. rally this morning that the Neapolitan Meow %mid sabre in this city by the Nimrod it...., frees Cork, wed • gamma disposition wee evinced to give them a amity welmses, With this view large months, resorted to the Hotwelle, at which the packets arrive. Not only was there • net on- COSMO meambied at the Cambeelend Bashi landing pay, but the sides of the river the • long way dews were thronged. Oa the snivel of the vessel it sae found that only sue of the gallant band had come by her, whose name the captain had been unable to Lath. It was stated on board that the others would mho on Battuday next, but that, owing to the roughness of the weather, they had defined armaing the Channel. As mos se the exile was Mewled amongst the wingers on the do*, he was loudly cheered from the shore ' and • large white 11 . George's ensign, besting the word s Welcome," wee heisted on the pier of the lock. Upon the stranger landing, the poplar* Socked rood him with great eager nem. He removed his cap and bowed his acknowkdreist, and appeared auk= to wage farther nodce, but upon bi; being takes into a cu, the crowd fesided as reatoviag the hone% and the deg betas deetetbed being babied as to the drieue's be; be yea healed up the Hotwell-road to the city, followed uhe went by a large crowd, sad being chewed at all points. ROYAL LITARAILT POND. The annual gamma meeting for the election of silken and for other bedlam wee held yesterday, at the ohmage of the ereporance, Great Roasellarzest ; the Peel of enamors d Ail ober. There were alms pelmet :-Mr. P.m, Sir H. Ellie Mr. Cabbell, Mr. Nichols, Mr. Bell, Mr. Dicdciasoo, Sir John Forbes, Mr. G. Cruikalienk, Bastltry, Mr. Grunion, Mr. Newby, Mr. 40e/woods, Dr. Gnat, Her. Dr. Ms*, Mr. Pollak, Sir Jame Price, Mr. Parent Gaper, Mr. Mestere, Mr. Clown, &a. Mr. HARRISON read the registers' sad tree/wen' reports, the report of grants during the last year, the auditor's and en abated of the cash amount. The tollweisgv: ciewelleaden of the authors rehired deli= year :- Rear, wed blegaphy 9 grants, 3161.; 2 greats 70L; sera pliaty i , 1 great, 50L; elms sad art, 8 greats, SOL ; Heater% 6 grants, 1761 . ; topography end travels, 8 grants, 2301. ; &metal literature end education, 3 grants, 90/.; poetry, 8 grants, 1861.; ea aye and Ohs, 7 grants 1651.; drama, 1 grant, 201. • law, grants, 1201.; medians, 1 grant, 601.; miscellanea,. 2 gauge, 401. The followiog Is an abstract of the cash accent :-Jan. 1. Samos In ba ud , 3821, Hs. 7d.; sate of the Newton estate, 2081. ; divideede on leek 9081. Os. Bd. ; subsceptloae sad domations 3641. 17s. Od. . • ennivereary receipts, 977!. 16e. ed.; te1 1 i2,11861. 4a. 94. Grants for rebel, 1,8401. ; tent , Ike, la. 4d.; ealattes, ite., 2261. 10s. 4d.; stadose, ko., 1181. 19e. 6d • annivermuy expenses, 2621. 12e. • baLince la bend, 2061. la. Bd. ,• total, 2,8361. L. 9d. Tite CHALLKAN then reed the follow' report :-" The gtneral committee desire to state for the information of the =ramaadm that they have received a commuaimition Mr. Ces Dickens, announcing the prospect of a certain oar to the society, from a pees not at present named, on certain terms and stipulations. With these terms and slyelatime the comnutee ore not it present somminted„ but expect to leers them fully at an interview whelk they have agreed to bold with • Mr. Dickens end mother plate au* • few digs Mace ; wad they will then proceed to give to themand to the whole subject tee moat cos . . . . their daty be co▪ mmunicate alai to the passe meeting the followingex tract ft om Mr. Dickeaa's bee ea the maNect The bah. coming maul meeting, theaters, I shall elesin from attending. The Meade who have been associated with zee on former similar °coasted will, yielding to the cams reuses, also stay away. But we confide it to the trueness of the managers et the Literary Food to make it known to the b oorporstioa at that meeting, that we do not withdraw our appetite; that we hold it suspended only until the matter Ma have hew folly cossiderwL' " The chshmaa added, that the committee, not having had en enormity ci loam log the details et the offer, were not able to make say more explicit stational co the subject. Mr. Ciatimunue himired whether, to the *vest of the communication tendenng a special meeting necessary, it would be ailed at onoe, or the matter would stand over to eacitheyear The CRAM/AN replied that the committee had not con sidered the point, but there was not the smallest desire on tepee tithe committee to withhold information. Kr. Oatnratio• suggeeted the propriety of submitting the eller to • meeting before the committee came to say decision ea the eabfen. The CHAIRMAN observed that he considered that a very A irsmble egirestiou. helot tem took place for the election of officers. Two vacsache ea the list of vicerrresidette were filled up with the CMOS ci Mr. Gladstone, M.P., and Mr. Allred Tenneco ; two la the amell with the mines et Mr. G. P. IL Janes eel Mr. Edward Pose; two la the penes' committee with the assess at Mr. Justice Ralthoi ton and Mr. Antonio Paaiel. The other officers ware all weeded. _ _ - - The omit reeeplhoenutry rotes were vele to the testa trete, treasurers, soditors, and other omceee, and the pro. esedlap terutioatcd with a vole of thasks to the clubmen. CIIY OP LONDON HOSPITAL FOR DISZAZIB 01 1 TEI The eleventh anniversary of this charity eau celebrated bat evening by a dinner at the London Tavern, wrier the peeking of Sir J. Paltutcrox, who way sup ported by Lord Denman, Admiral Hamilton, J. Capel and H. Tacker, Exp., Dr Riedoa Bennett, sad about 250 sub scribes and friends. The Chairman, in proposing the toast of the evening, " Fragility to the licapitel," spoke of the eilkiency of the voluntary principle, as developed in this and other kindred charities which adorned the metropolis. This biatitation, in support of which they were met, stood in the tablet of Bethnal-green and 6pitelfirlds, the district which, of all others in London, was perhaps peculiarly liable to diseases of the cheat. It appeared, from • recent re• port to the Board of Health, that pulmonery airtime, including Maisie, cease very warty one fourth of the sauna mortality of England. Every 100,000 of the populating' yielded on the average 652 victims annually to this deadly den of (theme, end phthials, or consumption proper, it wee mid, killed ea the average, Le England alon , , more than 50,000 poem • year. Idenetbeless until this charity and the Bromptea Hospital were established no can was taken to heat that particular elms of doesse—probably batman of the vulgar notion that consumption weitinthratle. The results ' of both intantiune proves that evai this tutu-tlin might ho anisted and in many intoner cored. Since the initiation W been In active operation, now aree or f roes years, it had received w Wile its wells between 200 and 500 patients each yew, and bad relieved nearly 7,000 out-patinte 1141Allalle Liet year the somber of iniatieirs was 314, and the num ber of outpatient. 6,925, the average &Mahan each week being rear'y 1,000, and the total number of on patients Meth d since the founding of the boa , shat being 46,000. At present then was aocanno. dation for 00 beck, but he • andtticood that owing Ito the want of funds not mote than 50 were occup ied. The domain received last year amounted to 3,0351. las. 4d., I the anneal subsoripten to 1,2261. fie., the bequests to 1,0641. 166., the ertlltctions after sermon to 1061. 12e. 55., gad foam other emcee 291. 19e. Id.; making, with • banes of 4011. 13s. 75. at the commencement of the year, • total available theme of 6,8861. 6s. bd. Them wea eneadod on the baidieg, and in the payment of old debts, 1,5371. Se. 6d. sad I. darning the current expense of the ctortty, 4,060/.; 10a. 10l ' leavicg a balance at the bank.Fa of 2961. 12a. Id. Mire man remained • debt an the building of pearly 6_, ; bet • triad of the charity had most generously aired to contritate 1,6001. towards the liquidation of this liability, provided that the remaining stun of 4,6001. was collected at this aneiversary. It was subeequen ly stated that • chapel was bring erected fa the grounds of the hospital, at the sole a:peeve of a frknd of the institution, for the bank the patients, end would shortly be completed, end ready for the performance of divine worship. Mr. Sewell, the Itouoniry secretary, who acknowledged the Mot, intimated that the gentleman who had awed the 1,8001. aeon the condition that the imolai, 4,5001. wee made up at the dinner, to liquidate the debt of the hospital, was Mr. H. Edmund tiarasy, the treasurer, who bad, out of his own pocket, ativaseed the 6,0001. to carry on the building, and wee now &creditor la the funds to that amount. The Bev. T. J. Rowell, of St. Stephen's, Stepney, and other gentlemen connected with the eastern districts of the metropolis, testified to the peat beoeilts the boasts' bed ore fined, sad wee erakertag, aeon the readmits el that legality, and especially era the dpitalitelde weavers, who were se perkily liable to cheat diseases. The mbieriptlons of the evening animated to 7,7601. 2a. 61.—the list of donors in. eluding the chairman, 201. ; Lady Pakington (who recopied a mot la the &kg), 101.; Benin and Bevan, 1001.; sal several other City Irma Sir met savreats. P I