The Express. — London, England, 1864-01-11 00:00:00

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On. 1m Allarmak 412. 2.)m. LONDON, MONDAY, JANUARY 11. LAST week the public were informed that by the act of Prince KUNO our Government had been partially rescued from a false and dan gerous position in China. To-day it will be seen that a great improvement has taken place in our relations with Japan. Prince Sarirma, with whom we so lately had an indecisive war, has, from whatever motive, shown a desire to be at peace with us. Official intelligence has reached our Government that, after long discus aim', extending over three days, the agents of the PRINCE have agreed to make immediate payment of the indemnity, and have promised in writing not to relax in active search for the mur derers of Mr. RICHARDSON, and to subject them when discvered to capital punishment in presence of one or more British officers. This good nbws will give the highest satisfaction to all classes of the community. It cannot, unhappily, repair the disas trous effects upon our reputation throughout the civilized world, which have followed the destruction of the innocent cityof Kagosima. That name is already in the mouth of our enemies as a term of reproach, and we may expect to hear of it as often as we seek to exercise a humanizing influence over the strife of other nations. No amount of local success could compensate for this dire self-inflicted injury. The concessions made by Prince Saraust,s, how ever,'close our dispute with him, and are in this measure a pledge that the warfare which we have so much cause to regret will not be resumed. The terms which Prince SATSUMA has sub scribed are such as he would probably never have submitted to without chastisement as severe as that involved in the capture of his steamers and the loss which his forces must have sustained in the engagement with our ships. For these measures we bad the fullest jus tification, and it is to them, no doubt, that we are indebted for the undertaking be has just given. It may be hoped—Clough on this head we have no trustworthy intelligence—that the settlement of this particular dispute will exercise a beneficial influence upon our general relations with Japan. Recent events have taught us in a disagreeable man ner that we were completely in the dark when we concluded a treaty with the TYCOON upon the suppo sition that he was acknowledged lord and ruler of all Japan. We have acted on a more correct view of the facts in our stparate dealings with Prince Barents, and perhaps the division of power which practically exists, whatever may be the theory of the Japanese Government, may make it easier to settle the terms of our future intercourse. But on this subject we must wait for farther infor mation. Tax November advices from New Zealand re port that the obstacle to General Caistaox's ad vance, of which we have read in preceding mails— the fortified position of the natives on the river Waikato, has been removed. Mere-mere had been cleverly turned by our forces, which have thus obtained possession of it without loss of life. The same cause, however, which enabled our iron plated gunboats to go up the river, the unusual height of the water, enabled the native defenders of Mere-mere to get away in canoes. The local press attaches great importance to this bloodless victory, although it is not known whither the natives had gone, or where they are likely to be next heard of. The political news from the colony is of some importance. The new Ministers had appeared in Parliament and stated their war policy. It is very simple, and highly popular in the colony. Mr. WHITTAKER and I Mr. Fox explained in the two Houses that betides the colonial force under trans, there were 7,000 QUEEN'S troops in the colony, and that 3,000 more were expected. In addition to these, them were four large British war vessels, with full complements of men, and a gunboat. Mr. Fox trusted that "when the whole of these vast " forces were at the disposal of the colony the war " could not last long." The Colonial Government proposed to avoid every inhuman practice which has at any time been resorted to in order to suppress rebellion in dependencies of the British Crown, and intended simply to confiscate enough land be longing to the natives to serve for the settlement Of a European population of from 15,000 to 20,000 persons. About 4,000,000 acres, it is computed, will be amply sufficient for this pur pose. It is proposed to establish military villages l on the land to be so taken. A new class of settlers is to be formed, who are to be well armed, and to hold their lands by military tenure. About 3,000 military volunteers are already under arms, having enlisted upon the understanding that they are to be rewarded with the land to be so obtained. Besides the land required for this purpose, a further portion will be seized to pay the expenses of the war. A Mr. FITZGERALD objected to the Bill which was to legalise this system, on the ground that " it repealed every " engagement made between the Crown and the "natives from the first day New Zealand became I' a British colony ; and that it gave power to the " Government of the colony to confiscate " native lands uader every imaginable wrong." And he " felt confident that Her MaJorry " would never give her assent to it." The poor man bad forgotten that the Qurme does' , not direct the policy of this New Zealand war, bet' only furnishes soldiers and semen. No Minister thought it worth while to reply to Mr. Firs- GERALD, who was pitied for his "sentimentalism" by the only speaker that followed, and the Bill passed without opposition. "Thus," says the Southern Cross, "tie great aim of the war, the "beneficial 000upation of the millions of waste " acres, will be carried out by a wise policy, which, " however austere it may look at first sight, will " confer untold benefits on the natives." at Ontrt. THE PRINCESS OF WALES. WINDSOR cesrut, JAN. 9. Her Majesty received news at 10 o'clock last night, at (Mom, of the aceonchement of the Prunus of Wale, and pro immediate orders for ropewalks to be made for proceeding to Frogmore-bocce early this nursing. At half-past 9 o'clock a.m. to-day the Qom, •COSID. parried by Primer Helena sod Nino Beatrice, hit Q borne, and crossed over to Gosport in the royal yacht Aim A special train conveyed her Majesty, the royal family, and ..it. to Windsor, where they arrived at 1 o'clock. The Prince of Wales met the Queen at the Winder da tion, and drove with her Majesty to Prognsewhoen. The suite in ettetidatioe oonristed of lady Churchill, the Hoe. Mrs. Bruce, Sir C. Phipps, Colonel Sir T. Y. Rid dell* and Dr. Hohnnaa. _ _ _ JANUARY 10. The Qsess and Priaosm Helena attreaded Divine service in the private chapel this morning. The Bev. H. Ellison reelable?. Her Majesty pawed the afternoon at Frogroorehouee. Professor Max Midler had the honour of delivering two lectures last week at Osborne before her MOW) , and the royal funny on " The MIMS of Language.• At Marlborough-bows the following official bulletis was yesterday exhibited : " FROOMOZE, 10YEI JANUARY, 12.30 ~x. " Her Royal Highness the Prisms of Wales is progress lag as favourably as possible, and the Infant Nines is per (Signed) " ARTEICR FAIR; M.D. " E. B. SIRYWXO, The inquiries at Mariboroagh•bonse yesterday and Satur day from the fonsign ministers and members of the ufsto• crag now midget In London were most numerous. A Committee of the Lords of her Majesty's Most Hes °arable Privy Council assembled on Saturday afternoon in the Council Chamber, Whitehall. The Lords present were his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, Earl Granville (Use Lord President), the Duke of Somenst, the Earl of St. Gammas (the Lord Steward), the Right Hon. Kr George Grey, Bart, and the Bight Hoe. Charles P. Villiers. Their lordships ordered that his Grace the Archbishop of Oaaterbury do prepare a form of prayerand thanksgiving to Almighty God far the Princesi of Wakes sate delivery of a Prince, and that such form of prayer and thanksgiving be need in all churches and chapels in England and Wales, and I. the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, epee Sunday, the 17th day of January instant, or the Sanday after the respective ministers of such churches and chapels shall receive the same. Their lardahips also ordered that *my minister tad peencher, as well of the established church in that part of Great!Britain called Scotland as those of the episcopal communion, do at some time during the exercise of Divine Service in their respective churches, Lvogregatioaa, at as semblies, put ap their prayers and thanksgiviaga to Al mighty God for the Prisms of Wales's safe delivery of a Prince. Mr. Edmond liartison, the Deputy Clerk of the Counal, attended. Despakitas were reoeivod ea Saturday, at the Colonial• Mos frau the Governors*, New Zealand, South Australis, Tasmania. Led Owed& beapatchto were moat to the Goverears et the North Americas Provision sad to the 1 Lard High Csesseiesieser of the looks Wanes The latest bulletin in reference to the health of the Primus of Wales states that her royal highs's, and the infant prince an both as well as can be expected. The birth of the priors was, as the earliest telegrams from Windsor stated, quite unexpected, as the eonfininest of her royal highness was not looked forward to until the mouth of March. It was inteeded (says the Observer) that the confinement of her royal highness should take place at Marlborough-hone. and the Pritionee was to have left Free man for Leedom in about a fortnight. For several den pest the Princess bad bees slightly indisposed, and was suffering from catarrh and cold, and it is stated that Dr, Browne, of Windsor, who attended her royal highest% judging from the symptoms of the Priem; had intimated that the interesting snot might near earlier than was anticipated. The Princess, however, had so fax recovered from the indisposition under which she had been suffering se to feel no hesitation in being present at the skating party se the Virginia Water es Friday. Ge returning to Frogmen her royal highness soon became so unwell that the Prince of Wales forwarded a telegram to the Queen at Osborne respecting the condition of her royal highness. The symptoms of an approaching birth cos tinned to incense, end the Pence deemed it advisable to despatch a memenger immediately requesting the attend. arcs of Dr. Browne, who arrived about seven o'clock in the evening of Friday, end at (two minutes to nine o'clock, es the bulletin have already informed the country, her royal highness was safely delivered of a healthy prince. Yemen were ►low met for the medical men who were appointed to attend her royal highness, and for Sir George Grey, but the confinement had taken place long before they could resets Frogman. Dr. Stinking, the physician to the Prince of Wales, wee the first to arrive from London. He was fol lowed by Dr. Farts and Dr.Greem, and Liter by Sir Charles Lona. We believethet we are not unduly violating the sanctity of the domestic' arrangements of their royal high nesses when we state that as the arrival of the young prince was wholly unexpected, and as the Prince and Prizes= were staying et Frogmen., end not at Marlborough-home, no arrangement. had bees made for his receptioe. Thine ens so seinen attendance ; bat the material experience of the Countess of Macclesfield, the lady-in-waiting, was of is estimable valve in extemporising inch articles of comfort sad clothing en IMO necessary for the young prince. The other ladies of the household were, of course, equally acxiou to give every eminence in their power in this it 'trestle' emergency. A telegram was despatched to her Majeety immediately after the arrival of Dr. Browne, and the happy birth of the prince was also conunuoiretell by the gam mesas. The (Nese arrived at Windsor about seem os Saturday, and immediately paid ► visit to the Primes. later I• the day the Queen also visited her royal high ness. We are happy to be enabled to state that the health of the Prisons I. most satisfactory. Darin fishnet*, Frogmen was the seen of great excite. merit, each train from Loads bringing down cabinet minis. tees, members of the household, and large numbers of the aristocracy, to offer their congratulations to the Prince of Wales. Lord Granville was the only representative of the Cabinet present on Friday at Fragmore. His presence was owing to the fact of his dining with the Prince of Wele• Copies of the bulletinsas they ware received from Windsor were posted at the Mansion-house, and were eagerly read by crowds of person daring the day. The belle of St. Dtuestan's and other churches in the City were rang, and salutes were fired in the parka and at the Tower. Early on Saturday morning the chunk belle at Windsor were rug in joyous peals, and royal salutes of twenty-one ruse were area by the town bombardier, at 12 o'clock, in the Bachelors' Acre, while the official bulletin was posted in the Town-hall. The Queen, anompanied by the Princesses Helena and Beatrice. and attended by Colonel Sir T. M. Biddulpli, Colonel the Hon. Sir C. B. Phipps, Lady Churchill, and the Hoe. Mrs. Bruce, arrived at Windsor station of the Great Western Itailwsy shortly before one o'clock. The royal party left Gonad, on their arrival from Osborne, at 10.47. m., by a special train, on ' slating of an engine sod five carriages, furnished by the Lou- don and South Western Railway, and in charge of Mr. Godson, the traffic superintendent of that line, viol Ba singstoke sod Rending, en route for Windsor. TheQesen and princesses occupied the royal state saloon. The royal train reached Wisdom. at 12.55 p.m.,whes the Meyer of Windsor, many of the ailinals of the tows, and a Lege crowd, were asasinbled on the platform. Mr. Grievers (the general manager), Mr. Kelly, Mr. Matthews, and other esilway'officials of the Great Western Railway, were also in attendance. As the train glided into the statioe, and drew up alongside the platform, her Majesty was greeted with the most entemilsotio ohoors. As sees re the trek slapped, the Primate Wales, who had hem mien* awake the ap mimes 'Me royal each, atered the state wisp and a~efey embresell the Qum, who immeastely end enteral ale of the royal carriages, midi was is mediae= seta& the Qnsen's private weitisprocen, and at coos drove, aceteepanied by the Prime of Wales, through the towsorikdi wee everywhere draped with tags, to Frogmore-houes, es a vhit to the Prisms and infant prism Hot Majesty renamed with the Prim:ems et Wales at Frog men all day a late boar is the minis& It was observed that her Majesty, es entering the carriage, was much effected with the tied sod loyal reception she had met with from them mooed her ; indeed, so much so, that after having tikes her seat in the carriage, she bowed her had, and wee Minna affected to tears, while the Prime though conversing with her, could hardly draw he Ata tion, so much was she overcome by her feelings end the excitement of the event Her Majesty was still is mourn ing, though the prisms= wore ooly half mooning, their bassets being trimmed with blue. . . Her Majesty the Queen (.ho dined at the math but night) again risited the Prince's and her infant son yes terday afternoon, and remained at Frogmore till the evening. Miyake was madityssisnisy et Wisdom Church to the rale delivery of the Prises., and at St. George's Chapel the National Anthem aid Danish Hymn were played. A loyal manifestation was made at the Stock Exchange on Saturday. Throughout the City the intelligence was re mised with every dimsoestration of enthusiasm, ties bells pealed, and 000gratulatioes were largely exchanged, but the greatest display took plan in the neighbourhood of Caps!. court. At the opening of the " hoses" (says the Observer), the news was officially announced amidst plaudits of the most deafening character, and it wee some time before any thing like general order could be restored. Whims the cheers bad sulaided, and the members could be marshalled toge ther, the National Anthem, led off by an old member of the house, was given in a manner worthy of the occasion. Royal salutes wens Sired at the various govarsesset dock yards oe Saturday, sad in rood of the proviso:lel town the tonal modes of manifesting loyalty on the part of the inlet bitante were bad recourse to. Sir George Grey has taken a house in Eaton senora into which his finally will roman ant wok far the neon. His Excellency Count Kielmensegge has reco vered train kb recent indisposition. Hu arcelloacy adi. not kayo Habra, till early in Much. The Marquis of Beth bu left town for Heron Court, ow Mittelman, Rasta, to join the party mem. bkid at the invitation of the Earl of Mainiesbiny for duck shooting• TheMarebionees of Londonderry gave her annual entertainment to her tenantry on Thursday, at Cernlough, minty Antrim. These reunions between the noble pro prietress and her tenantry always create unusual interest, is the marehionees is in the habit, in her cantle of Garcon Tower—which crests a lofty rock, jutting out into the sen— d abdomen( her tempts herself on mitten of agricultural end social intermit. Os thin occasion great regret was felt at her absence from indisposition. She took good care, however. that her hospitality lost nothing of its former magnificent liberality. A sumptuous dinner was provided for 250 tenants is the Towo•hall, her asset, Mr. Wilson, presidios. Clergymen and valentine of all persuasions were there also, and the beet feeling prevailed. MARRIAOR or LORD ABINOLR.—The Montreal pipe= give an aocount of the marriage of Lienteaat•Colosel Lord Abioger. of the Scots Fusilier Guards, to Mks Ella Magruder, daughter of Commodore Magruder, late of the United Stein Davy, and niece of Major-General J. B. Magruder, commanding Confederate tones in Texas. The marriage was celebrated at Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal. HEALTH OF MR. EDWARD ELIJCE, M.P.—We re gret to learn that lir. Edward Moe, member for the St. Andrew's Burghs, has bees ordered to the.Coatineet by his medical attendants, oa amount of ill-health, ceder which he has of late been laboarlag.—Ettinburott Courant. ' LATEST INTILLIGF2iCE. GERMANY AA) DENMARK. nom of the Gomm journals received this morning say that General de Hacks, who commands the Corps of Execution in Holstein, only waits reinforcements to attack the Crown Fort of Rends burg and the Holstein villages on the north of the Eider, which the Danish troops refuse to evacuate. The Saxon general in this cue will not have long to wait, as it is aunounoed that the Austrian and Prussian reserves are preparing to cross the Elbe, and that the Saxon government is also getting reinforcements ready. The Dagbladet of the sth says : —"Denmark has but one answer to give to the pretensions of Ger many. Yielding to the presence of a superior force and to the friendly representations of others, Denmark has withdrawn from that portion of the monarchy which is connected with the German Confederation ; but, with regard to Schleswig, the German Diet has no right to interfere, as it forms no part of German territory. The position of the duchy of Schleswig can only be arranged by inter national negotiations, or, in the last resort, by war. The attempt to occupy Schleswig is an aggression which must beresisted by force of arms. The Danish army is concentrated and prepared to fight on the ramparts of Dannevirke, and the first German soldier that crosses the Eider will be the signal for the rupture of the peace of Europe. Will Europe, with folded arms, remain • spectatress of this—content herself with diplomatic protests, which are treated with contempt at Frankfort and made a mockery of by the German press ? Or will Europe still continue to exercise a pressure on Denmark in order to extort from the weaker party concessions, the in justice of which is admitted by Europe herself I Or will Europe at length understand that if poli tical morality is something more than vain verbiage —if peace is to be preserved, it will be her duty to give effect to her remonstrances against an aggression of unexampled injustice ? Is the dismemberment of Poland, which, by the statesmen of France and England has been characterised as crime, spolia tion, and infamy, to be repeated in our time in Denmark ? The Danes will employ their whole strength, and shed the last drop of their blood to avert the danger and to save their country, but they will fight one to twenty. Will Europe endure to see justice overborne by violence w Byan order of the military authority the reserves of three years whose military instruction has been completed, and the conscripts of two years who have been allowed to remain at home, are called to arms. This will increase the effective force of the army by one fourth. "We see by this order," says the Dagblesdet, "that the new ministry are more than ever determined to resist any hostile attempt on Schleswig." In political circles there is still au antagonism between the great German Powers and the secon dary States. "If the majority of the latter," says the Temps, " persist in recognising the Duke of Augusteaburg, in invading Schleswig in the name of the Confederation, and to the profit of the pretender, and in favouring the national movement which tends to substitute the action of public assemblies and agitating committees for that of governments—what will Austria and Prussia do The ministerial journals of Vienna and Berlin anticipate that the two great Powers will refuse to conform to the Federal decrees to which they have opposed a negative vote. This refusal would be an open revolt against the federal constitution. What would then become of that constitution and of the German confederation itself ?" FROM PARIS. 010 1 1 0011 OWN PARIS. Smut !vulva.. Most extraordinary statements regarding the four Italian conspirators now in prison for an Orsini plot are given by the Gazette des Trautman. This journal states positively that according to the confession of Grceco, the chief of the band, four bombs received from England, and four others manufactured in Genoa, were given by Mazzini at Lugano, together with various arms, for the purpose of assassinating the Emperor. Maszini also gave them about 4,000 fr., stating that he should go to London, there to await the result of their enterprise, and that when they wanted more money they might write to bim for it. The four Italians soon got through their money in Paris, spending great part of it in riotous living. One dinner alone is said to have cost them 200 fr. In confirmation of the above statement, the legal journal avers that a letter from Mazzini, dated London, addressed to Grosso, and containing a 500 fr. note, has been seized in the Post-office. The original statement that the conspirators came from England to execute their diabolical project is happily false. Madame Adolphe Fould, the daughter-in-law of the Financelbfinister, died:this morning after a short illness. THE CONDEMNED CONVICT SAMUEL WRIGHT. DEPUTATION TO 818 GEORGE GREY.-(THIS DAY). This morning a deputation of the residents of Lambeth waited upon the Right Hoe. Sir Georp Grey, the Horne Secretary, at the Home-office, for the purpose of presenting a memorial adopted by a large meeting of the wain men, held on Saturday evening, at the Lambeth bathe, praying for • commutation of the waterloo on Samuel Wright, urging among other reasons, that the prw mot moment was the most fitting time for an act of royal LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. Skimp is Bercio.—(Beleas the Lord Chid Jurgen Cock. bars, sad Jostler Oremptoe. Blackburn, sad Mellor.) 511 MR JUDO; At the &Vag at the court to-day the public seats were crowded with people ermorlag so see the oaths admisis. tired to the sew judge, Mr. Jodie, Bliee, who. it will be remembered, wee appointed in the place el the Mie Mr. Justice Wightman. His lordship, however, did not appear at the time the other =errs took their sesta, aed the crowd dispersed y much disappointed, °Doddering no doubt that his lordship was cot to be sworn is today. At a later hour, however, his lordship came upon the bench and took the oaths is the ordinary manner, swearing that he would not y power that he might be able to exercise which use any way interfere with the protestant church. THE ATTITUDE OF RUSSIA. It is reported at Vienna that Russia has inti mated that if the treaty of London is set aside by the decisions of the Frankfort Diet she reserves to herself the right of putting in force her rights to the territories belonging to the Gottorp branch, in which territories the port of Kiel is included. "In fact," observes the Siecle, " from the moment the treaty is held of no effect, it is as much annulled for the Czar, who gave up his pretensions for nothing, as for the Duke of Augustenburg, who exchanged his for hard cash." Amounts from St. Petersburg state that on the 13th—New Year's-day in the Russian calendar— Russia will receive a provincial organisation, based upon the representative system, and forming a part of the great reforms inaugurated by the abolition of serfdom and the judicial reorganisa tion. ROM& According to the Monde the Romans, on the festival of New Year's-day, not only shouted "Long live Pius the Ninth r , but " Long live the Dragoons r' in order to protest against the affair of Castel Gandolfo. The Monde believes that the people are not satisfied with what has been done, and that the reply of Pius the Ninth to the com pliments of M. de Montebello contains an indirect censure :—" M. Is ganfral, I thank you for the good wishes you have just given expression to. I return you the compliment, and I pray Jesus Christ to bestow on you and all the officers whom you command the spirit of good counsel and the grace which you require." "So," remarks the Sidcle, " if we are to believe the Monde, we are distasteful to the Pope, we are distasteful to the population, we are in an embarrassing posi tion, and, as we said yesterday, we should hasten to bring the too prolonged occupation of Rome to an end." Emma% mamma.) THE SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN QUESTION. BERLIN. Jas. IL Advioes received here from St. Petersburg state that the Journal de St. Peterabourg reprints without any comment the text of the Protocol of Warsaw of the 6th June, 1861, relative to the succession in the duchies of Schleswig-Holstein. THE DANISH FORCES IN SCHLESWIG. ALTONA, JA.v. U. The principal military foroe of Denmark, num bering 16,000 men, is concentrated in the city of Schleswig. The inhabitants of the city are heavily burdened by the number of soldiers billeted upon them. Liberty-square, in the city of Schleswig, is de fended by five 84-pounder cannon. Colossal palisades and extensive barracks are being erected at the darn of the Dannewerk. The class of soldiers of the age of 35 years bas been called out. ITALY. TURIN, JAN. 11. A fire broke oat last night at the Hotel of the Minister of the Treasury, a part of the library was burnt, but the flames did not reach the °Soca The fire was extinguished this morning. The Elyria, one of the Peninsular and Oriental Compsay's sew eteamem, will leave kvaterrow ea her Ant voyage, with the outward Bombay mall. The Orylota, with the heavy portion of the liestewsid &many mil. sad the Ripe° with that of the bossewald Calcutta sad atlas mail wreaked la the Bruspea, are expected as boathaiapies FIRES IN LONDON IN 1863. This morning was issued Captain Shaw's report to the Committee for Managing the Loader Fire•engine Brigade establishment, of the Loam) fires of 1863. The total number of calls received during the year 1863 has been 1,624. Of these 81 were false alarms, 139 proved to be only chimney alarms, and 1.404 ware funs, of which 39 resulted in total destruction of building., &c., 310 in serious damage, and 1.055 in slight damage. The Ares of 1863, compared with those of 1862, show an increase of 101, and compared with the average of the previous thirty years, the increase is 582. The totally destroyed list, 39, compared with that of 1862, shows an Increase in aerobe of 6, but, compared with the avenge proportion of the 30 previoes years, there is • decrease of 9. Of the buildings destroyed, 4 were over 2 miles from the neared station ; 7 over 3 mills ; 1 over 5 ; 2 over 6 ; 2 over 7 ; 1 over 8 ; 1 over 11 ; and 1 over 12 miles ; 3 were lost for went of water ; sad 1 fell down before the fire could be extbegukked. Of the 39, 18 were completely alight, and 17 others burned down before the arrival of the segues. Althosik this list is numerically in excises of that of last year, in point of value, the losses are for the mast part trilling, and the generality of the places destroyed are of that elms which, when ogee en ilra, ma very rarely saved by any exertions on the part of a fire brigade. During the pest year the telegraph lies been extended from the foremen's metiers to those I. Una respective dia -1 tricta, thus completing the menmanicatica throughout the establishment from the chief Mahal, In 'like Captain Shaw resides, to those moot remote, in Ratcliff, Hakerotreet, Westminster, and Rotherhithe respectively. , Every line is complete in itself, with a dial or alphabetical instrument at each sad ; thus • stoppage or break is any one Leedom not Mestere with the reseal ecemanakation, as would be the case if several stations were arose circuit. From Watlingetreet Captain Shaw ordinarily eaminnuicates only with the foremen, and, through them, with the stations in their respeetive district', but, by a simple oar trivance he can at say moment be placed in direct ommu nicatioe with say statics, thus avoiding the delay mused by repeating messages at so istermediate point. "I have adopted this mode," says Captain Shaw, not only in order to be able to collect the meamery tome of men and engines at any given spot in the shortest possible time according to in) requirements at the moment, but also for the purpose of avoiding the errors inseparable from a system of mere alarms as used in America. by which the whole force of a fire brigades liable to be constantly turned out for matters of very little consequence, it being en amiable rule that the importance of every fire is greedy exaggerated by momentary panic in the vicinity. The saving thus effected in the tame and labour et the rasa r compared with the old maim cd main` with 'calls' and ' stops ' hem elation to statue is in itself a great addition to the available strength of the establishment, and that at the very time when the services of skilled firemen are most seeded, while the advantage of rapidly tasrumittieg the calla, acid this ensuring the early snivel of men aid engines at fire' is inalculable ; be sides which I am now enabled to is,. oaten and hoodoos almost the whole of the duties of the artabliahment by this means is a much quicker and more satisfactory man ner than formerly." The had steseneogises °outline to render valuable aid at all fires, large and small. These Matinee have been ea:- adorably improved during the past year, and are now adapted to throw jets of every siss, from a quarter of an inch to aa inch and a half. It is a remarkable fart,whkh ought to be noticed in easnexim with theenbject Bland steamers. that soured theirbest service" lave bees at those fires which have resulted in total destruction of the premises which fiat leek light, and, although they have beat only about two men in operation, may instances can already be cited which the property actuany at riakand saved by their arms hasbamie point of value, upwards of a thousand per mat. is =OM of that destroyed. The recent addition of three land Masi fire engines, takes on hire, has proved a most imported secession to the strength of the astabliahment. Notwithstanding the greatly increased mailer al fires, the list of amalgam to firemen for 1863 is five lees than that of the previous year. There have have been 86 mess of I illness, totally incapacitating the men from duty, against 98 saes for yyeaearr 1882, bat, although lees to number more severe in ehssetsr. Of the hotel 'ember, 33 have arias from accident, and several of a very severe form, de seeestraties the hem:dons nature°, the employment. "At the ekes of moiler year,' seseludes the super intendent, "it has again become my pleasing duty to beer testimony to the mead Alcieney and excellent conduct of all ranks of the establishment and to state my most sincere belief, that the stmeliness, unanimity. (miasmas, and seal with which they devote themselves to the arduous duties of their profession, fully eolith, them to that confi dence and liberallty of which they receive such aanterons Milanese at your hands. Is conclusion I beg to expreas my most Mesa gratitude for the sympathy and support which I have remind from you iodivideally and esiketively at all times, but more especially os the amine el nay recent accident, and at theism. time I beg to assure you that no exertion shall be matte' on my pert to merit a °online ante of roe INIMMIPOSO COURT OF EXCHEQUER. Sittings in Banco.—(Before Lord Chief Bares Pollock, Barons Bramwell, Channel]. and Pigott.) THE ALEXANDRA.—JIIDGMENT. This was the first day of Hilary Tenn. An announce. mint wee made a few days mince that judgment would be given this morning in the case of the Alatzendra, but on the sasembling of the court, shortly after 11 o'clock, very few persons, comparatively speaking, considering the importance of the case, were present, the principal interest being cantered in the Court of Queen's Bench to see the newly appointed judge. Mr. Janice Shen take the oaths and his seat for the first time since his elevation to the bench. His lordship did not, however, come into court with the othe r judges, and then the members of the bar and others came into the Court of Exchequer. As the morning advanced, the numbers increased, and before the judgments ware delivered the court was densely crowded. The Attorney and Solicitor Generals, Mr. Locke, Q Dr. Phillinsern sad Mr. T. Jones, were present represent ing the Drown: Mr. Kerslake, Q.C., Mr. Mellish, Q.C., and Kr. I{ emplay represented the defendants. The question for the consideration of the court was whether the rule is this case should be made absolute for a new trial. THE £TTOILSKT4/101111LAL V. SILL= AND OTHERS. • The Lad Chief Barns, in delivering his judgment. said this was an information against the defendants for having been guilty of an infringement of the 7th section of tho Foreign Enlistment Act in equipping, furnishing, and fitting out • ship far warlike pummel ; but it omitted to charge any intention of arma ment. The owe was tried before hie lordship, when the jury returned a verdict for the defendants. Subsequently a rule we moved for • new trial and obtained, and subsequently signed on the ground that the Lord Chief Janine was mom in his law. The case divested of all tech. nioslity was whether in this case there had been • violation of the statute snd the verdict consequently wrong. The information eostaimed 96 coons. The 97th and 98th had m imeos to theraployment of the ship as a trainmen, as well es to commit hostilities. The remaining 96 counts were, however, but • variation tw4ee times over of the firdeight °wets relative to the equipping, furnishing and fitting out, sod so on, with oaten intent, the intent being stated in two different ways in the different counts. The question Weed was what was the true contention of the 7th sec. of the Foreign Enlistment Act upon which the Foreign Enlistment Act was laid, and what was the meaning of the words equip, furnish, and 6t out in that section with an intent to noise and commit hostilities. It was • highly penal statute, creating a new crime of misdemeanour by making those who commit the offences therein contained liable to floe sad imprisonment if found guilty, and the ship liable to be forfeited. His lordship Moo gave a history of the statute and thedifferent opinions of learned jurists and eminent stern um, sot lawyers, on the rubject of international law bellige rent rights and neutral duties, but nose of them, he said, furnished any authority for construing an English act of par lamest, which constituted, for the first time, an indictable offence, and there could be no greeter difficulty introduced Worn jurisprudence than the introduction of a lax and an elastic interpretation et a penal statute to serve • special and temporary purpose. His lordship then se leered to the authorities Bat bed been quoted in the course of the argument., and said that in construing • penal statute the court must be certain that the offence charged came within the strict letter of the law. It thad been urged that the object of this act was prevention, and not the punishment of offences, bat he apprehended that was the object of all acts of parliament that had ever been passed. They had nothing to do with the political consequences that their &nisi= or the dinatidaction that might occur in any qualm anywhere, sad he could not help expressing his regret, not unmixed with some surprise, that the lensed Attorney- General had more than owe adverted to the consequences that might arise from their bold* that what the defendants had done was not rostanry to our municipal law. That it was not contrary to the law of nations the learned Attorney-General had distinctly stated, and had made it the subject of an argument is " another place," sad that other countries bad no right to complain of it se • violation of the law of nations. His lordship then referred to the argomeats that bed been used on behalf of the crews, observing that he was inclined to doubt the sciondeme of that propeatioe of law which required Vara, Puffeadoeff, and others to support it. In con doning the statute it we their duty to interpret the true meaning at the legislator% and plainly and without doubt, in the language used by the legislature in the section relied on ; is his judgment the acts laid in the information did Wacrrrxasatt Clitmeff, Ins WIGHT.—We net come within the letter or spirit of the sot, or are happy to find that the morning drawn which had contemplated by those who planned the law. Whatever been left stendleg Wont her Majesty's seat is Wh=gbani might have bees dens befogs the passing of the Foreign Church, and the seats of the mewl bowebold. the Ealisterst Act in the way of building ships In Barth last two years, free Wm' removed. Moms. Boroses and b oo ww. uphoha„„aa have bssa ports might still be done, for it left the commercial intermit el ,gect ce &swig' the seats and rittiep with r i c h p ar * ship bung untouched. The great object of the set wee velvet.—Hans Advertiser. not to prevent the buildiog of ships, but to prevent the NARROW "WAYS OF TEM KARL AND Comtism ports el this conetry from being snide ports for the hostas OF CANDO/A—An socideot cosorred to the Earl and Coon= equipment action a friendly belligerent. The Attorney- C•wder . Thera " bee ' while dig " th jl s • I•• Oesisal, however, appeared to wish to adorn against sha d imie Elsent, Pembrokeshire. The earl was den e aa om m a . o r owe,. on a aims, „h„ j sa English shipbuilders what the Supreme Court of the meth* pre way at a conaderabil distance from the United States Mediated as affarable to the citizens ot do m. sed both were immesed in the, _ ,wator. Happily,. the United States. By the 7th section, persons doing the milletroPhe wae,„_°°""°•,,... a. , s , mum22 .B 4°..bata artsio acts with orris interests ware deemed guilty of a ofs s• P ere pusu. . Wien sr R,7,l7.7l3„, ‘` V o L g a g. p's .'"• Dj asa. e• id:= . =lndonesian; but it wee sammary to support snob sidp's butler, to whom great praise is des. The earl mad 'alarm* , with attempts or endeavours to essor ementro were both in the water for some time, and when them out ; and with regard to the Tal =Mom. extricated her ladyship wee in aster of inesesibaity. The there was sot • syllable in the act or connected with lutist •••••••• state that th• earl and •••141•• are re it Of In any watemporary proclamation, or speech, or pull. emering. DIATII Of THZ KARL 07 CLAIM—This noble- cation of any kind. professing to put ships on a afforest ma expired at an early hour yesterday mowing, at his f•••i•ff Mat d say other implement •t though the reathers In Kensington Palsos-wrdess. His rode, p wee mows, however, wished to do so, but if that had bees the mond see of the first Earl of Clare. He wee born in 1793, intesties of the legislature, how easy would it have and, entering the army ataa early ora_ a _ a serced,at Otsorten,_,_ toss for them to have used language so elms Kamanbeing could have ?ak i n 18 7 114 1, oad ke * heso ':, ''' - ' lo , d . e l e j a l t e e i jact e o r" .° " * " . `th e sooasy • " sf ' / „.. that no ha rick and whoa of the Limerick Militia. His only son, al awkward, difficult , and doubtful clause. which the court Viscount Filigibbon, following the example of his father, bed then to deal with. His lordship then. at ooesiderable entered the army, and fell glorionly at Balaclava. The reek, entered into the minute points of the ease, and in title this becomes extinct by the present earl's death. coadmice said that, no lib respect to the rule, he ern of opinion ETON COISIGI. —The Christmas holidays termi- that wen d the greuw d s os which jt „ samosa d oog h t to return next t W the edextr ueg y e , i the m lkh unda inek y , " wh d en Frida the !or b ; bofi ft yhs previa. sod that it ought to be disarmed. and sixth rims respectively return, when tai i w h o l e o s Kr. Baron Bramwell delivered his judgment. He was the school, numbering about 840 boys, will haws , a of *Pinion that the taw, moaning of the section with bled. The condition of the college as to numbers which retard to the , 'MOMS equipment . fitting out. dr- • ansteadilT in year by year,abowing the high anion wee for • mils' with the Purpose of COO , " tio• in which the lis heM by the upper end middle inswing hostilities, or being in a condition to do so. eireses, is very encouraging The somirsotios contended tor by tbe mows was wrong. ar SKATING DANORRIL — It easier to get through The•hfee• the act Pr•••• • our territory and ice tins to get out again ; the ethos break sway ; the feet, ' lb *" ff •I• ba li g erwat• .wi•h forldle.„ The es yen riling to the ice, ass up erseatti, and the unhappy ref, orbids w :11"_„t. man falls back and sinks sever to rise again. No mortal e nl istment subjects me= man con swim many yards in skates. Very few could swim where, sad it f orbids being in thisessetn by the Queer 's subjects or calms. It also e". ie Wellington boots ;but the iron " kete De forbids the dtt . out of vessels within the Queen's &- Wavy it weighs down the fe e t, and, what is worse, it cute the water f oot of presenting the resistance of • nrim- as / our own " a l b •••• ••• It was • P I T . soesl local act with regard to the Queen's men raked foot to help him on. Therefore, be careful in being the first to try the nee at the beginning of the from ; h• from butilaf ng i• d f or id dot prevent oat d and even &final Noma safe, do not venture blindly over a a ~_1111°,• large tract of water, still kW down • frown river. out• ii="'"dolaufo;:. va se s miles, a and `"al77 losf ,77`• wi t r. " B u t b e ware of springs that will not freeze at arl, and lily t ILA sa d a l t h oug h that wesld h a a also of sheltered parts which have frozen late. I ere Lys WM". (It lea a st e a reostb thr.s mile u , gles pessi w n i g th W a der laitY the sletter riead of s 's " hi d gb ab° l6 2 ll ll illusbblew ll:dh:wmul conned a"ie be evous . vall'alleeeeleeLthe daTeetaelm4elll crack ! crack ! went the nee d a every step, till we mho' a...kerma)." bad net bass adopted this ••••• in terror to the bank. Iha one feet through the ko. it vas in that of the Alumna. The femme an d ono el th e party kaky amiping with ow * I ; - eisZ - bad sot bees sinned, and there was nothing in the a dunking. A valuable MOO few the skater Is, Mega oeidewas to 'how that alto was Intended te be equippe d , ke• yen feel fa danger lie down Sod mewl away. man The wee of *elm ihe rule should be &whinged. a „, three Doe escape ever erne wide wary ma, mai l Xt. Bares Mansell differed rein the two previous judges. crawl. rather wriggle, like snakes, to the Masse, when Be rimidered the act wee not passed to define what was to the weight of • child would have trobss through. I bad be Ma °awe ear to create use for the first myself on that occesion bees only mend by touching the . time mad affix its punishment, but to aim at hew., ss hemmed to be very shallow water ; %el all 1111••••tke. WY • remedial statur—vis.— enartioe was. hew to get the rest cd thornily whore. "Lie to rs•tir • dots of things which was 01117 contingent and Awn and crawl.* was the werd, and ell come off is Wiry. and not mann. pmtsewd in the °Pinion ea - By this wriggling you may approach • ors in danger, and Wow& that the equi semi be an equiptmot pan ever very weak in, sad thee sinew his a sod sad to fir war. and that am that could We be so help is sissy ways. Lastly, remember len, swerdieg to used would not de; 'but supposing the se= the w ale of tie Humes &any, we Wens War water saint was complete, but did not clearly plow meet am peel recovery. ems buff a gu l au le o whether it was for war wpm* or not, he was of optima embowers will stop the bean, net always to p en seam endows oiler be gives seam that it was intended foe Four minutes is the longest submanies en mega with thepu 401 War, Morro the eyuloaret being doubtful enstheal recovery, and even of that brief space the evi. the in toS cf ate Wass might _he theca by other *rides". ' demo le ileabtfuL—Beeleit's Boy's Owe Alagemos. Be thweith the 'quer= had not been left to the jury clemency. The deputation, consisting of Mr. Hannon and others, was followed by a procenuma of more than 200 working people anxious to learn the result of the interview. Mr. Dation, H.P., was to have introduced the deputa tion, but, owing to the short time since the memorial was adopted, they had been unable to get the Home Secretary to fix an boar for the meeting. Mr. Dallis, however, bed a long interview with Sir George Grey, in the course of which Mr. Campbell Sleigh arrived, and the Home Seerstery baying expressed a desire to see him, he was admitted to hie provisos, when another long conference took place. at the expiration of which Mr. Doulton returned to the deputation, and informed them that he feared their efforts bad been fruitless. Sir Gone Grey felt acutely the unpleasantness of hi position, sad regretted that he could not at once smile to their request. This announcement, as might be expected, caused great disappointment among the members of the deputation, and the numbers of people waiting the result. WEATHER REPORT.—(rais DAY.) MONDAY. JAIIIAAT 11. $ ALL E. IX 1 Nairn .1)1!1, -......i Tt — -1 Ardroman. .3300 2 Oreermetle - . 13 42 S Goteroy Valentla 30.6417 Cape Clear Quesastoera 70,111 Llvorpoot Relytteett 30.%40 Pembroko Passim* . .01111 Dna MN 43 L'Oratat 0443 Ptyoteutli 10.06.45 1 Weymouth Portsmouth Loudon . 30.(713 Dover 30.21'40 Yarmouth —%0.211 icarborough 30.12 Shields 40.12 .10.44 10. - Law. &W. s4'. 1111. & LK =LL ICR.I. ILLL IL Li Si BA& &LW. &L W. LL a. r. 16 1 i 12 • 26 t U b e. 10411 SWORAILII TOESDAT. ON NOITIIZILI WIDIIISDAY . S. to W.. strong to a CleAmw. S.W. to N.W., strong, gale rainy. some rain or snow. S.W. to NW., strong WlMag. W. to N. and tack, gals to fresh, rainy. strong. ionla rain. S. to W.gale to strong, WIDDLI. As above. rain in places. ELSI K. to W.S.W., fresh SOCINERN. S. S. W to It to strong. some rala fresh. rainy. Al next above. ZamMait. 1.11 next above. South Cone on Irish and Middle Comb (Sato day.) --- • • Northem=licalaad. western= Leland musi=wa., oppo .i te and d diseeet. enathern=Englisb Cirri 'ad Nees/ Itsy, ZenternmEastirszd England sad HeNoised. - 8.-Barometer corrected and reduced to fir at ban tido Iced. Keep ten feet, of vertical aeration, causing about oes hundredth of an inch Dituitirriog . mad tech ten &pees, above mew ing nearly three hundredth' INCltlall. Z.-Drponsd tlawino meter in shade. D.-Difference of wet belt Pe evaporation and dew point). W.-Wind, direction of (nell-twe pints izn at insinstic). F.-Force (1 to 12-ectimated). X. ..was force s ince last report. Q.-Quarter whence 111111011 lone (NNZ=I, to 32=N). L : b -bine sky: e-carads (detached); 1. -fog : m.-widta 3111_0)4„0 . .ii:evereast : r.-rata: a.-sneer -thunder. A. _.- war had ;malted), since eat report 8.--Sea disSulgass (1 to q. . H 12 e 11 e 18 b 811 • M • 84 • 116 • 10 16 e U el it e 12 t t • • II es I 11 t 12 1 4 I e 1 ,1 !, • ottekteet . 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