The Express. — London, England, 1864-03-21 00:00:00

TH. EXPRESS, NOWAY EVENING, MARCH $l, lied. F IELD'S celebrated UNITED SERVICE SOAP I ad o pt e d th ere is no reason whatever why its ttppli mocji- ; AMY% 4t " d eboe 4 "." ; • lemi r t te ," dm. "' w a eheald sade cation should be limited to a awls vise, sad its fee Mil . "a ow WA At atm WJ. C. 6114 J. FIELD Is restrictive form expended within the narrow circle on each packet., Ma sal tablet. Wholesale sad ter exportation at the Worts, DPP& Luau, Loom. LONDON N B. where of intoziostingliquors. The °pentode dallier things, also may be obtained their Prise Medal Para's. camas. of *m o w & Aw es of luxury sod all th e ve n om reeourcesof self-gratification which crowdour streets and thoroughfares, may be fatal in a thousand instances, not only to all thrift, prudence, and forethought, but to self-respect, common honesty, and every element of virtuous character. But it would be absurd on this ground to attempt the revival of sumptuary and other restrictive laws formerly passed and promulgated on a mistaken view of the public interests. Frugality and honesty, no less than temperance, are prime national virtues, and the total want of them in any class of the community is the source of accumulated and Wen am public evils ; but, all-important as these virtues are, they cannot be secured, or the opposite vices suppressed, by legislative enactments. HOW COLD IT HAS BEEN.—NEGRETTI wed ZAMBIAW celebrated THIIiIdOMETZU win am redly realeber the lowest Seseperehare. Peke b. ild.-I.lallaew =: Cordial ; 16; Fleetatreet ; 'al lit lteseatratreet. t: weeded. gke entrtoo. 602vergsmasla latwded taw . Thelayn;;" Diadem Weak( Paw, amid b. .t taw atlas, la, beavaria.messa Pia Ilia o'clock on the day of pattleatloa. BATH Amur. TWIS IMMO, THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL Mews. Chippendale, Howe, Rogers, Comptes. and Backetone : Muses Angel and Bnowdon.—LEND YIC YI VZ BHILIINOS. Mr. llncluteee.—And AN UNLUCKY moxrAL. Mae Herrin. LYCEUM. Oa Irmo Mornay. A DAY AFTER THE FAIR. Mr. Wlddlcconu aad alas I. Lavenue.—And 811, DIMONIO. Maw& Yachter. &embus. Fowl. F. Morton. alarloa, sad Jordan ; Moos Term L1M0.% and Elavortßy, and Mrs. Las. Qf►e Court. WINDSOR CASTLE, Kamm 19. Princess Louise, attended by Lieutenant-General the Honourable C. and Hrs. Grey, west to Loader yester day, and beggared the performance at the Princess's Theatre with her presence. Her Royal Higluics returned to Windsor Castle at night. Prince Arthur, attended by Hofer Elphinstose, left the Castle this morning for the Ranpr's•ladge, Greenwich-park. Priam Leopold accompaniel hie Royal Highness, and will remain on a visit a few days. The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Louise, walked and drove is the grounds this morning. Princess Beatrice took a carriage drive. The Priseess Helens, attesdea by lady Caroline Bar riagton sod Cokes! the Hon. A. Liddell, went to London, end was present st the Drawing-room held by the Princess of Wales. The Jadge•Advoate General had an audience of the Queeo. -- Mane 20. The Duke of Somerset and the Bishop of London arrived at the Castle yesterday. The Duke of Somerset had an audience of the Queen, and had the honour of dining a:th her Majesty, the King of the Belgians, and the renal family. Her Majesty the gooey, his Majesty the King of the Belgians, the Princes. listens, Princess Louise, and Princess Beatrice, and the lilies aod gentlemen in waiting, attended Divine service this morning in the private chapel. The Bishop of Loudon preached the sermon. The Prince of Wale., attended by Lieutenant-General Knolls and Lieutenant-Colonel Koppel, and Prince Jobs of Glucksburg, attended by Baron Guldencrone, embarked on board a steamer at Pimlico on Saturday morning, and witnessed the boat-race between the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, which was rowed from I'utney to Mortlake. The Princes of Wales held a drawing-room, on behalf of her Majerty, at St. .411101'11 Palace on Saturday afternoon. Their Royal Highnesses, attended by the Counts' de Grey, the Hon. Mr■. Francis Stoeor, the Marquis of Aber. corn, Lord Harris, Lord Alfred Hervey, the Hon. R. H. Meade. and Lieutenant-Colonel Koppel, and escorted by a detachment of the 2nd Life Gouda, left Marlborough. house st five minutes to two o'clock. The Prince of Wales, attended by Liant.-Colonel Keppel, went out riding in the afternoon. The Prinoresof Wales, attended by the Countess de Grey, took a drive in the afternoon. The Prince and Princess of Wsles and Prince John of Glucksberg, with Countess de Grey. Liset.•ColooelKeppel, and Baron Guldeocrone, sttended Divine service at the Chapel Royal, St. James's, yesterday morning. The Communion Service was read by the Rev. the Sub- Dean, assisted by the Rev. R. Wood an•.'. the Rev. A. H. The Archbishop of Canterbury preached the sermon from Matthew, chap.: - , v. 23. Anthem, " My God, my God, look upon me."—Benson. Mr. Go,, presided at the organ. The Duke of Cambridge, Marquis Camden, Earl of St. Germans, Viscount S►dney, Earl of Desert, and the Pleni• potentiaries from M■daguear with their interpreter, were present during the service in the Chapel Royal. The Prises and Princess of Wales, accompanied by Prince John of Girrksburg, drove to Richmond-park in the after- WOG. A Cabinet Coated was held on Saturday af Lemma at the private residence of Earl Russell, in Chcsham-place. Despatches were sent on Saturday from the Coloaialolsoe to tile Governors of the North American Provinces, Bermuda, Gibrialtar, Mslts, the Mauritius, Ceylon, Hong Kong. Litman, and the Australian Colonies. Her Majesty liam contributed a Bum of Wt. to the (nod foe eroding a statue to Edmund Burke, in College green. Blithe. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wake, accom panied by Ptioce John of Glucksburg, attended the lecture at the Loyal Institution on Friday evening, and occupied the chair. The lecture was delivered by Professor Tyndall, and the subject of it was announced to be "On some COD. tribunate to Molecular Physics." - • Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales intend to leave Marlborough Moose on Wednes* day, instead of Tuesday, as was previously arranged, for Windsor Castle, on a visit to her Majesty. Their royal highnesses will remain at Windsor till Saturday, when they go to Sandringham to pass the holidays. Their Royal Hi;htiesaes the Prince and Princess of \Vales honoured his Royal Highoeu the Duke of Cam bridge by their company to dinner on Saturday evening, at Wow:eater House. There were present to meet the illus trious guest., their Royal Highnesses Prince John of Glue:struts, the Daehres of Cambridge. the Grand Dachau; of Mrctlenburg•Strelrtz, and the Princess Mary. The Priucesa's Theatre was on Saturday evening honoured with the preseace of her Royal Highness Primes, Helena, accompanied by Lidy Charvatill, Lady liarriegton, and Colonel Liddell. His Roval Highness Prince Philip of Wrirtein burg. attended by Aaron de Gatteniberg, arrived at the Clarendon Hotel hat evening from the Continent. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston entertained hie Excellency the Italian Minister, the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, the Earl and Camden of Shaftesbury and Lady Victoria Ashley, Viscount Stratford de Rested& and Hon. Miss Csnuing, Viscount Amberley, Viscountess Jocelyn and the Hon. Misses Jocelyn (two), Lord Wade house, Lord Henley, the Right lion. Sir Charles and Lady Mary Wood. the Dom Henry Cowper, Hon. Evelyn Ashley. Mr. .‘rthur Russell, Mr. Vivian, at dinner on Saturday evening, at Cambridge-house, Piccadilly. A small party assembled after dinner. The company included the Austrian Ambassador aud the Countess Apponyi, the Prussian Anis bansador and the Countess Bernstotff, the Itussiut Ambas sador, the Saxon Minister. the Danish Minister. the Spanish Minister, the Portuguese Minister, Prince Paul &tertiary, M. C. Tricoupi. C'uut Maffei, M. Sabottroff, Count Alex antler Bernetortf. the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, and other members of the aristocracy. The Right lou. the Speaker of the House of Commons and Lady Charlotte Denison left the right hon. gentleman's officiol residence at the New Palace, West ' &inter, on Saturday, for Mentmore, Bucks, the sus of Baron and Toironets Meyer de Rothaduld. The Speaker and her ladyship leave to-day for their seat, Ossiogton Hall, Dear Newark. for the parliamentary recess. THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE—We are sorry to uy that on Slttuday afternoon the Duke of Newcastle was Baited with very alarming symptoms. For some home Lis life was thou,:ht to be in • critical state. Yeeterday his grace regained Lis consciousness, and in the latter pert of the day and evening was pronounced to be decidedly better. In consequecce of the very alarming nature of his illness. • telegram was forwarded to Paris to the Earl of Lincoln, urging his speedy return to London ; and his lordship armed in town shortly before 121 sec night. At a late hour last night the noble duke was in • favourable way to recovery. Viscount Palmerston, the Chaneellor of the Exchequer, the Earl Russell, the Earl de !Grey, and • large number of his political trioxide, bare made ILEZiOIIi inquiries after his grace's health. The Talia, Turkish imperial yacht, lying at Wool wich, has been open for public inspection during the put three days, and has been visited during that time by about 12,000 persons. It was calculated that about half that number .ere 'Omitted on board on Friday. The Arsenal pier was thronged during the whole of the day, and large numbers failed in obtaining eihniasion. THE DRAWING R.OOIL LATEST IJTELLIGENCL —.— By cernsesed of the Queen a Drawl's Renee wee held on Saturday, at St. Joss's Palace. by H.S.S. the Primer of Wales aa behalf of her Majesty Pregegbdials to her royal ligiumem as We mart are, by the Questb plas m" to be oonsidered as equivalent to prsesatatices to her Malady. H R.. H. the Princes of Wales took her station to trout of the throes, moompealed by the Prim of Wales sad she other nuembees of the royal badly. H.R.H. the Primes of Weiss wore a Wes velvet train, ornaniested with silver cord and Mush ; a petticoat of white mho, with Brunets lam Somme, mad of blue velvet sad silver Bowen. The heed-dries • thus of die meads, with teatimes aid tulle vell with silver stars. Her royal highaen also wore • necklace, brooch, tad earrings of park sad dimmed', a=of the City dimmed., sad the Portuguese Order of H.H.H. Prisms Helena wore a train of rich pink silk, Irhareed with asps niche ; pettiooat of white glace, covered with white talk rookies, end trimmed with heath. of mom mass tied maces ; heed-dress, wreath of the same flowers, feathers. sad lappet • arneamate, dimmed*. S.H. the Crud 'Duchies of Xecideedeasg wore a man bleu of rich blue satin, Warned with Honiton has ; petti mat, white satin, with Hocken flowers; tiara, neetlem, stomacher, sad swigs of dhaloodi 11 0.1yearls. H. R. H. the Primer Katy of Cambridge wore a white tolls petticoat, with ruches of blue craps covered with silver, tulle veil, a white corded silk train, lined with blue red trimmed with Ifsehlin Mos. Heaeldreme, a diadem of diamonds, with forget-msenots, feathers, sad silver veil, aecklace, stomacher„ sad earinp of diamonds and tur quoins. The Prince of Wales wore the uniform of the 10th Hunan, of which • eat his royal highness is colored, with the Star of the and the Star of India. _ _ THE CONFERENCE. The indipeadatice Belye,of yesterday says:--" We believe that we are giving very precisely the reply, so much disputed, of Denmark to the last proposi tion' of an armistice and a conference when we say that that state has accepted the conference, but without as armistice, and on the evidence that Germany ceases to stipulate for the union of /Romig and Holstein, this being, in reality. equivalent to a double refusal. Is it ' supposable, in fact, that at Berlin, and even at Vienna, such reservations will be assented to I No one believes it, either at Paris or London. Hence the necessity of new negotiations and the continua tion of the struggle. At Paris there is still an avoidance of any action ; but at London in creased eagerness is shown to bring the ca binet of Copenhagen to less obstinate ideas. Already satisfied on one point, since the minister Mowed consents to • conference without an armistice, the Foreign-office is using all its efforts to induce Denmark to yield purely and simply to the resolutions of the special congress which would assemble without any preliminary con dition being imposed upon it." The Temps of to-day says :—" Brought back to a clearer view of the situation, most of the journals which had welcomed as a settlement the news of the acquiescence of Denmark in the project of • con ference at last perceive how premature was their joy and guileless their confidence. Denmark, even by the avowal of the most obstinately pacific jour nals, surrounds its adhesion with reserves which render it absolutely illusory. The efforts which Austria has made in order to obtain from Prussia the last identical note prove, on the other hand, that the two German powers regard the conclusions of that note as fixing the final limits of their concessions. In summing up, then, the present state of affairs, the situation may be stated thus—no conference, or a conference absolutely useless." The foreign Ambassadan and Ministers having been in tentioned in the order of their preoedeoce. the following ladies had the honour of being presented to her Royal High ness the Princess of Wales on behalf of her Majesty the Queen :—By the Countess Russell : Madame la Coulters* Wachtmeister, Madame Oomyn, the &ropers Blome. By her Exoellency Madame Muslims : Mir Mtururus, daughter of his Excellency the Turkish Ambassador. The diplomatic circle was fully attended. (IKUTZIei TEIZO1IA8.) AMERICA. The Asia arrivc 1 atQueenstown at 10.30 a.m. to day with 86 passengers and 60,800 dots. in specie. She landed mails and passengers and proceeded for Liverpool. She experienced easterly weather on the voyage at 10.55 a.m. NEW YORE, Wawa 8, Evixrurn. 111XPRESS FROM PANG. 111011 0011 OWN PARIS, BOMBAY Evmmra. There has been a great religious debate in the Senate upon a petition by Captain Merlin, son of M. Merlin de Thionville, of revolutionary memory. The captain, an old wounded soldier, and now an old man, has been living for thirty years in a little village in the Vosges Mountains, arid there giving way, as the reporter President Royer said, to mill , anthropical ideas be has persuaded himself that the world is fast going to destruction for want of prosecutions against bad books. The clerical party in the Senate thought the opportunity a good one to make an audacious attempt to restore in France the rigime which prevails in Rome to this day, and to put down with the sword of the civil power every book which the priests may judge to be immoral or irreligious. The new cardinal, Mgr. Bonnechoee, Archbishop of Rouen, took the lead in this crusade, and, putting forth the velvet paw, which the clergy know so well how to use, endeavoured to curry favour with the Emperor's government by arguing that M. Renan and the author of the " Maudit" only wrote on religious matters with the ultimate object of undermining the empire. K Delangle, the late president of the Imperial Court, Minister of Justice, made an admirable speech, in which he laid down what since 1789 has been (except during the Restoration), and what happily now is the law of France in this matter. No dogma is protected from discussion ; only the dis cusaion must be decent, and not insulting to the members of any form of worship. He lays down the distinction almost in the terms of a famous speech of Lord Erskine's. The following is a re markable passage in K Delangle's speech : Everybody knows that two conflicting systems have alternately prevailed in the world on this subject. The one is based upon authority, the other on liberty. Ac cording to the first of these systems, government is not only the moderator of the peoples, it is their schoolmaster— it thinks for them—prescribes what they are to believe and what reject ; it is the power which proclaims dogmas and articles of faith—treats all contradiction as rebellion— fetters oonecieocee—and inflicts penalties upon error. Study this system in its works and you will find laws spinet doctrines—judgmeote against opioirsos—decrees for and decrees against Aristotle's philosophy—dc mice for and against the philosophy of Demartes—decrees against inoculation, against emetics, and against the circu lation of the blood. Its natural consequences are the Inquisition. the Bastille, St. Bartholomew, and the dragooned's. Going farther back in history, you will find Socrates drinking the hemlock for having preached the unity of God ; the first Christians devoured by w;ld beasts in the Roman amphitheatre for having at tacked the old religion ; and later you will find Galileo ex piating in irons the crime of having discovered the laws of nature and the order of the universe. The other system— the of spriug of intelligence and sound philosophy—repo dintee all constraint in matters of opinion. It does not admit the right of the government to descend into the areas and Like a part in the religious dim pates of subjects ; it contents itself vi:th restrain ing these disputes within due booed'. It does not judge, but only moderate ; it presumes that divine truth osnoot stand in need of human succour. It leevee truth to prevail by its own force. Is it not notorious that light loves to shine on free clitclestion Between these two systems the French law has taken no halting part. Even before 1789 the principle of authority had bees conquered ; free dom of opinion in religiocei and philosophical matters had acquired rights of citizenthip. The revolution of 1789 did nothing more than confirm an undisputed possessioc ; and when it decreed liberty of worship and liberty of conscience it merely did homage to a fair ac on The petition was ignominiously rejected, it being found, at last, that it was not fit to be publicly read, and the author ssas treated as a fanatic in spite of the support of the cardinal, M. Seger ll ' Aguenseau, and many others. M. Gamier Pages' triumph is now more assured than ever. M. Theodore Bac, who has deservedly many friends, and aho has till to-day been sup ported by the Opinion .Nationale, patriotically re tires, in order not to divide the opposition now that M. Levy has been started by the government in extremis. The Opinion Natiental4: now recommends M. Gamier Pa3es. WEATHER REPORT. -(THIS DAY.) MONDAY, 1142.01 21. 4. 110 D. 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Western= Ireland, Wales, and ad jacencies sow irern =English Channel and Biscay Bay. Masters =Eastward England and Heligoland. Rte. THE AILCHDCKE Diplumati7re rays :—" The Archduke Maximilian ham de finitively fixed Easter Sunday (27 March) for the official re. oeptaon of the Mexican deputation at Miramar. Immediately after the reception, a minister without portfolio will be ap pointed to conntereign all the acts of the Dew Emperor. This important office appears to be destined for Colonel Velasque: de Leon, formerly Minister of Public Works, Industry, and Commerce in Mexico, and mem ber of many learned societies in Europe, one of the most well-informed sod distinguished suss of his country. General Woll (a Frenchman by birth, but a naturalised Mexican), who, as well u M. Telugu's, was one of the member" of the Mexican denotative, has been appointed chief of the military establishment of the Emperor Maximilian L Colonel Veleaquex and Growl Woll will embark on board the Novara to accompany their sovereign to Mexico. Their Mexican Majesties will not make any stay at Vera Cruz, not wishing to expose any person to the risk of the sickness which sometimes commences to ravage the wa-coaste fn the liref beats of spring. They will receive at Orimba the authorities who proposed to come to meet them as far as Vera Cruz." The .Weioricil fiipkeratique further lays :—" We learn th►t the Emperor and Empress of Mexico, after having paid a visit to the Pope, will touch at Vilescia, when they will have an interview with the King sod Gown of Spain." The same journal states that the Archduke has positively declined to sanction the privilege accorded by General Almost' to several European beakers of establishing in Mexico a bask of discount. circulation, and deposit, under the title of the "Bank of Mexico." Any request for coaomaiou to create credit establiehmeeta will be first submitted to the Council of State and afterwards to the vote of the National Assembly. Gomel Almost* bad I made it a eine qua Isom that hie decree, according the privilege above mentioned, should receive the auction of the Archduke before being put into execotios. Dublin was disturbed on Saturday by the ex olnsioa of a pa-works' purifying nproratna. One man was injured, and the bermes in the nerghbourliond WO2lll shakes to their foundations. ELECTION 00111(1271&-(THIS DAY.) LMBUIN. The Lianas election committee sasemblcd to-day at U o'cloek. • preliminary gonvereatkin took place between the chair. mia Ind Mr. Clarks, who abated in reply to the question of the tamer, that the pititlea, with respect to the wain,. was abandoned. The only qaestion the eensmittee wonid have to try would Ice the validity et the June election. The seat woad sot be clam& Loom Wareing, mencised—l am a solicitor at Lictom. I sited os the part el Mr. Verner, at the election in Feb- Mere, in ceedunctics with Mr. Moore, solicitor, of Lubli n . There erne no toad to my ksewledmi, of which Mr. Beaty on. tesawarsr. Mr. Beaty was set employed in any way as an agent. I have no iecollection of the bill of Johnson, a prima., is connection with Beet,. There is a nsemermistum VIM the bill rehiring to Beaty, but I have so recollection of it. I remember the bill Wa x = ted. bat I had sot authorised the 'apn i. oea Ja Herman, Yocum, Graham, Bullock, Johnson, and George Mammon were not egents—not one of them. Yr. Moore took up his quarters at the Hertford Arms for the transaction of the election basinele. I never saw soy respectable member of the party denied admission to kis roam. I did not myself sanction the payment of money to any voter for giving his vote to Mr. S 'river. I know o f no such paymeet, nor of any offer of that kind being made. I received 1001. from Mr. Verner on account of the February eleatios, and the same at the Jun election. Coosa-examined—l never received any instructions at any time from Mr. Moore as to the way in which the voters were to be corrupted or inflames& improperly, in order to obtain their voter. I acted professionally at the last elec. lion for Mr. Verner, at the usual professional &urges. I tell the committee s olemnly that in February my charges for a fortnight were the modest sum of W. 60. In June 1 &gu m in the amounts as having reesived 921. odd for my pro (animal services. I account for the difference become appeared in June as the conducting agent. Mr. Moores Dime did not a ppe ar at aIL Mr. Clark—Then is here an account of the election net. penes for June, in which the word "committee" is m_ seated and then struck out. How do you account for that Witnees—l do sob know. Mr. Clarke—And yet the word ia retained in the account forlthrnary. Witness—That word it in parentheses. 11r. Clarke—lt is sot the less forcible oa that &moat. Cas;examination continued—There were a great number of can employed at the election. They belonged to a man rimed Tomb!sty. There has yet been no accouot sent in by Tamblety. We do not intend to repudiate his claim for these cars, but I did not give directions for the employment of them. I heard generally that voters were kept locked up in houses for protection. I heard also that voters were ' housed " at Belfast previous to the 21st of February. At previous elections it was the practice to " home" electors at various places for protection. At the election of 1857 there was a great deal of party spirit. There was some rioting then, but I think not much. There was more rioting and danger to life end pro. piety in 1832 than in 1837. I beard that the voters wore locked up; but I did not see it myself. I did not ere any provisions or refreshments set out at Bannister's for the voters. The agents were at that pablie•house filling up the tallies. I was io that room. I never saw or heard that Bannister had sent in any account for the use of the room or refreshments. I cannot tall who Is to pay that. I received 1001. from Ver. tier, and I paid that away and 921. out of my own pocket. Ido not look to anybody to be repaid that 921. I have never had any account from Belfast from the proprietors of the places where the voters were shut up. [Left sitting.] BAIT ,NNI!1, Tins Evratnio, EVIL II ANDS AND HONVIT HEARTS. Mr. 3. Lone.—A GRAND CONCERT. Heart Monte, Steele. Bostilloo. Plo IV houtkinl : tl6a U. Covooey. Re--Doming by Ldße.Stephan—And SHAM CAPTALN. NIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. rain Day morning. lb. 3m Afternoon. lb. ^_3n. To-noluml— Morning., lb. Abersoos. lb. bun LONDON, MONDAY, MA RCS 21. SOME of our social critics have remarked the growth amongst us of a disposition to rely on purely legislative weans for the production of moral results, or, in other words, to attempt the propagation of virtue by force. The instances ad duced in support of this sweeping generalization are, it need scarcely be said, not only few, but of the very vaguest kind, and, when arrayed in their strongest form, quite incapable of investing the statement with even superficial plausibility in the eyes of those who are accustomed to take a wide, impartial, and intelligent survey of current events. The mistake of confounding the allied, but per fectly distinct, provinces of morals and legislation is, indeed, ono hardly likely to be committed in a country where the sphere of government and the true ends of legislation are wont to be thoroughly discussed, and where the utmost jealousy exists as to any undue interference on the part of the State with the full liberty of the subject. Tie Dill relating to the common sale of intoxicating liquors, brought into Parlia ment by Mr. LAwSON a few days before the recess, appears, however, on the face of it, to be founded on this confusion, and were it possible for it to become law we should undoubtedly be fairly ex posed to the charge of endeavouring to effect by legal machinery results which it is wholly un fitted to secure. This measure virtually proceeds on the principle that it is right and expedient to employ coercive means for purely moral purposes. The principle is not new, although it may, per haps, be a little out of date. Sanguine legis lators of extreme views hare before now endea voured to enlarge the sphere of government, so as to include within its regulating power the common relations and activities of social and domestic life. The experiment was tried by the early re formers at Geneve, and by the first Puritan settlers in the New England colonies; but hax lug conspicuously failed in these and other cases, it has been gradually abandoned in the more enlightened and better regulated legislation of modern times. Nor is there any good ground for anticipating really useful results from its re vived application, even in a very modified form, at the present dry. The object Mr. Lswsots has in view will, of course, commend itself to the hearty sympathy of every patriotic citizen and every good man. He wishes to diminish, if possible, the fearful evils resulting from the common vice of drunkenness, and many v.ill no doubt be so absorbed in the paramount inqsortanco of this end, as to care little or nothing about the means employed for the pur pose of securing it. Those who share the respon sibilities of government and legislation cannot, however, bequite so indifferent on this head. They have to consider tho question of means, and to decide in every case whether those actually pro posed are riolit in themselves, and whether, if so, it may be wise or expedient to adopt them. Mr. scheme is, we think, not well fitted to pass successfully through this preliminary ordeal. He proposes to diminish the evils arising from drunkenness by the simple but sweeping expe dient of altogether :oppressing by law the common sale of intoxic iting lic l uors. Under the terms of the present Poll this coercive principle is, indeed, to bo appla:d eu:r locally, and under conditions which are evidently designed to soften as much as possible its arbitrary anri oppressive character. The Act empowers the thts payers of every town and parish in the 1.in0...0t0 to decide the question by vote, enabling a majority of two thirds amongst the actual voters to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors within the district. This local and per character of the Bill will no doubt be ad duced as a strong momment in its favour, but we must say that in our view these alleviations of the measure tau: i. .werfully against it. Drunkenness is not a local evil, and all the arguments adduced for the purpooi of showing that it is right and expedient in any partienlar district to cot off the drunkard's sopplies by inflicting severe penalties upon the sober, apply with at least equal force to the king•ison ot large. If it be right and ex pedient in any isise to abandon so important a question to the local decision of voters habitually subject to the prosoire of strong local influences and exclusive loc.:: organizations, it must be still more right and still more expedient to entrust its decision at once to Parliament on behalf of the whole kingdom. Vie cannot but feel, however, that it would be a serious mistake for the Legis lature to reca ,a• ise such a coercive principle at all, or to permit its application in any shape. The atts mpt to r, form the vicious, or to reduce for the moment the evil effect of their vices, at the expense of the natural rights and social liberty of the virtuous, appears to es essentially or; ressive c,..1 unjust. We have little doubt that if the proposed measure were to become law the perniisrive power it grants might be em-' ployed with success in souse few cases. Its suc cessful application would be attended in practice with evil results which the friends cf the measure have probably not considered and do not anticipate. AVhile the mess of dependent voters who, in any locality, had helped to swell the majority iu favour of the prohinitery measure, would inwardly resent its provisions, those who had openly opposed it would naturally regard themselves as the victims of an arbitrary and tyrannical enactment. No reasoning would ever convince the actual sufferers under such a s.•tielenvine ordinance, that because sonic. of their neighbours had abused their social rights and others were di:posed voluntarily to re linquish them. it could possibly be just or equita ble to deist He the remaining class of their rights by force. Itesides, if the princi ple is rioht and expedient at all, it is evidently one of the very widest sweep, and once THE SHEFFIELD CATASTROPHE. Lord Alfred Paget writes to the Times :—" It vies my lot to visit a few days since a scene which no one can Icily describe, and what certainly my pen cannot do justice to. In the most populous part of Sheffield there are at this moment hundreds—and I might say thousands— of the poorer classes, totally destitute of furniture, cooking utensils, and clothes, who a few days ago had each a cum fortable, and, I believe, a happy English home. It is a very prevalent and popular idea that the poor people who have suffered are those who have been swept away by the devouring flood. Would that it were so. Alas! these hundreds are but the few. The many are those who os the Friday night went to bed with every humble luxury that their industry and hard savings had earned them, and who were aroused in the dead hour of the night to find their home, their comforts, my, even their common necessaries of existence, destroyed. From what I witnessed and from what I beard computed, I do not believe (though I wish I may be in error) that 2.000,0001. sterling will restore what has been destroyed. Mills, habi tations, shops, farms, nay, even whole rows of homes and gardens, have bean demolished. On Thursday last I saw numbers of the poor —once well to do—actually digging the remnants of furniture—sofas, chairs, cooking utensils, clothes, Ice., out of the mod which this fearful deluge left on its retreat in the rooms of their cottages. Ooe poor woman whose husband was a grinder, and who kept a small grocer's shop, pointed ow. to me the mark where the muddy flood had run to witkio a few inche' of the ceiling of her bedroom. The lives of herself and children were saved by her husband knocking a hole through a fortunately rotten ceiling, by means A which they succeeded in getting on the roof, where they had to sit in their nightclothes from 1 RAIL to 5 um., when the waters subsided. This is but one of the many cases of per sons who had similar narrow escapes. The roofing of many houses will point out the truth of what I say. When this fearful flood descended the narrow valley it not only swept all before it for early levee miles, but it spread over the whole area of the suburbs at the entrance of the town, mostly inhabited by the poor and labouring classes, to an average height of !)ft. Had this awful catastrope occurred at midday, when all the met), women, and children were in the streets and mills, it is oomputed that not le=e than 5,000 or 6.000 souls would have perished. lam told that already about 20,0001. has been subscribed, but do not for • moment suppose that any such sum will suffice to reinstate matters, or reasonably compensate the unfortunate victims. It will take thousands even to clenr the sewers end drains, which we choked up with mud, trees, debris of property. God grant that no typhus fever or pestilence may ensue! Ex perienced men fear this. Let me add, to their honour, that not one murmur did I hear, and that those poor wlio were is a position to grant shelter to their less fortunate neigh boon have done so with a free and willing band. The suffering poor are always readiest to help their suffering fellow -creatures, and nowhere was this more plainly seen than under the shadow of this terrible calamity." SLIEFFIELD, SATURDAY NlGHT.—Tiotwitlistauditig the work of emptying the cellars and cartiog away the filth and mod is cheerfully and zealously pursued, the task ap pears endless, and the cellars inexhaustible. Before day light this work was going 00, and bas been continued throughout the day, but with little apparent improvement as far so the aspect of the town is concerned. tae dawned reservoir underwent another inspection this day by several scientific men, who are preparing pious cud other ioformation to be adduced at the coroner's iequiry, which, by the way, is becoming a general topic of conversation, Anil is looked forward to with much anxiety, especially by thou immee‘ately concerned. The last of the bodies recovered were interred toslev with every mark of respect and decorum. Out of the estimated number of persons lost a i are not yet discovered. Search is still continued, but no bodies have been found to-dsy. At • meeting of the coi,thsei, of the Man c hester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway • resolution was purled that the whole of the stations on the line should act in coojunction in ra,s ing r subscription for the relief of the sufferers. A meeting of the ioluLitante of the town of Doncaster was also held, presided over by the mayor, FL Moore, Esq. A resolittioo was palmed, opening a subscription list, and before the meeting separated was eollectxl. The sub-committee and medical gentlemen have been actively engaged today •isitieg the worst of the inundated districts, and their instructions to 'lndy disinfectants to the decomposing filth are being actively carried out by district committees. At • long sitting o the executive committee yesterdav the workmen's tool committee presented • report ae to the condition of is number of men in the grinding trade whore tools have been destroyed. Six hundred pounds was required to onside them to resume their work, and • cheque for that amount was immediately granted. The destruction of property is immense, but at present not even an approxi. mate return can be given. The hides of people in Sheffield to-day has been very great. end the curiosity gene rally manifested to sisit the scene of destruction has not in the least abated. GARIBALDI'S VISIT TO ENGLAND. Ti) THE EDITOR OF THE EXPREM. Sin,—Oariluidi will shortly land on our shores, be is most probably already on his way. The foremost men of Locked should establish at once a committee to give him 'welcome. Ido not oi:er my name for such committee because it should be composed of the notabilities of Eng land, while men known only so little as I would leave it oF,a to be supposed that each sought to glorify not Gari baldi and his z.,use but themselves by basking in the radi• wee of Garibaldi's glory. I shall nevertheless be happy to seine as the medium of communication between such as may be willing to unite to *ire a worthy welcome to the great hero of the eve, and to that end enclose my card.-1 am, &c., L. Loudon, March 19. ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY.—On Saturday the first spring exhibition took place at the gardens of the R. , yal Botanic Society, Regent's Perk. Considering the state of the weather for some time past it was not to be expected that the show would equal some of its prede cessors, either in the quantity or quality of the flowers exhiLited. But allowing for this circurnat.,noe the present show was an excellent one. Tien) was • fine collection of hyacinths, and the tourneeols and tulips made a brilliant appearance. There au • fair exhibition of cycl7mens, lilies of the Talley, and cinerimias, and a small patch of bright and brilliant roses, which reminded one of the more advanced summer. The day sou extremely propitious, and a WV* oomp•ny took advantage of it to visit the gardens. The band of the Royal Horse Guards (Blue) was in attendance, and some admirable selections from Meyerbier, Rossini, Gounod, Verdi, !cc, were performed. Amongst the visitors were the Earl of Dudley, ;the Countess Ashburn ham, Lord Clifden, Lady Llewellyn, Lady Joddrell, Sir Charles Lye% Sir Edward Hulse, Sir John Fisher, Sir T. Phillips, Colonel Chafe. to. The Lrronf Herold, of the 9th, saps :—" Her Majesty's ship faradic arrived is Conittatinople on Mou da y morning Last, bevies on board his Excellency Sir Henry Rohrer. on his return from Western Europe after an &bunco of some months. We are sure that We echo the unanimous feeling of the British community in expressimg sincere satisfactiot and pismire at our ambassador's return. sod We are, moreover, very glad to liars that bis excellency comes beck ansoopt us in grittily improved health." Mr. Charles Blunt, her Majesty's Consul at Smyrna, died there on the 3rd inst. By the Austrian steamer Clyde, from Ssionic's, wise young Albauiane of aristocratic families arrived at Constantinople a few days ago, five beiag rnnesalmans, two catholic', and two Greeks, to join the flultaa's body guard of two hundred. (Pa the Asia via Rocia's Point.). It is reported positively that General Sherman returned to Vicksburg on the 3rd inst. Southern despatches state that he was at Canton on the 28th ult., badly harassed by the Confederate cavalry. He laid waste the country along his route. Doubtful rumours from New Orleans state that Pulls defeated Sherman on the 16th ult., near Meri dian, with severe loos. General Johnson was pressing the Federal lines iu Tennessee. The Federal. have withdrawn from Tunnel bill to Ringold. Longstreet's cavalry hold Bull's Gap, 56 miles from Knoxville. His army is at Greenville. The Fedorals occupy Morristown, 42 miles from Knoxville. Colonel Dahlgren, who was cut off from Kil patrick's command, was killed. Upon his person papers were found, informing the troops that their mission was to burn Richmond, release the Federal prisoners, and not allow Jefferson Davis to escape. Kilpatrick's loss is variously estimated at from 150 to 500 men. The bombardment of Fort Powell, Mobile, on the 23rd ult. is confirmed. The Confederate ram was lying under the guns of Fort Morgan, and reported to be preparing to attack the Federal fleet. The Federals at Newbern are preparing to resist the threatened Confederate attack. The Con federates have two rams ready to co-operate in their movement. It is reported that 20,000 Confederates are ad vauciug from Texas towards Western Lousiaua. Active dispositions are be'ng made by the Federal' to check this movement. The Federal are also sending reinforcements to hold Jacksonville,Florida, but have abandoned further expeditions into the interior. General Grant has arrived at Washington. It is supposed that he will assume the general direc tion of military affairs and make important changes around Washington, in connexion with theelan for the fresh campaign. The Confederates have captured two Federal transports in Chesapeake Bay. The Nei' York Tribone'scorrevondent reports that the blockade running at Charleston has been resumed, two or three steamers entering weekly. _ _ _ The Confederate General Preston ha; left for Mexico for the purpose of concluding a commercial treaty, based upon the mutual twc.ignition of the Confederate and Mexican governments. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, MAacli 8, EVENEIG. Money easy. Gold has advanced under the pressure of a demand for delivery to 64;, ; Ex change on Loudon, 1781 ; Paris, 3.12%. Stocks advancing. There has been great speculative excitement in the market since Monday, at higher prices. New York Central, 131 ; Illinois, 1361 ; Erie, 117 f ; Six per Cent. United. States Bonds, 112. Cotton dull : Middling Upland, 77c. Wheat and flour advancing. Corn inactive. Provisions quiet. Coffee flat. Sugar very firm. Molasses good inquiry. Petroleum very firm. Crude, 31c. to 32e. ; refined, 48 to 50c. The Australasian lias arrived out. NEW YORK, MARCH 9, 1 p.m. Money easy. Gold advanced under an active demand to 69. Exchange on London 182, on Paris 3.7 i. Stocks firm and advancing. New York Centrals, 138 ; Illinois, 138} ; Erie, 122. Petroleum firm, and advancing. Crude, 31 to 33 ; refined, 49 to (10. FRANCE. PARIS IfAsca 21. The Monittur of to-day says :—" Some journals announce the discovery of a conspiracy against the life of the Emperor. This rumour is entirely unfounded." MEXIOO. CADIZ, MARCH 20. Advices received here from St. Domingo to the 19th ult., state that the insurrection there was decreasing. According to intelligerce from Mexico to the 20th ult., the Franco-Mexican troupe were ad vancing in the province of Zacatecas. The Juarist guerillas are everywhere being put to Hight. THE AUSTRALIA, INDIA, AND CHINA MAILS. MARSEILLES, MISCH 19. The Messegeries Impetuslee steamer Said left here to-day with the mails, 61 passengers, 363 packages of merchandise, and 206,458/. in specie for India and China, and 36 passengers, 1,293 packages and specie value 90,7201. for Alexandria. BANK OF AUSTRALASIA.-(THIS DAY.) The 30th annual meeting of the eliareholdera not held at 1 o'clock, Sir Miirro FARQUHAR, M.P. in the chair. The following report and babuiceelheet were presented : "The directors have the pleasure of presenting to the proprietors the accounts of the bulk for the year ending the 12th October, 1863. During that period trade in the Ans tralian oolooies,tbough generally wan& ha • been inactive; but the profite,it will be seen, have suffered no diminution. The directors trust that this mutt will be viewed with satidac. tion. u justifying the oonfideace they have always ex primped in the continued proeperity of the beak, notwith standing the increased competition to which it has been exposed. The preliminary arrangements for the establish ment of branches in New Zealand have been completed. Beak premises have been secured at Auckland, Dunedin, and Christchurch, at considerable, though unavoidable, expense ; and the managers and officers appointed to those branches have proceeded to their respective deeti ✓aginas, with the intentMa of commencing business in Jesuitry last. The progre of New Zealand amply warrants the policy of the directors in exteadiag the operations of the beak to that cdony. The directors have much pleasure in acknowledgiog the services et Mr. Falconer in the general conduct of the besieges, and in calling attention to those of Mr. M'Arthur in making the preliminary arreogemealls in New Zealand. The lamented decease of Mr. Alazandler Wilson has created a vacancy in the chreetieie, fee which Mr. Fleury Vicars East is the only candidate. The directors have declared a dividend payable on the 12th of April next, at the rate of 6 per cent per aanem ; sad a bonus at the rate of 8 per cent per annum, both free of income tax ; being together at the rate of 14 per cent per annum. or 21. 16s. per share for the half year. The first instalment of la, paid in May, 1863, on the new shares, will. in October next, participate in dividend at the rate payable on the old shares. *• Profit and Low A 000unt from October 13, 1862, to October 12, 1863.—Dr.: To charges of management. Loa doe, 11,7271. Us. 3d. • colonial, 74.335 1 . 14s. 9d. ; 86,0631. 84. ; to charge oa the profit of the year in Z t notion 4 of the cost of bank premises, ; to half-year's dist. deed, April, 1863, of 6 per cent per annum, and bonus of 8 per cent , being together 14 per cwt. per annum, or 21. 16s. per share, 63,1001. ; ditto October, 1863, ditto, 63,000/.• together, 126.000/.; to balance of undivided proSts, October 12, 1863, 149,681/.115.; total, 359,869 r. 19s. Cr.: By balance of undivided profit, October 13, 1862, 140,0301. VW. 3d.; by profit from October 13, 1862, to October 12, 1863, after deducting interest on deposits and income tax, province having been made for bad and doubtful debts, 21 3 , 939/. 3s. 9.1.; total, 3.19,869/. 19s. "Getters' Balance Acootio 1, 0.1.. 12, Dia —Dr.: To specie. bullion, and cash at bankers, M 5,997/.64.8d. ; to government securities and loans, 265,974/. 17s. 6d.: to pimentos fund investment', 200,000/.. as under-96,7971. I la. 11d. Cooed' purchased at 90i, 87,500/. 25,00/. Bank Stock purchased at, 210, 52 0004 ; 60,000/. Geeloog Corporation De bentures, goaranWed by the government of Vic toria, at par, 60,0001. ; total, 200,00. X. To bills receivable. securities for advances, and ether meet", 3,:..9:1.30.51. 17... 3d. ; to bank premises. in Australia sod London, 144,756/. 13e . a. ;in New Zealand. 12.6441. I fie. ; together, 157,403/. 8..113. —t0...11.4.677,661f. Ss. 4d. Cr.: By circulation, 371,033/. ; deposits, 2,199.7.11. 9s. 4d. ; _by bills payable other liabilities. 7:.14.1a9/. e.. ; total. 3,298,999/. 115. 4,1. By capital, viz.-400,000/. old, 9..3,000/. ; 3011,0001. new. first instalment, 75,000 , . ; total capital together, 1,2d0,n001. ; paid up, 0 75,000/. By guarantee fund, 200 (AM . ; by dividend and boons doe October 13, 1.413, 63,0C.V. ; by profit sod loss account, for undivided balance October 12, 14.::3, 140,6814 11*. ; making 1,376,681/. Ala. ; total, 4.6776511. Se. ed." The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adopt i on of the report and amounts, said the affairs of the back in Australia were in a sound and musfactory state, and the board had the pleasure of announcing an undiminished dividend. The bank stall stood in a high position in Australis, and rotated the confidence of all its customers. The oontiouous extension of colonial railways would tend to augment the prosperity of the bank, railways being thevery life blood of colonial prosperity. The last harvest in Victoria was much above the average, and it was believed that there would be sufficient produce, besides main tai shag the colonata, to affords, considerable surplus for export to New Zealand. The state of things in New Zealand was highly satisfactory, and the board hoped that ere long absinth would be opened at Nelaon. The population of that colony was rapidly in creasing, and, exclusive of the militarv, already amounted to 150,0. J, while the customs revenue increased in 1862 fio per ant. over that of IMI.. The diminution in the helmets of cash at bank since last year arm, from the Jemmied demand far money, and that in the deposits from the withdrawal of a large amount by the government., and investments to an unusual amount in land. He coccluded by observing that the third instalment of 101. on the new shares would be payable in May, and the fourth and last in. stalment is November sett. After some remarks [to= the CHAIRMAN. in reply, the re was adopted. ct retiring directors were then re.elected ; sad *hot some discus on. Mr. Heory Vigurs East was chosen to fill the vacancy caus...l by the dratit of Mr. Alex. WildOZL Amongst the most interesting races to be run at the approaching Spring Meeting at Coestantisople will be the "Rutland Sweepstakes" of 10/. each, with rd. added by the Dukeof Rutland, for horses of all countries, distance four miles. The superior speed of the English 'umbers' is unrivalled, but for endurance the Arab claims a pre-end. MOON which the English horse is unwilling to concede. The duke has proposed this long race in order to Alford animals of all countries an occasioe for exhibiting their "staying powers" over a fair course, and the trial will have an interest for the sporting world extending much beyond ►he precincts of the city of the Sultan. The Italia of Turin publishes an aualy+is • , f a report which, it declares C . :emu...lde Nootebellohas add: rued to the Freoch Minister of War, relative to the coodicts be tween the French sad Pootanctl troops at Roam. 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