The Express. — London, England, 1859-12-14 00:00:00

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General Score, who arrived on the scene with authority from his Go vern:neat to conclude au arrangement with the British authorities on the buil, contained in the efen•gnoted letters of Secretary NIARCT, had with that object made a proposition to Governor DouGLAS, which will in all probability lead to an agreement. The danger of a eoliisioo between the two countries may now be considered as at an end. The question of the sovereignty of the Island still remains to be dealt with by the two Governments, and may still present difficulties ; but it is very satiefsetory tome it fairly recovered from the rude hands which lately seized it, and to know that its adjustment will not be dietarbed by military surprises. Tile Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have issued a new set of regulations respecting punish ment. in the Royal Navy. In form, and also in thodene7, they resemble the General Order on cor poral punishabee's in the Army, lately issued from the Horse Guards; and, like that Order, have been devised to meet the increasing difficulty which attend@ the inflictioe of the punishment of Bogging. According to the new Circular, all Seamen and Marines an to be divided, like the soldiery of the Army, into two cleanse, to the ant of which all, on their first entrance into the service, and those who do nothing to forfeit their original status, shall belong, while the second will consist of those who may be degraded to it in consequence of offences against discipline or repeated misconduct. But here the resemblance betw.eu the Circular and tie Order mess. The soldier of the first slam may eat be /egged by any authority except for aggravated madame conduit I the essman of the hit slam will he liable to thole* the only sdeantsge which hie rating will give him over his comrade of the aimed clam being, that he shall he OW bye Coset.martial; and even this pre teethes will fail him in charges of open mutiny. The beet enema as thus placed on a level with the well seldier in respect of the special advantages whisk the sew Circular and Order hold forth. These le the eeeeed riese will be liable to be dogged es now, whitest Court-martial, for offences seek es theft. smunlitig liTior into the ship, and repeated disobedience of orders. We meets regret to see the Admiralty tryiag be movie a condemned and hopeless' practice by so poor • eompromie• es this. There is evough in this Omelet to show !bit the old faith in then:tan of flogging es • punishment is shaken, and too mach to anew the wa•t of courage an dealing with • crying evil. The Circular w.ll inspire so coetideuce in the elms id seen whom it is important to attract to the navy, fee this if for no other reason—that it will net be understood. Jar► is no lawyer, and be likes some thing short and straightforward, while the complex eystem of divieioa and transfer invested by the Lords of the Admirahy o presented in eight Glasses, some of which destroy the other,. ELborate and minute rules are laid down, and at the end, whew it seems that all le provided for. an intimstion im made that they will be held to be inapplicable to " eases of open mutiny, where immediate punishment may be necessary to check • disposition on the part of " others to join in so flagrant a crime." Hut when this most eerious of offences is charged it is more than en r important that the man should have what ever protection them, regulations are intended to provide. The punislinient of the lash. from various ranees, bas craved u, he effective as in past timer, ►nd no number iif Circulars will restore it to its former posi tion. }'.fty years ago, when it was sanctioned by public ..pinion and carried disgrace with it, it weir real and terrible. Now it makes a man an object of symps.iiy. The wont of characters is rather exalted than debased when he salters a penalty held to degrade Wee wno inflicts it. Bad men are in judioiesely admitted to the honours of martyrdom. This will beam keg as flogging is maintained, too THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 14, 11K19 the general condemnation pronounced oa the use of the lash sums up in itself a whole elaila of the tendeocies of the age. " The river Hui will roll " backwards from theses" before the public judgment will be changed. The punishment of the lash belongs, like the spiked collar and the pump-bolt, to a system which was tolerated while the nation was fighting for its life, but which has been almost entirely abandoned, not beanie we had another and better and complete system already designed to supersede it, but partly because the country was thoroughly disgusted with it, and partly because it could not be main tained in a volunteer fleet such as we have had ever since the peace. We are in a transition stage, both ea regards the manning and the discipline of our navy. The sailor is not the helpless. reckless creature he was. Ile has been in great part weaned from many vices which induce recklessness. He thinks about his cii:dition and his future lot. He demands more care fur his health, and require* better food and more restarts, and in proportion as this improvement in his moral and material condition has been attained, it has become more difficult to engage him in the naval service of his ciuntry. The consequence is that our national sbip'a companies do not fairly represent the quality of the British sesm►n. And the worse the strews the more frequent are crimes, and the Conan queue necessity for punishments. Flogging will not remedy this evil. We must contrive to get a better elms of men on board ship. It is probable enough that the Ilan abolition of flogging would not suffice for this. We shall have to deal more liberally with the mailer as to pay and rations before we eat really allure good seamen in sufficient numbers to royal ships. With better crews punishment will become a rare exception; in the meantime we adopt the words of Captain CARNEGIE :—" The time has now " arrived when both humanity and policy dictate the " wisdom of a change ; and if it be necessary to " make daily appeals to the patriotism of the marl " time population of Great Hilton], and to bid high " for willing hands and hearts, we must consign to " oblivion a method of punishment so little suited to " this encouragement of the good, so hopelessly " tells in the reformation of the bad." Ririe Waxen= Uttenex.—ln consequence of numerous applications to the War-office for advice se to the proper uniform for volunteer corps, &c., in course of tormatioa, a committee has been appointed and is about to ueemble at the War-office, Pall-mall, to consider the question of rifle volunteer uniforms, and to report to the Secretary of State for War upon the colour and pattern which shall be recommended ' es the most appropriate for general adoption by those nee volunteer corps who have not yet selected their uniform. When decided upon, a sealed pattern of the clothing so recommended will be deposited with the Volunteer Branch, War-office, Pall-mall, for general guidance in this matter. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (MON 00111 OWN 0011111WPDXDINT.) PARIS, T•IBDAT EVIINTNO. My suspicion that the denial of the Pays of the statement that a M. de Tavel was travelling in Italy on a misaion for the Emperor, " because there was no such person in the corps diplomatique," contained a negative pregnant, receives remarkable confirma tion from the &isle, which ventures to say : That gentleman dose not belong to the French diplomatic body, but he is an ex-avocat of Berne, and was intimately acquainted with the Emperor when he was a refugee in Switzerland. Aocording to some petsoes, X. de Tavel had • long conference with the Emperor, and received his instruc tions on several points, oaa of which wae to caution the Italians against encouraging too positive or sanguine hopes as to the decisions which they anticipate from the Coagress, sad against the dangers of an obstinate resistance to those decisions if they should not be exactly in conformity with the wishes of Italy. We persist in hoping that these per will be unneceeaary, and that the majority of the European pknipotentiaries will listen to the wishes of the Italian populations. The fact is, therefore, as good as confessed, and will probably not be further denied, that this M. de Tavel, though disavowed by Count Walewski, is working in Italy on behalf of the Emperors of France and Austria and their preliminaries of Villa franca. The Paya treats the rumour circulated in Brus sels that Cardinal Antonelli would only join the Congress on condition that he should be president " u absolutely false and simply absurd." It says as much, and this is more important, of the other report that the Holy See nukes it a condition precedent that the integrity of its states, including the Ro magna, shall be guaranteed. The Opi ;Woo Nationale notices a very common opinion in Spain that although the government studiously repudiates any religious charaoter in the present war against the Emperor of Morooco, it is nevertheless intended that it shall enure to the benefit and adrenoement of catholicism. It says : These pious pn jeota do not is any way surprise us. An army which marches against the enemy with scapularies on the breasts of Its soldiers and images of sainta on its stand ards—a general who at the moment of his departure receives from the Clean a medal of the Virgin, and promises to wear it round his nook till the war is one, must necessarily dream of the conversion of the infidel. Bat Spain has im posed upon herself a long, difficult, and costly task in attack ing the Moroccan empire. We think she will be very smog to complicate her difficulties further by mining up • religious question in the war. . . . If, giving way to a blind seal she should attempt to renew the policy she prac tised formerly in the new world, she will shed the blood of Om soldiers sod spend her reale in vain, The Kabyles ars not Indians. The Praxes Cerefrale, of Blois, has received a a second warning for having protested against the first, which was given the other day. This is a novelty in the history of " warnings." The Daily News was seised to-day. The Bourse opened rather heavily, and after im proving relapsed and became decidedly weak at the close. The Rente opened at 70fr. 65e., and 70fr. 86e., rose to 70fr. 60c., and 70fr. 80c., and closed at 70fr. 60e. and 70fr. 60c., with a fall of dc. both for cash and account. Mobilise fell 7fr. 60c. The Orleans, Eastern, and Lyons railways fell 7fr. 600. each, and Southern and Western, 2fr. 600. each; Northern maintained yesterday's quotation. Madame Lemoine has lodged a pourvoi against her sentence, in t►e Court of Cessation. This is a matter of course, when money is no object. There is always a chance that some informality in the pro ceedings may form a ground for quashing the judg ment and ordering a new trial. It is a common mistake in England to speak of the Court of Cuss tion as a court of appeal. It is so in a certain sense, but not in the sense conveyed by the word " appeal" as used in English. There is no appeal from the verdict of a French jury. The Court of Cessation has no jarisdictien to inquire whether upon the facts the verdict of guilty ought to have been not guilty. All it can do is to revise the proceedings and see whether there is any illegality upon the face of the record, or whether the trial was in any way illegally conducted. Many people think that in Madame Lemoine's case there was no sufficient proof that the child burned by her was born alive. This is not my opinion. So far as it is possible to form a judg ment from newspaper reports of a long trial, I think the verdict was quite right. However this may be, the Court of Cessation, as I have already said, his nothing to do with the merits of the verdict. The judges must have concurred with the jury, other wise they would have passed the minimum sentence required by law in the case of murder with " at tenuating circumstances," instead of the very severe one of twenty years' hard labour. A letter from Tours says that since her acquittal Nidlie. Angelina has received several offers of mar riage; she will, however, be delivered over to the custody of her father, who intends to place her in a parent during her minority. Feta, the coachman, received a douceur of 100 fr. while the trial was going on for going to a photographer's to sit for his portrait. The house at Chinon which Mdme. and ?Mlle. Lemoine inhabited is advertised for sale, and crowds of people go every day to look at it. A correspondent writes that on the chimneypieoe in the drawing-room there are two porcelain vases, in the style of the empire, representing subjects which have a strange bearing on t'te doings that went on in the autumn of 1859, and led to such a tragical conclusion. The mottoes on these two rases are, Comment resprit cient aux Nies and Comment Cesprit vient nue garcons. Mdlle. Angelina arrived in Paris this morning under the care of an uncle, and was met by her father and brother at the Orleans railway station. A carious circumstance connected with the trial is that the president, while repressing the applause which followed M. Lachaud's speech, publicly de clared that the greater part of the people who clapped their hands were paid for so doing. Oalignani says :—" The Emperor and the Empress were prewar sr one of the last representations of the lire Proitigro at the Gymnasia Theatre, and more than once deigned to applaud." A litter from Vienne, in the Prussian Gcnette, says the government apposes more and more resolved not to allow the agitation in Hungary which has suddenly arisen to continuo. It hes ordered the 6th corps d'anais, which is now in Italy, to proceed to Hungary to be at the disposition of the Archduke Albert." The Moniteur contains the following:—"The kiloliter of the Interior boa made himself acquahred through oils of the pri•mpal tuncliuusriee of his departmeot with a project for the construeson of dwellings foe the working elegem of Lille, se mmunt of which had bees forwarded to Wby the Bureau do I:SWlllsta/ince of that city. Well knowing the constant solicitude of his Majesty for ths working classes, his eaoelleacy, after haring examined the repine submitted to him on the subject, has allotted to the city of Lille • sum of 100,000 fr. for the conitruction of those dwellings." The Association at Mannheim ' which was formed to obtain • reduction in the prise of herr from 2i to 2 kroutzero the chops (lug, glees), has acoompliehed its o bj. c e ; but, instead of dirselving, It has reeolle.d to eentioue in eali , enos in ordsr to indicate to the public the brewers who do not give good leer. BOARD or TRADE, BITEHALL, DEC. 12.--Thr Right Honourable the Lorda of the Committee of Privy Council for Ttade sod Mutatings have received, from the Semataty of Stets f tr. Fortner Affairs, a copy of • dortpatch from her bl..paty'a Comul-Geberal at Santiago, enctroing a copy of • &are of thy Preeid.nt of the Republic of Chill, pennuttog the exportation of upper and copper ore from the port of Totorelillo to the peat of Coquimbo, provided the cai rsecurities be u, given to the customs authorities at the THE VOLUNTEER RIFLE MOVEMBNI• TIM Lt SURREY. A public meeting In promotion of the Battersea end Wandsworth divisions of this carps was held yesterday evealag, at the Spread Nagle, Waadeworth, under the pre *dewy of C. CORTUOUSIS, Eeq. On the platform were Major-General Sir George Pollock, Aldermen Rom, Mr. Rom, and several officers of the Ist Surrey. The assembly room in which the meeting was held was quite tall, sad amongst the company were a great num ber of the Surrey Rifles in uniform. The CHAUULLN briedy stated the object of the meeting. They were, he said, imeembled to inaugurate a body of rifles for the district, in coojanction with the let Surrey Rifles. In his judgment the present movement would twin, feelings of security for our hearths and homes, which now, it wee the general opinion, were seri isely Impe r illed. He did not wi th to soy any= Invidious of a neighbouring nation, yet he not see the vita preparation., going on elsewhere, particularly de navel oharecter, without feeling that the time hod come for peeoeful people to be on their guard. (Hier, hear.) Further, this movement mould probally enable them in time to dispense with a large standtog army, en ineritutteo •hirh was moat obnoxious in the sight of Soglishateo. In ea) tug this he did not wish, however to detract for m a oment from the reputation which oar handful of soldiers had gained wherever they had been sagaged. (Cheers.) He called upon the young men of Wandeworth and Battersea to nom. forward and enrol themselves under the banner of their won try, and upon the old to &mist the movement with their subscriptions. From the )oung they would get the bone and muscle, and from the old the pecuniary elbows of war. (Loud cheers.) Mr. KsttsuT (ohurchwardee) moved the first resolution, reeognisdng the neoeeelty of volunteer corps as a security for perm, and the devirability of establothing a amps is Wands worth and %kerma. Mr. Few seoonded the resolution. Mr. Alderman RObB supported the reeolution. The resolution was unaotmonaly carried. General Sir Ono. Pozzocx moved the next resolution, approving the affiliation of the Wandsworth and Ratlinee with the let Surrey. Suppose (be said) they bad different corps for every village no emus' could command them. If they were called out the general might want five corps and thirty would most probably turn out, all indspsodent com mands, and be would sot know how to handle them Sup pers he wanted six, four togo to the right and two to the left, they would probably quantal as to which were to take the right. (A laugh.) In such a case the "moral would not know who, to do, whereas if they were all joined under ono central district command the general would know the dates of ail the companies and would give precedency according to military rule. For these reasons he advised all the sub-dis tricts to join with the let Sumy. (Hear, hear.) Alderman Rost eeconded the resolution. He had hap pmed to be in Peels on the day when the victorious tu my of Italy made its public entry, and he was perfectly appalled at the long way of armed men who for five hours defiled through the streets of Paris. He could not help +middling at their numbers and efficiency when he remembered that they had just lost 40. tOO men is the Italian campaign, and he came to the conclusion that, without some oounterrailing ' force, England, in case of war, would be in imminent peril In the face of mai a force. He had cousiderad what wee to be done. He knew that Busload would not tolerate • stand leg army large enough for effoctivs resistance, and he had come to the conclusion that, like Switzerland and Ohs Milted States, the best defence of England was in the organised°. of an efficient volunteer rifle force. (Cheesy.) He trusted therefore that they would give their best support to the pre sent movement. Rs himself had joined the London and the drill sergeant had told him that the mashers learned more In one night than ordinary recruits acquired In three weeks. Th 6 was the result of eupetior intelligence, and the improved weapon they now hod required a Bawler Intelligence to handle it. Let them avoid jealowsy ; Ise local notabilities promote local corps ; hut unless they were, what formed, organised In large bodies, and by militery men, they would be nothing more than an armed mob. Tatty must go • Into the movement with earnestness and perseverance, end remember that these rifle corps were to be the substitute for a large standing army. The principals of every seta ' blishmant Amid say to their young men, Avoid Cremorne —(langhter)—and go to Wandsworth and join the Rifle brigade." (Cheers.) One feature in the French army he had forgotten, bat he could not sit down without alluding to it. In that army were 60,000 (melons men called Tams. (Hear, hear.) These were all men who had been convicted of desperate crimes, and they were always put in the front of the battle to be sacrificed to the first Orloff of the enemy. Let them picture to themselves that body to ferodoca mils let loose upon their smiling villages, and then let them consider whether it wee not their duty to take the most vigorous measures to prevent such a cakmity. (Hewer, bear.) Mr. WI Lsog w6hed to know whether any information was to be given as to which was th e beat corps for the people of Wandsworth to join. He was the employer of several hundred men, who would make excellent ri flemen —(bear, bear)—but who were anxious to hear of an economical mrp —(hear, beer)--and one whose exorcise ground would be within reasonable distance. (Hear, hear.) Mr. KIIIIIAR explained the rules and regulations of the Fleet Surrey, and argued that it fulfilled all the conditions required by Mr. Wilson. After a short discussion the reso lution was agreed to, and the proceedings terminated with • cordial vote of thanks to the chairman. gOt Court. OSBORNE, DIG. 13. The Prints Consort visited Prince sod Primes, Lisbon reeerdey. The Queen walked out in the grounds. Bar George Grey, K.C.8., Governor of the Cape of Good lira, had as interview with the Duke of Newerate yester day at the Celoniel-efloe. • derterke from the committee appointed by the Mho- Nimes of Trranore Li. saurian ed he option at the Local Goverment Act, had aa intllfYleW with air George Caner wall UMW polsrday at the Home-cam The depotatine erateed of Herr W. Waring Perm, Livered" Webb, Cemedag, Wilhease, sad Danboro, and Mr. Theodore Karla, artierastery agent. Dramas= were sees from the Colontal-orce yesterday to the Graeae of camas end the Lord Hugh Casearkater of W Irma Ler& PRIACI ALFRED AT CORFU. The Rory&las, Captain Tarleton, cut anchor in the harbour at 10 o'clock en the morning of the 6th. At lialf-pest 2 p.m. Prince Alfred, sorminputtsd by Rear-Admiral Mandy, Captain Taffetas, end the Rev. W. Onalaw, leaded at St. Ifloolo, under • relate from the ships I. the harbour sad the guns of the gamine. A guard of Matsu, ILijor-Ormeral Sir George Buller, the perinea Mal, sad the heeds of regiments end departments, en rind his royal Itlghsses at the landing-piece, and andante:l len through • dense crowd to the Palace of St. Michael and Bt. George, where he was remised by mother guard of hawse sad las Eminency Sir Retry Storks, the members of the Seaste, and the dignitaries of the Greek church. At 4 p.m, the minor, accompanied by his excellency, thoo• to the coontrY, sod on their return about russet walked through the town, when active preparations were being made for • mend illumination, which took plats soon after their return to the palms, on entering which the prime was repeatedly cheered by the asserutkid muliituie. At sight the public streets end thoroughfares were tastefully lighted, partimisrly the public afore, the theatre, the public hsateles, de house of the British residents, forego oar abeam, sad cases& at Caere. The ad of Ma lath Regiment played la front of the palm% whom the prime renamed during the night, until 9 reelect, ahem An wen relieved by LE* band of the Cada Philharmonin Society. Goodwill and harmony warned to prevail moan ell 0f....., and the del.ghted spectators wen readied, and the prnomme mum otmeinded .boot half•past 10 by a airplay of ineradm la front of the palms. His Highness the Mahe/opal Duleep Singh hes Id Claridge e Road for )dalgrave Cools, whilby. Hie Excellency the Ambeesador of Frazee sod die Contra de Pereigar sad family Lave arrived at Abat e, HAMM tram Si. levesaidrea-See. His Easel Laney the Swedlsh and Norwegian ifiedetter and the Connie.. Mom have loft tows es • visit Mr William sad the Hoc. lady Yiettlletoe, et Shrablands, war Ip...flea. • The Duchess of Atholl hoe arrived at the St. Georie's Ho W, from Wisdror Carat. The Marquis and Itllarehicasees of Headfort have MR Clarinets's Hotel, foe Head:art Hour., Ireland. The Earl and Countess of Barham left town reserday from Laid** Castle, Darla,.. Sir deers" Cornewall and Lady Theresa Lewis eatartaiaad at dicer/ Int evening. et then randence, Kwat Henn, Keightabwidgw, the Lord Chancellor aad the Baronage Knotholes sad the Has. Kra Campbell, Lady Wuhan Raman, tbe Atreweey-Geaseel, We Right Ha &dairy and Mric Herbert, We Rea. Marlys Awlvry, Sir John Anus, Mr. T.sylar, Mr. Clildisofor Foment., Mr. Lister, ifcc. Mier &mow bow loirolip bed a moll ...wog putty. Mr. IL 8. Holford, JLP. , sod Mrs. Holford sr. ened at their warureitio, la Park-lana yeenrday, from vision Lard sea lady °wanton*, at Overawe* P.A. Tha late arrivals at Brighton include Sir li. and Lady floyakoar, lie Coating of Dyson and Lwd Howl:ag low', La Loan Toner*, Lady Carona* Mame and Mw Masse, Lady Thorium, Par 0. Fletr.brr, Hir J. W. sad Lady Hen, Lady R.* OnrllM , L idy Honey, Mr William Burnaby, Lady Lally Drivarooad, Sir Richard and Lady Gnat. Dr. James I)a.id Forbes., late professor of natural philw,,phy is the Enivereity of Edinburgh, and who wee reeesily appointed by the mem to the ernes of Principal of the United Collewa of St. Salvador and St. Le,nerd, in the University of S•. Antrewr, is the rain of Sir Dsvid Browner, who n Ale the same bib venires I Edin burgh, wee formally tadotted into otSee on Saturday, before n ssiserwas and .rry briniest audiewsd, .....bled is the great hall of the United College buildings. (111011 LAOT lttoOY. GAUT'S.) WHITEHALL, 1/IC. 10. The Quer" has been pleovd, by lettere pateat seder the Gomel tbeel of the Unibd Knoedoro .4 Ofost Beliefs eel Ireon.c, E I werft Aderne, berneter-sbleerobe on. of Reece Dreros Porput...nt of Ague, venue by oho ef moolbos w Rdeard Stob.go Denny, Esq.. to the care of Chao, llorald. 11 oWb ISO !Maar?, Dec. 12.—The Qu, re has firth pleased to epees, Robert Montoya Cutler, Ali leader Hoary 0. hey\ *Men N'Kees, Richard A. sad Jobs Balms. to be ameabere of tbe Legielithve COLLOCO Of the province of Nave &ale. Fonr.ion•orrics, Dec. 13. —The Queen has been plard to arpeoht of G:revalo Pm% an Causal II Dublin for bin Ks jany sae King of Serdiale. PRUSSIA. PARIS, WID inseavr. The Prussian Ambassador, Count Poartales, has left Berlin in consequence of a telegram received from his government. He is expected to return in time to be present at the diplomatic reception on New Year's Day. SPAIN. MADRID, DEC. 13. The third corps d'armee his disembarked at Ceuta. General Prim has been attacked on the road to Tetuan. The Moors were repulsed with great 1 088 . The Spanish had forty killed and wounded. TURKEY. THE SUEZ CANAL PROJECT. The following telegram has been received at Mr. Reater's office : MARSEILLES, TOZSDAT NIGHT. Letters from Constantinople to the 7th inst.an nounoe positively that on the preceding Thursday M. Thouvensl had remitted a note to the Porte, contain ing an official demand for a firmau favourable to the Suez Canal project of M. de Lesseps. The Ambassadors of Austria, Prussia, Rungs, and Sardinia simultaneously supported that demand ac cording to their instructions. A council of ministers was then held. Fuad Pasha confessed that he had personally engaged himself to refuse the authorisation to the canal project. The Grand Vizier declared he would not recognise such engagements. After a stormy dis cussion the ministers agreed to request the powers which had made the above demand to come to an understanding with England on the matter. Sir Henry Bulwer had been received by the Sultan, and bad numerous conferences with the Ministers. The Circamians continued to emigrate in great number.. THE LNDIA AND CHINA MAILS. MALTA, Die. 10. The Veetie, with the outward Bombay mail, ar rived at 7 p.m. on the 7th, and left at 8 a.m. on the Bth ioat. The China (from Southampton, Nov. 27) arrived on the Bth at 3 a.m., and left at 11 a.m. The Candia arrived at Suez at noon of the 4th. _ _ The Ceylon, with the homeward Calc China mails, ex Candi*, arrived at Malta at 6 p.m. of the 9th, and was to leave at 9 a.m. of the 10th. The steamer from Bombay reached Aden on the 6th. MALBABILLES, Dsc. 13. . . _ The Panther, with the India and Ceinamails, ex Candia, arrived here at 8 this morning. Mails left at 10 o'clock. THE BOMBAY AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS• SOUTHAMPTON WIDNUDAT Mownwo. The Ripon steamer, with the Bombay and Aus tralian mails, pained Hunt Castle at 9.25 a.m. TILE UNITED STATES. SOUTHAMPTON. TVIIIIDAT Brining°. The steamer &monis, from New York to Hamburg, arrived off Cowes this evening, with advioes of the Ist inst. She is anticipated by the Canada. SARDINIA. A letter of the Bth from Brescia eat.: The °Moen of the 10th Piedmootese Regiment haring in vited the Preach officers of the 33rd of the line, on their way through Cs.tslnodo to Brescia, on the 2nd inst., the latter have anabroted the opportunity of the arrival at Brescia of the 10th Plodasestese Regiment to invite the oflioers to a sumptuous besqoat, which took place amid 'irate end toasts to eternal ohm between Franc, and 'illy. to Victor Emmanuel, to Rapollioo, and to the Italian goo French armies. The following is the speech of the French commandant in proposing a toast: Gentlemen,—l drink to the eternal union of France and Italy To the health of the glorious Victor Emmanuel I To his sale and valiant army, that shared our dangers as the 6.141.41.1 d" of the Crimea, that conquered at Traktir, Pa learn, and San Martino 1 " Ater prolonged cheers, the colonel of the 10th Sardinian Regiment answered : Oentlemeo,-1 drink to the health of Napoleon 111., the &gime ally of our well beloved King! . . . To the French army, whose brave soldiers have become our brothers and smaradee, and with wbom we love to repeat this cry, as a remembranoe of so many victories of the great nation : Vire l'Empareor I ' " The Prince of Orange has left Vienna, on his re turn to Holland. Accounts from Vienna state that during the stay of the prince in the Austrian capital preliminary Negotiations have taken place relative to his marriage, after a time, with the Archduchess Maria Thema, eldest daughter of the Archduke Albert, Governor-Chroaral of Hungary. The erchducbees was born on the 16th July, 1845. At the legation of the Piedmontese Embassy, Paris, on Monday, the daughter of the Marquis Villains risa (late ambassador at the court of the Tuileries and now Governor of Masa) was united to the Marquis Saint Andre, of the Pildmontete army. Their Imperial Highnesses the Priocesses Mathilde end Clothilde were present, several of the ministers plenipoteatiary, and some of the meet Male guidied personages of the fashionable world. The Marquis Villassarina will not leave Paria until early in January. The Persereranza of Milan says it is authorised to declare that the story of Geribaldis marriage, given by the Mika Orturrs (and copied into 3esurday's brprus), le kW and altogether without foundation. _ _ _ Prima Milo•ch of Servia has just promulgated a vary eitifrular law for the suppression of usury ; It enacts that • debtor who ha. finis an acknowledgment for • uan rims debt may appear before an archprieet Ina church, and declare solemnly on oath the sum he really owes; where 're', if hie statement shall tom out to be true, ha shall pity thea am, and no more, but with en Interest o f 12 per cent. I SINGULAR CASE OF POItiONING.—The Meuse, of Lie" reports the following singular case of poisoning .--••A tervible event, wrapped In the dropeet mystery at preemiLltas PTA seemed in our city. On Wedmeday evenieg, two young are, coming from Germany, aliah.ed at one of our chief hotels. 11.41 an hour after their arrival they went to one of our theatres. When the performance wee over they returned to the hotel and ascended to the chamber that had been pmpsnd for them. On the following mortis, t h ey dtd not tasks their appearance. About 11 o'clock, a chamber maid, thinking they bad gone out, entered their room, and stmt. d beck appalled at the frightful spectacle that presented itrolf. One of Moro young men, half inclined out of the bed, his bead resting on • marble slab near biro, ✓apeseed litieses. In the other bed lay his companion, in the mutat of throttler of every kind. Being intently informed, the ovuma of toe hotel sect for several medial men, who emu asosesitted that the fleet young man had hem dad se veral bouts. The secisid wee still breathing, but was to a most pitiable condition. Every attention required by his state wee paid hie', and a few hoots later they happily enc. cetded in placing hou out of danger. What now had been the came of the Meese &necklet- these y oath,. and which had had each fatal results for tom of them P The medical men at the flrst plane. saw the qmptome of a violent poison. But where, when, and bow, had it been taken f Thu le still unkno en. The young Wan who grasped death selates that be companion and himself were on their way front Born lin to Patio, and thence to London, where they propmed to founds bask. Oo the day of Mr. fatal sweet they had lased at aii-la-Cnapelle, and taken the train for Lieu in the afternoon. After their dine., they bad eaten • little papery at the Vegetate station, sad again is our city at the nrfusil- Went table in the theatre to • to i l they had gooe. At the hotel they had token to kind of refit ehment. Oa reaming at night, being very Mee, they had gone to bed, and noon talkie ....p ; wins, about midnight, say. the survivor, be felt all the epitome. of hitting been puteentil— eomitings, !Pros pains in the abdomen, &c. Ho got up to &mend hale, but hi. oomph failed him and he fell on the lour a•nrokse. Throne who Ism gut vivid le • (liftmen by birth. His tame is age 28, and be was born at Hamburg. The other, M. 114--, was ea Italian and only 22 yoar• of rare. They were bearer*, It ap• pars of • letter of unlimited credit ea one of the clued banking home, of Peri.. This morning there was to be a post marina, which will probably enable us to know the real mums of this event, abort whine we can only focus ooaj.c. him at pre..nt. This mysterious allair has cr,ated guest Warmest is our city." MARYLEBONE. A meeting of the members of this corps wu held last evening in the Pavilion at Lord's Cricket-ground, to de rids upon a proposition for changing the nerve of the corps, and adopting the designation of the" West NMiddlesex Rises." This alteration arse proposed in cneervenie of the intended formation of additions' companies to Bayswater, Netting hill, Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith, and other neighbour ing place., to belong to the some corps. There was a crowded meeting, and Lord &sperm:is, the commander of the corps, presided. TheCifAIRY/01 stated, on behalf of the managing mujije a, the resume which induced them to recommend thu change of name. When canvassing for new members in Paddiugtan, Bayswater, end elsewhere, they found some difilcultiea raised about joining a corps which seemed by its new. exclusively to belong to the inhabitants of Marylebone. Now, their only object was to obtain a numerous and efficient body of volun teer., and if the name was any impediment to that object, It should be altered. They now had a practice ground at Wormwood-scrubs, which would probably be found the most centre and convenient situation for men residing in the western part of the eot.nty. It was therefore proposed to adopt the name of the " West Middleari Rides." . .. A resolution to this effect having been moved by Mr. Banes, and seconded by Mr. HOWE, Mr. FOoTE moved as an amendment, that the propriety of ebanging the name of the snipe having been discussed on former occasions, it was still deemed unneemeuy ani impo litic to do so. He custended that the borough of Marylebone, with its population Mincers! bandied thooaand, haring con tributed the greater part of the fond of 1,4001. already raised ought to give Rename to the corps, and that its name should not be merged In another to suit the pretensions of small communities like Acton or Hammersmith. Mr. J. WILSON seconded the amendment, remarking that Marylebone had always marched in the vanguard of liberty; she was large enough, patriotic enough, and parochial enough to hem a corps of her own, and her name ought not to be lost. Mr. DExtsorr, assistant judge-advocate-general, urged the duty of putting aside all local jealousiee and oaring only for the service of the country. By taking In a larger district they would get more men, and the come was of no account. Indeed, be hoped these rift., corps would cease to have any local name., and be distinguished by their numbers only, taking precedence by the date of their formation. Several other gentlemen spoke; Mr. Hodges, Mr. O. Dickers, and one or two more in favour of the amendment; Mr. Salter and Mr. Thompson in favour of the proposed alteration. ihs --- ardendment wee then put to the vote, when 18 bands were held up in favour of it, and all the root of the resetiag voted against it. The ori,ginal motion was therefore carried by an immense majority. The edeofive members of the corps, numbering about 300, who wore their uniform (e plain tunic and cap of grey tweed), then shouldered their Enfield, and proceeded to drill. LONDON IRISH. Yesterday a special meeting of the working eom shies took pl•OP ' for the purpose of considering the uniform of the corps, dete rmining the place of drill, and other matters cossectid with the preliminary prnorodioge necereary for ha , due organhation, its also to diectioa the propeiety of co operating as a central body with various provincial corps that have been started In other parts of the country. The Marquis of Cosysort ex presided, and there wee a lugs attendance of the members of the committee, Including the Eel of Arran, Nlejor-0 I Sir Justin Bbeil, Mti , r-Goiersl Watling, Captain Ferrer, Mr. DiegbSey mour, Si.?., Dr. ()T Lover, Mr. Mr. Connell, Mr. 8. Mr. Claneby, dm Th., Marquis of D.rneeral was unable to attend, although taking the meet lively interest in the move ment owing to his lordeldp being detained et the head quiFiees of his own regiment, the Antrim Mee. A specification had bran foewarded to several of the leading arm clothiers, inviting tenders sod patterns for dregs, the bon setting forth that it was proposed the uniform • insiet of a tunic of grey or reyieh brown cloth, with green forings, the shamrock predominating in the &otos for the rugs, adlar , &e.. and a number of estimate. were gent in ; but it was (moldered advirable to leave over the float detiAloll in the waiter on the government opinion bad become known as to the most suitable colour for the pur pose of uniformity. Mr. Darersv, the hon. secretary, read a communisation he had received from Manchester, with reepoot to the or ganisation of a corp. there. The letter we/1 from tho com mittee, wbo stated the, great proactive wait being made, and requesting co-oparatioe aith the London body. The Earl of ARRAN conaidered It would be important to organise a united brigade, without interfering with the local rule' and effeotivenees of the provincial corps—the head quarters being London ; and his iordahip moved a resolution to that et M. Dr. O'Contton seconded the motion, which waa carried NNW NW., and the essratary was tn•tructed to communicate accorthagly with the Manchester committee. A senator of fresh suhmriptions wsreannounced, Including the Marmite of 811 go, 231 , the Macula of AMrcorn, IW. ; the girl of Kemsare, 101. ; Sir W. M. Somerville, U.; Mr. Jame econell, 61. de.; Str Junin Shed, 54 6s. ; Mr. 8r• jean' Murphy, U. le.; Mr. Hamilton Geode, U. 6a. ; Major General Watkins, 101. 10a.; Mr. J. Hartley (Nation.l Bank), 101. 10a.; Mr. T. A. Denny, 101. 10a., do. The 15scnirraur drew attention to the importance of de termining at an early date the piece for drill, ee the affective members, who were rapidly increasing from day to day, were ansiona to proceed to drill and practice. It ws. intimated that in all probiibility Westminster-ball might be obtained at at.ted hour. is the evening two or throe days In the week r,r the 111111 of the corps, in accordance with the errangements entered into with other volunteer bodies. The secretary wee directed to make the seassaary inquiries for the due enrolment of the corps by the lord lieutenant of the county, his sanctioning of the rules, &c. ; and it hawing been resolved that the working committee should meet once a week, and the general council the first Monday in every month, the proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the noble chairmen. THE QUEEN'S CORPS.—Last nights special meet ing of the members of this corm nomeronsly attended, end presided over by the Earl Grosvenor, who was support a! by Lord lames Butler and others, took place at St. George's board-room, Lower Belgtave•place. It was announced by the secretary (Mr. Swift) that the carpe had so rapidly eugmented that it now numbered 260 effective member.. Government had accepted the eervices of the corps, and Lord James Butler had consented to take temporary command as first captain. The noble chairman then addressed the meet ing at considerable length on the progress of the Volunteer Me Corps movement throughout the country, and its attendant advantages. His lordship particularly dwelt upon the rapid advancement of the " Queen's." It was remelted that the uniform to be worn by the corps shall be decided upon et e publio meeting to be called for that pumas. A warm di-co•eion ensued on a motion that a military man who had served fn the Crimean or Indian army alnuld be colonel of the regiment. All t.ffioera nominated should be by the effrctive members only. Al er a lone diarusaion, it wee decided that the queatlon should be poetponed for further aonaiderstioa. Bourn MIDDLESKX.—Lest evening a very nu merously attended meeting, in furtherance of the formation of additional companies for this corps, was held at the Duke ol Riding-school, Knightsbridge. There were meaty ladies posesst, end also a large number of the members in uniform. Lieutenant-Colonel Vereker took the chair. The Rev. Dr. Wilson, incumbent of Knightsbridge, moved a resolution to the effect, thet a company of volunteer rifles should forthwith be raised for the districts of Belgravia and Knightsbridge. Mr. Sharpie seconded the motion, which was further supported by Lientenest-Colonel Evelyn, and carried with acclamation. Mr. Nicholls proposed the second resolution, that the Belgrave, Knightsbridge, and Eromp , ton companies do join the South Middlesex company." Colonel Evelyn seconded the motion, which was also carried. Several other gentlemen addressed the meeting, and the pro ceedings, which were throughout of a most enthusiastic character, terminated with • vote of thanks to the chairmen. SAINT CLEMENT DANEB.--This parish ia program ing satisfactorily, and promises to hewed • most efficient auxiliary to the Westminster corps. The members drill three nights a week, and Clements Inn Hall has been dedicated to the purpose. The parishioner, have responded liberally to the appeal for funds towards the necessary local expenses. In addition to donations from Messrs. Twining, 20 guineas; Messrs. Stilwell, 20 guineas; Messrs. Clement, 20 guides; T. G. Sambrooke, Esq., 10 &seas • W. H. Smith, Ed" 10 guineas; J. Prank Beg. 10 'dimes ; G. P. Tusked, Esq., 10 guineas • Maws. seq., and Hodge, 10 guineas The , Panne& I nsurance Company, 10 guineas; Maws. Michell, Barnet and Newman, 10 guineas • Wm. Essex, Esq., 10 gainer ; donations varying from 6 to 8 have been received front Mr. C. Fallow, Mr. Little, Lioness rant Twining, Mr. Henry Stilwell, Mr. Manby, Messrs , Woods, Mr. Isserson, Mr. Call, Mr. Aldred Twining, Mr. Cole, Mr. Sainsbury, do., besides numerous smaller dens '. tines and subscriptions. WOOL RICH A Raid AL.—U p w ard aof 600 workmen have entered their names as members of the Volunteer Rifle Corps, established under the auspices of Colonel Talloh and other offiorrs of the establiehment. Any artisan is eligible to enter the corps and pay the entrance fee and saps see of outfit by weekly instalments. LEEDS.—A meeting was held at the Chamber of Commerce on Monday afternoon ; Dumas Lupton. Esq., in the chair. There were also present E. Irwin, Erq., Mr. Barker Crowther, and repreentatives of the following firms Mewls. J. Sykes and Sons, Messrs. Little., Coombs, and Leach, Messrs. J. Wilkinson, Son, end Messes. Gill, Bishops, and Hewitt, Mears. Wurtzbarg Co., Ltd Co., Messrs. Knight and Binder, Messrs. Pitman, Son, and Martin, sad /laws. Josh. Datum and Sons. It was mad piously resolved to form a rids company for the Ueda Volunteer Corp, consisting of men engaged In the woollen trade. A committee was formed, consisting of Mr. E. W. Hewitt, Mr. J. J. Cousins, Mr. Henry Crowther, Mr. J. Wilkinson, Mr. Alfred Sykes, Mr. W. H. Rieder, and Mr. 8. Martin, for the purport of carrying out the objects of the SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE.—A meeting for the es tablishment of a rifle corps was held at West Bromwich on Monday night. The Earl of Dartmouth presided, and the attendance was numerous. Benolutices, instituting the ne cessary steps for the formation of a corps in the parish were moved by the noble chairman, supported by Lord Calthorpe, the Rev. B. William*, and other gentlemen, were unani mously adopted. Mr. Baguet!, of the Gold's•hill Ironworks, sent a donation of 601., also one of 2.51. from his firm, and an offer of a silver cup, value of fifteen guineas, to the beet shot In the corm. A donation of 601. was announced from the chairman, and altogether a sum of 200!. was raised Odom the meeting separated. DARTMOUTH.—A large meeting of the inhabitants was held at the Guildhall, on Saturday, on the subject of nerlonal defence.; the Mayor, 8. W. Pndeaux, Esq., in the chair ; when it was unanimously determined to form an ar tillery corps, and many volunteers came forward. A com mittee haa been formed, the members of which am busily engaged in procuring subscriptions. The following tranefere will take plane in the police courts upon the retirement of Mr. Long:—Mr. Ham mill will be transferred from Worship-street to Marylabone Podce•oourt; Mr. John Smith Mansfield, stipendiary ma gistrate at Liverpool, will succeed Mr. Hammill. - The Surrey Music Hall being now opened on Sun day evenlcgs for the performance of music, although chiefly sacred, Mr. Spurgeon has declined to preach there •gain. Hs will commence preaching on Sunday morning next at Exeter Hall, and continue to do so every Sunday until farther notice. The Belfast journals say that small-pox is very much on the inweade in that town. Many respectable Or son., who had been Inoculated in their childhood, hare been attacked with it. ARCHBISHOP CULLEN ON THE MORTARA CASE.— In the *aurae of • letter to Sir Culling Eardley Bud s Archbishop Calk's writes :—"I dissent from you in th• Mortara ow, in which a Jew was justly punished for violating laws made for the protection of Dia unhappy ram. The can seems to be as follows :—let. In the Homan States It is strictly forbidden by law to interfere with parental rights, and to baptise • Jewish child without the con sent of its parent. It is to be remarked that this law prevailed in Home at the very time when charter schools were instituted in Ireland, and millions expended for tit. purport' of bringing up in protestantism as children of Irish catholic, against the wiU of their parents, • system which milt prevail! to • great r!tenr, and.As!up- pohad by men who speak mosi loudly ag•inat the Poi'. 2ndl7. if a Jew get his child baptised, either b' personal application or by indirect means, that child having been regenerated nod made a member of the Christian church by Ireptisco, is to be brought up a Christian. Srdly. Last Christian servants obould administer private baptism to the children of Jews, to Jeer is all iron to keep • Christian servant. Noy, Mr. Mntara transgressed this law ; he k= in despite of it a Christian vivant maid. She, thinking child in danger of death. baptised it, sue Mr. Mortara hay ing transgressed the lan of his country, is justly suffering the penalty of his transgression." STARLIOHT CAPTIYRE OF A SALMON.— A Corn. spondee% of the Fdinbt4rgh Courant sends the following so count of a late etarrlght . oeptnreof a clean run salmon ' which. we have no doubt, wilt re inteetatirg to those who delight in seamen I rose and bulked a liner•lor king halt at Kickback, below St. Boswelle, Newtown, at 3.15 in the afternoon; he immediately, on feeling I bad struck him, roads a lath up the river. I managed in about ten moot,, to turn him head down stream ; he then, on my checking him, 'darted off at railway speed towards an ugly fall below Birkbaok. I watt fortunate enough to brieg him over the ended part of it, and got him into one of the p oo l. below. He lay here for helf-en-bnur, boring down with his full weight and force to the bottom of the same, occasionally netting up and throwing a tinmeree, eplashing the meter into a foam round Dim. After repeated endeavours toffee bimetal, he took a despersterurh down the river towards the woods, going over two other hills in the river (at that time it having become quite daelo ; and at 6.3 i, just two mre and twenty minutes from first hooking him, I bad the delight of landing him at Creigover, nearly a mile trout Seat hooking him, the last hour's fight between him sad having been co•danteri in perfect dark... (lave a few stare), and having nothing to guide me as to his whereabouts, save tan bitting of the quantity of line on my rerl as Indicating Lie b•iog near nr si , stant from me. At Craimover I brought him into the abellow water, and my companion —the keeper —ekilfully brought him out in the lending net, + beautiful flab. so be proved afterwarda, and weighing 221b:' A WHALE IN THE TAY.—A large bottle-nosed whale was seen by • correspondent on Saturday afternoon in the Tay, near Invergowrie Bay —no doubt in percale of the herring", which have been up the river in Dirge ehoals. It swam about tearlessly, and it Is somewhat eurpriniug that it was not made a prize by anma of the men recently returned from rhennribern whale firhing. _ A Fox DECAPITATED BY A RAILWAY TRAIN.—•A few mornings ago, as some platelayers were coming along the line, near C,rnforth, Lancaster, they found • fox's head cut off, along nib • portion of the shoulders. It is supposed that rrynani hod been out ou ■n evening foraging expedition, and had been overtaken by the isal train, and the speed of the tngtne being too much foe him, he thus fell • victim. As a trophy, the party nailed the remains of poor reynard to the first telegraph poet they came to. A