The Express. — London, England, 1868-12-17 00:00:00

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Price Fttarey's Mamma. " Hew Twetell the We ed., prat tree. NEORET'fI and ZAMBRA'S WATCH BA.RO- ETER. for 100 -telling wrath et sad tor isountsbs 11104114141. Nara* used b 7 Her Majesty's Hos orrommat sad trading ardentido ass. Strictly arrurste —No. L. Ratton-lrardre ; N. ()amain 3* Hesonbstrort ; and 131. Flol44treat. Dracriptlon post for.. IiTEGRETTI anti ZAMIIRAB MAGIC LAW TERNS. Mowlvolg Vuoro of evory doloriptios, photo =io wad bood-pointed Aide. Illustrated ostologyoo fro. die statioon glades, fooocomonded for foanollona offooto NEORETI'I stud ZAMBRA'S OPERA and iuken in.A.Otn 4 . in !tether truer. ono. two. and throe =Warrantod beot manufacture — lOl , Hatton...avian; Sit 1; US. Itorat.atropt; aod 133. Flootatrtvt. Illuatratad bat fn. I I OW COLD rr HAs BEEN.—NEORETTI and ZAW BRA'S ccletwated THERMOMETERS. do ttit~uleVV[r the Freston cold. Prim 3a. fid. Many imitations are odiemt. News e nin* , tailors Marine name and widows—Hattonirarden W. 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Won • il• ostooltvo sad rapidly Inanada. dorMs r•ditetios la V ito Ono Pam roam it Invaluable maim te •Il Wads al Pa • id's, Orders tog Advettlainsall *addle mai polobie to Soma 11•••aieg••, Po.t.a ilegtgizgat. rigiZragig rilegirgd tat snoods ay to Illg. SI. Dourgri•strist. rigai4l•••• 1.0.. Logsdon. Ehe •xptCiss. DRURY -LANL trzwrso. lt0111:0WED PLUYES.—rogo cr SCOTS. PlielPs, Messrs. Addwan, Irving, Roane, to . • Ne.darnee Beath. Stuart , Prank Matthew', ke.—/tad • GUANO BALUIT IIACTION entitled 141)A. HAntARKET. Tuts ETI/WiNCI, AN Al:Altiiiiii - r:Arruncr.. Moms. F. Iluelses,Clark,a,.:lll.Wright.—PlETlLA. Mersa Home, CAiylrn.Lle, Uord.n, and Kendal: Mesdames Bateman and leitasAlluun. pnd RURAL FELICITY. !fern. Buckstone, ItogerP, kc TIM IMMO, THE ;i.( IiET.—DTIE DARR: A TALI Or LONDON MFR. Mr. Ti i Worms. W. Lacy, Dominick Warm, Harcourt, Store, he. ; Barnett and Bose In datiii.—And EAST= BIRTHDAY. WHEN% THIATIN LONG-ACIL Tim Immo as I. TEI LANCASHIRE LAM M. H. Irving, & gamy, L Beongh,, J. Clayton. C. Wyndham, and H. M T,Trot ; Mem N. Kean and H. Hodass.—To conclude with R. Recce, Esq.'s Piece of Extravagance, ent.ltled, THE STRANGER. STRANGER THAN WILL Year. L. Diongb, Stephen% and Senna ; and Mires Hodaun. Evened. end Kate Toms Imam at 7 A — *Muff RUNT. Menem Clarke, Belford. and Joke; Mine. Button and Maitland.-7101 FIELD 37 TIM OWfE Or GOLD.—Meserc Thome. James. &Aeon, and Yvntaa ; Mims Goodall. ke.—Mad.ll:O3llCAL Cu UNTArIB. GLOBE THLATREROYAL., Tau Erairrso,at 7, GOOD iciiENOTIWO.—At b ll. J. Byron'a original Comely, in rive Acta, CYRIL'S SUC CESS. Messrs. E. Marshall, Warner, Tema, Fisher, Newliourn, lituistons, and J. Clarke, ire. ; Mesdames Thorne, lilegber, Taw inarme, LION Win, Krilo OF Tllll SOUTH BEA ISLAM*. Messrs Reynolds, Pitt, Bell, and Itignood ; Madan" Oas. ney Y. Booth, and Hareourt.-11bas L &tarring ton and Ur. P. X`HodEe.—And THE SCARLET ILLRIL. IgrE E. Lane BIDE wal~ #2_LOXDOr =IDOL_ To-bAr •=7"-mi.iiimig7 3►. To-M•asow —Karam. 4!. - 41 t. 14a. 411. 110 a NOTICIL Nom= Of Emus, )(suasion, sad Downs, in rsolval mall 111 o'slook tor insertion suss wising. Pries b. 1111. SECOND AND THIRD EDITIONS Ol THE EXPRESS, CONTAINIYO The Latest Telegrams ; the Latest City ; Railway, Mining, and other Shares; Sporting. and Gene ral Intelligence, EVERY EVENING. LONDON, THURSDAY, DEC. 17. SOME CHRISTMAS CHARITIES. THE founders and treasurers of the " Destitute " Children's Dinner Society „ appeal again for aid to carry on their benevolent operations, and we cannot doubt that among the good works of Christmastide this unostentatious but most sen sible and effectual Charity will not be forgotten by a public always ready to open its purse for the relief of the unfortunate, and some times, perhaps, with more alacrity than discrimination. There is ono point which should not be lost sight of by good people blessed with the riches of this world, who are not only anxious to relieve their own tender feelings by contaibuting to the alleviation of the infinite sorrows of the unnumbered poor, but who desire to do good in the most useful way. To put down your name and a donation to sonic general fund, is better, no doubt, than to do nothing; to write cheques for all sorts of beneficent objects without taking the trouble to ascertain how the money is spent, and what amount of comfort it brings to the distressed, may be all that many rich and kind but very busy men can find to do in their lei sure moments. But if they will only make One simple rule, and adhere to it, the rule of doing as much good as they can in their own im mediate neighbourhoods, and of so far localising their ountributions as to'be sure of the hands into which the money goes for distribution, they will , haye the satisfaction of serving the cause of hums , skity far more effectually than by the most lavish desultol7 saseriptions. This Destitute Childr en ' s t m aw s oc i e ty him the rem merit among Eng ) " charities of being simple, direct, pm unsectieitei, untainted with any mart. of aenctimotious. pretence. and i n th ese "L. , aniuttotly Christian. We intuit of for the !001 , r ou ' u originator of the idea of these - d ra w, .gland has owed much is tam D a f t to Winch politioo exiles ; this Destitute Children". I :Dismer Society' owes its creation to the tart of the greatest poet of our time--to Vrcroa UGO, who for "'loathe .sad years past Um . ' Ia the habit of periodically providing at • hones is Oviseasey, at his own vole cost, dinners t forty ehailtea l Whom and sot 3 s i I. 3.. t.: 1.. THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY tionality or their " church." has bee. their only title to relief. At was Trona Irmo ealergee the number of his little guests, and provides them not only with plenty to eat and drink, bat with a choice of pretty gifts to cheer sad solace their young hearts and imagination'. without forgetting to feed their famishing mouths and warm their shi vering limbs. The Society, which has been founded in London after Vlcroa linoo's example, makes out an excellent case in its behalf, in calling for " the support of all who can feel " for the miseries of the ragged and half •' starved aluldren of this vast metropolis." " The amount " they say, " received in " answer to our public appeal, in December, " 1867, was about 1,2001. The sum expended in " grants to various localities where groat distress " prevailed during the first six months of this " year was 8441. The number of dinners given " during the same period at 37 dining-rooms " opened in connexion with our society was " about 83,000. The weekly dinners wore re " sewed in October last ; and since that time, " grunts to the amount of 3021. have been made, " representing nearly 30,000 dinners. The total " stun disbursed has, therefore been 1,1461., " and the total number of dinners has " been 113,000." If there are any ob jectors disposed to sneer at the operations of this society as empirical, and to ask what they do with the poor children after they have filled their mouths and between the weekly dinners, we can only say that the simple act of giving them a weekly dinner does not prevent other charitable societies or agencies from doing more and bettor for them not only once every week, but all the week through. In the work of charity, as in other enterprises, there is nothing like • division of labour. The Children's Dinner Society undertakes to do one thing, and does it well and thoroughly ; the names of its founders and trea surers are a guarantee for this, and they will be re cognized as names associated with all manner of good works at home and abroad. There is, we must confess, a common sense in this Children's Dinner Society which seems to us to recommend it particu larly to public favour. Sectarian charity is too apt to forget that it is not enough to stuff starving children's mouths with texts and tracts, and that before religion or even morality can be taught with advantage, something of a healthy tone must be imparted to the little stomach by a wholesome meal. Children cannot live on pious abstractions ; and when they are pining for meat and broad surely it is an impious mockery to offer them a atone—or even a heap of stones in the shape of a chapel or a church. OUR 00141TEEPORARUIR. tripe DAY.) • Oro aim onomoo. The Tines rookotko thss Mao dflioulty of dioon downoot Um la Ilb• dalanaboatiaa of aba baits apes will* the Farb= of acobaladical peopasty reserved for the ais of tie dissatabliabad abolish 'doll Da bald. abd three trusts mud be Maid solely with relwesee to the wides of the Emilish churchmen of Irdwat These an the molts to whisk an examination of the problem before the legislature amen to bed, and the quo te= immediately arise—who are the skerelimen of Inland, end how are their wishes to be sombined l' The Timm wirers the first question by observing that those whose wishes must govern the dadieetios of the reserved funds of the Irish Church are the 700,080 Irishmen who declared themselves to be such in the census of 1881. With regard to the second question it must be solved by the imperial government and the united parliament, with such light as to the wishes of Irish churchmen as they poe ms. The duty of the English legislature at this Juncture is to consult Irish opinion as it exists, and not to shrink from defining the doctrines and worship of the disestab inked church of Ireland by reference to the established church of England, if such be the desire of Irish church men. FOR 2111 FIRST LORD OF TIM ADDIZALTT. The Daily Nora lays that Mr. Childers will be at no loss to signalise his occasion to power by building the right ships, in tho right places, at the right times ; by res- cuing tho royal dockyards from jobbery and extravaganos; by appealing, within prudent limits, to the competition of private enterprise ; by presenting to parliament intelli gible balance-sheets ; by preferring, whether in ships or . . . . ;hips' companies, qualiyto quanity ; in short, by giving the country its money's worth, in a concentrated defensive organimtion, and in the adequate protection of its world wide commerce, while not overburdening the navy list with gallant officers pining for employment, and with hulks which are only serviceable for firewood, or which, instead of rotting in ordinary, might be much better em ployed as training ships at the great centres of a maritime population. 011101 AND The roa thinks that amongst the important questions awaiting solution by the new parliament there are few of much greater oonsequence than that of the repression of crime and the management and reform of the criminal dames, and recommends a careful consideration of the mg potions offered to the Home Secretary by Sir Walter Crofton. ITFMKNY AND 011110011. The Digraph expresses a hope that the Greeks may be promptly undeosived as to any likelihood that they will be backed by the great poison in their reinstall°e to the demands of Turkey. The Tderreph does not esclude Russia from the survey ; but Russia knows when she can eocroech with safety to herself ; she bides her time—and that time is not yet. EICOLD3H I 1 CHINA. In the opinion of the Star thel details of the Yang-chow affair which h►ve been reoeived by the last overland mail are not reculated to improve its opinion of the manner in which our diplomatic representatives in China comport thenisilves when a local disturbanco takes place, or to make it regard with satisfaction the principles which re gulate our political or rather physical action iu the far klaffit. TUE =SLIM LN SPAM. The Bereld thinks that the attempt at a sew revolution in Spain would have been moat disastrous had it suc ceeded. As it is, it must be a boron both to the people and the government of Spain. It teaches the former the hollowness of the pretensions of the republican party it reminds the latter of the danger of keeping the nation much longer in suspense as to its future, and the form of government under which Spain is to settle down into order. the !Wirt. WINDSOR CASTLE, Duo. IG. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise and Prince Leopold and attended by the Dueher el Rot. burghs, drove out yesterday afternoon, and her Majesty walked and drove in the grounds this morning, attended by the Dueller of Roxburghe. Her Majesty has visited Pitmen Christian daily, at Frognaore. The Crown Prince and Prairies of Pruasia dieirwitli Prince and Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein last evening. at Frogmore. The Crown Prince of Prussia went to London to-day, and visited his Excellency the Count and the Counter Dernstorff, at the Prussian Embassy, and remained to luncheon. His royal highness honoured Lieut.-Colonel Marshall and the officers of the tad Life Guards with his company at dinner in the evening, and afterwards re. turned to Windsor Cattle, attended by Captain Von &Malaita The Duke and Duchess of Argyll and Lady Edith Camp bell arrived at the Castle this afternoon, and the duchess had an audience of the Queen on her appointment as Riatress of the Robes. The duke and Lady Edith Camp bell were also received by the Queen. The Duchess of Rozburghe and the Dean of Westmin ster and Lady Augusta Stanley have left the Castle. The Hon. MaryLascelles his sucoeedod the Hon. Emily Cathcart as Maid of Honour in Waiting. Mr. Stephen Smith, of Covent-garden, has had the honour of submitting for her Majesty's inspection a Racing Plate for Hong Kong, designed by Mr. W. Armload. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the governors of Prince Edward Island and Malta. Despatches were sent to the governors of the West India Islands and the Australian colonies. A meeting of the Royal Commission on Military Educa tion was held yesterday at the War-office. Present: Lord de Grey, Lord Northbrook, Lord Eustace Cecil, M.P., Lieutenant-General Sir I). A. Cameron, K.C.8., Brigadier-General Lefroy, Major-General Raythorne, Dr. Butler. Rev. W. C. Lake, Lieutenant-Colonel C. C. Ches ney, and Lieutenant J. W. Homier, the secretary. THE DIAMOND BRACELET eAsz. MR. HAGGARD, a married man with a family. a respectable man, and the personal friend of City dignitaries, a diligent man, and successful in business—indulged in a tender intimacy with Miss MARY WILLIAMS for a period extending over seven or eight years. Ho gave this lady furni ture, jewellery, money. He took a house for her, and not unfrequently paid the rent ; he helped to support her extravagantly, dined with her, ac companied her to the theatre and the opera, and received visits from her in the City. Once the fair partner in this interesting friendship pawned her jewel-case for 2001., whereupon the chivalrous Mtwara) gave her 1501. towards redeeming it, and another 1001. to prevent her having to pledge it again. It was hinted that in this and similar war Mr. HAGGARD had bestowed upon Min WILLIAMS from 4,0001. to 5,0001. during the last seven years; and though the fascinating MARY denied this play fully, she added • significant rider that " ladies " required broughams and to go to the opera ; and " that when they got money they had a right to " use it." Be this as it may it is cer tain that times changed with Mr. HAG GARD, and that he in his turn wanted ready bash. Miss Williams, be it again remembered, " had often pledged jewellery, and " Mr. HAGGARD had paid large sums towards " redeeming it." Emulating the example of his friend, ho now borrowed a bracelet, which ho had either presented the lady with or helped to provide the money with which it was purchased. This ho pawned, and was unable to redeem. Now was the time for Miss WILLIAMS to show her appreciation of past generosity ; and to requite Mr. HA.GOARD for his lavish kindness, and she proved herself equal to the occasion. After clamouring for the bracelet and receiving pitiful letters of apology and excuse, she called on the holder and demanded it back. The result was that Mr. HAGGARD appeared in the dock of the Central Criminal Court, charged with obtaining money upon false pretences. " The real prose " cutor was," it was stated, " Miss WILLIAMS, " who turned round upon him now that he was in " difficulties." Fortunately for himself, the de fendant was acquitted, the high character for honesty and integrity given him by numerous friends of high standing doubtless contributing to this result. But the real punishment lies in the exposure before wife and family, and the world. Mr. HAGGARD'S errors and sufferings en force the old, old moral that " the way of trans " gressors is hard." It is not surprising, perhaps, that Miss WILLIAMS should have acted as she did, and all that can be said of either is that defilousunt always follows the touching of pitch. Tll2 GOVERNOR-GENERALBIIIP OF INDIA.—The report that the Earl of Mayo has been recalled from India, and that the Marquis of Salsbury has been appointed to replace him, ia contradicted. GRANI) DINNER AT THE JUNIOR ATIIMEUM Cure.—A party of about 120 gentlemen sat down to dinner last night at the Junior Athenaeum Club, in Picca dilly, to inaugurate the magnificent mansion which was formerly known as " Hope House," but which they have recently purchased, and will henceforth make their home. The house, which stands at the corner of Piccadilly and Down-street, strikes us se being rather westerly in point of situation for the purposes of • club ; but it draws very many of its members from Belgravia and Tyburn* and it has two other clubs among It, immediate neighbours. Though founded only about four or five yearn ago by the conjoined efforts of its worthy and indefatigable Secre tary, Mr. 0. R. Wright, Mr. M. Dewsnap, Mr. James Heywood (late M.P. for Lannuihire), Mr. G. Towline, M.P., and Mr. J. Manes Osaka (late M.P. for Weadock), it already counts between 400 and 500 members, and is so rapidly approaching to its full complement that it has been able to raise its entrance fee and its subscription too without losing any desirable accessions. The dinner last evening was of a very sumptuous description. The their was filled by Mr. P. M`Lagan, M.P., and he was ably supported by Mr. E. J. Reed, the Chief Constructor of the Navy ; Mr. H. B. Samuelson, M.P. ; Mr. Whitwell, M.P. • Mr. Wharton, Sir William Mitchell, Ike. "Th e Health, of the Royal Family," "The Army and Navy," and "The Learned Professions," were each duly honoured; and the toast of the evening, " Prosperity to the Junior athencum Club," was drunk with great applause, WI also was "The Health of our Absent Friends." We may add, that in building the house, the late Yr. Hope instructed his architect, Predemor Donaldson, to exercise his skill in such a way t in event of the house being no longer wanted by his as a residenos, or as a gallery, it : i ilt a lgi nt rallabile for the purposes of a club ; and we that the alterations, including the erection of a maigaiissat -room at the top el the house, by throwing See boors one, here been carried into effect in ism Yes six end at • oost. The eleb, It may be ered. ep v e7t i lr i dni four yam of Me edam* in man home a King-etrost, BR Jeaseae-equom ; lot it mpeodify outgrow the tecceisic ',nation there, end ea enterlag on Ile aim gesudese lade I.gigg it seeker may seedy KM member& _ ....--.A.•1l _ IaiI'ARTLRB OF Tffß corn' FOR OSBORNE. WINDSOR, THURSDAY. Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Pruasia, Prince Leopold, and Princesses Louise and Beatrice, loft Windsor this morning at 10.45 for Gosport, es route to Osborne. The train wu in charge of Mr. °Horton, the general manager of the Great Western Company. The Earl and Countess Granville had a dinner party last seagoing at their residence in Bruton-street. - The Earl and Countess of Bradford and family have left town for Weston-part, Salop. The Countess of Craven gave birth to a son and heir yesterday at 16, Charles-street, Berkeley-square. Lady Jane Lindsay and Miss Isabella Lindsay have arrived at Thomas's Hotel, Bertaley-equara. Sir Roundell and Lady Laura Palmer enter tained a select party at dinner, last evening, at their residence in Portland-place. A marriage, says the Pool, is arranged between Mr. George Stewart Forbes, son of Sir Charles Forbm of Newe, and Miss Dudley Ward, daughter of the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Ward, and niece of the Earl of Dudley. Mr. W. H. Gladstone, M.P., and Mr. William Brampton Guidon have been appointed private sereetaries to the First Lord of the Treasury, the former without salary. One of the paid private immetaryships as yot remains unfilled. Mr. J. A. Otway, tho Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, has appointed the lion. Erie Bar. rington to be his private secretary._ The Marquis of Hartingtosi, Postmaster-General has appointed Mr. U. H. Hobart as his private secretary. Mi: Francis Davy Longo has "beam appointed private secretary to Mr. Gosohea, president of the Poor. law Board. We understand that the Earl of Devon, the late president of the Poor law Board, before gullible oak*, • appointed Mr. Hoary Langley, barrister-at-kw, to be a Poor-law impostor, in the room ed Mr. Edward Gabon, who had bald the °Mee oboe MK and who fatigued to ataesquase of falai health. ►ECEMBER TURKE REMOVAL AND EXPULSION OF GRAM SUBJECTS FROM TURKEY. _ THE TURKISH FLEET REIN- FORCED. ATTACK ON A GREEK VESSEL BY THE TURKS. (moven astrm's Lamm) CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 16, Asraticoox. The Turquie of to-day contains the following: " The telegram sent by Phohades Bey, the Turkish Minister at Athena, announcing the re jection of the ultimatum by the Hellenic govern ment, arrived here on Monday last. The Turkish Minister was preparing to Isvo Athens. " Greek residents who shall not have loft Turk ish territory within 15 days will be treated as Turkish subjects. Women are exempted from conforming to this measure. " The Porte has placed several steamers at the disposal of such Greeks as might desire to leave. " Several individuals, highly compromised, have received orders to leave Turkey immediately. " The Greek Minister has received his passport. " The Greek iron-clad frigate destined to convey the Greek envoy hence has not yet arrived in the Bosphorus. It is said the Porte would refuse to allow her to pass the Dardanelles. _ . "A rumour is current to the effect that the Greek blockade runner Enoais has been attacked in Greek waters by vessels of the Turkish feet. " Three frigates and a despatoh boat have been sent to reinforce the squadron under the command of Hobart Paths." IMNING, DECE] IGN N (THIEI DAT 3 IMPORTANT , TURKEY. HPAIN. MADRID, Dim 16. The rumours current relative to the imminence of a cabinet crisis are unfounded. It is stated, on reliable authority, that the same ministers who have been at the head of the government since the revolution will present themselvee before the Constituent Cortee. Advieem from Cadiz affirm that the normal state of affairs bas been restored. Those families who left the town during the armistice have returned to their homes. Senor Possada Herrera has left for Home. AMERICA. COTTON EXPORTS. IVF.W YORK, Drx. IG. According to Messrs. Weill Brothers' report the receipts at all ports for the past four days have been 43,000 bales, against 50,000 same time last week. Exports to Great Britain, 17,000 bales, against 7,000 same time last week. Exports to France, 5,000 bales, against none last week. Export to other foreign ports 5,000 bales, against 4,000 same time last week. Total export for four days to all European ports, 27,000 bales against 11,000 same time last week. Middling Upland, 100., laid down► in Liverpool per steamer. NEW ORLEANS, Dnc. 1.74 Middling, 10/d., laid down in Liverpool by sailing vessel. OUR PARIS LETTER. (Mit DVS OWN PAILLS, WIEDIIMIDAT Erssrme. There is nothing certain about the Greek ques tion. I cannot help thinking the official language of the Moniteur on the very eve of December 17, when Greece must reply to the Turkish ultimatum, a little cold. The rumours of ministerial modifications, vaguely current for a long while, find a more precise em bodiment than has yet been seen in the Journal du Havre, which says : On Saturday last M. Radler submitted to the Emperor a ministerial list, in which figured : —Minister of State and Foreign Affairs, M. Boiler ; Minister of the Interior, M. Jerome David, who has been staying for three days at Compligne ; President of the Council of State, M. do Forcade de Ls Roquette, in place of M. Vuitry ; and M. Hausmann, Minister of Public Works. As a sup plement to these arrangements, MM. Pineal, Moustier, and de Saint Paul would be made sen►tors, the latter at the same time being entrusted with the prefecture of the Gironde. The Empe ror put M. Raabe?s list in his pocket, and ham not yet de cided anything. Ilia answer is looked for with a certain impatience. The Arend de Paris gar : For several days past mysterious rumours have been in circulation touching changes contemplated at Compi e gne. It would appear that about the person of the Sovereign there are intrigues more orless personal, clothed with the plausible pretext that it is necessary to restore to the go vernment that unity of action which it has not possessed since the appearance of the famous letter of Jan. 19. It is expected that within a few days there will be considerable ministerial changes. We are assured that, pursuant to suggestions made on Saturday last, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, of the Interior, of Public Works, and the President of the Council of State, will be removed from their positions. Whatever the truth may be, there is already observable in several ministerial offices that vague emotion which precedes the fall of a cabinet. Even the door porters look excited and anxious. I believe there is considerable foundation for the above paragraghs, and that when the Emperor returns from Compitlgne either to Puris or St. Cloud this week there will be a shuffle of ministerial cards. But I have no expectation whatever of any such change as would indicate that the Emperor sees the necessity of constitu tional government. On the contrary, the Maul create among old imperial hacks would merely show a desire to make the system of personal rule work, if not a little better, at least • little more successfully. M. Pinard, a Jesuit discovered by the Empress, and made Minister of the In terior, ad majorem Dei glorious, has covered him self with ignominy in the eyes of every lover of free government, but I have no expectation that his successor will be a whit better. The " unity" desired is a reactionary unity against the rashly promised liberties now repented of. Prince Napoleon has gone on a visit to Madame George Sand, at the Chateau de Nohant, for the purpose of standing godfather to her grandson, a newly-born infant of M. Maurioo Sand. General Cialdiui—not taking by any means the shortest way—has gone through Paris to Spain ; and the public is asked to believe that hi has no mission, bat I. travelling merely on his private affairs. It is impossible not to remember that Prim's favourite candidate for the throne of Spain is said to be the Prince de Carignan. Timber of Paris has got up a subscription for a monument to Beerier. M. Paul de Cassagnse was yesterday endeared to six days imprisonment for wooadiag Ids cousin, 17, _lB6B. r. in a duel. The court perhaps so slight in the expectation that /ed. Hitherto young Oassegoae, ,aciatly been eondenuied for various re" duelling included, has always re- Ilagieror's pardon. use opened heavily, and }lento (which was quoted to-day en die.) went dew; to 70fr. Vie. (representing a fall of 10c.) ; but there was a brisk revival in the latter part of the day on the rumour that the Greek difficulty was settled, and the dosing prices were 70fr. 70e. both for cash and account, being a rise of 24c. and 3So. bred tbe The Boom THE OLD WINTERS AND TILE NEW. A qquestion of great interest is suggested by the aonide shoeof the weather which now so com monly prevails during our winter months. It seems impossible to doubt that the climate of Eng land has undergone a change of late years. In looking back over the records of the past quarter of a century one notices a marked prevalence of mild and moist winters. Now and then there has been a bitter spell, but scarcely a single instance has been recorded of long-continued frosts, such as used to be experienced of old. If we compare the account in (filbert White's Natural History of Helborne of the winter weather experi enced Ices than a hundred years ago, we are yet more struck by the change which has taken place. White's account, for example, of the winter of 1776 describes a state of things such as has not been seen in England for many years. The cold weather began on the 7th of January, and on the 14th the narrow roads were filled with snow to the top? of the hedges. From this time the snow continued to increase, and stopped the road wag gons and coaches, " which could no longer keep their regular eters, especially on the western roads." On the 22nd White went to London, and he remarked that the metropolis ex hibited a still more singular appearance than the country, being completely bedded in snow. The frost in the evening of the 27th, and afterwards for four following nights, was so intense that the Thames was frozen over both below and above bridge, and crowds ran about over the ice. The snow remained twenty six days without melting on the houses in the city. Whether we suffer more from the gales which accompany the milder and moister weather of recent winters than from the biting frosts of the " old-fashioned" weather may be questioned. The destruction of life and property during a great gale attracts more notioe; but it is probably lees terrible in its real effects than the " wave of death" which tho registers of mortality exhibit when a bitter season is passing. To the strong and hearty the frosts and snows of a bitter winter may seem genial and invigorating ; but they tiring death with them to the weak, the ailing, and the aged. Xing Victor Emmanuel has left Florence for Turin to vend the Christmas holi.laya His M 4 p. i ty will return to the earital for the receptions of New Year's Day, and will leave on January 6 for Naples. The Florence journal,' atirtounLe arriv;kl in that city of nine daterterm from the Antibe. Legion. They are all Mantellles men, and kit tiwir rAnk• with their arm', and baggage. The Pope has just written a brief to Mgr. Dupanloup, Bishop of Orleans, congratulating' his fira^e on his letter concerning the future (Ecumenical Council. The Pontiff thanks the French prelate for having ex pounded with such precision and eloquence the holy d. c. trine of the rights and prerogatives of the Papal See. and its supreme authority over assemblies of the nature alluded to. Mdlle. Patti played Rosins on Saturday, Norica on Tuesday, and again last night. She will sing Um the last time this season in Paris this week, and then leave for Brussels, where the manager of the Monnaie expects her. Mille. Minnie Hauck will make her first appear ance in Paris at the end of the present comfit; she will be succeeded by Ifdlle. Ida Murska, whom fame has already preceded her. Mdme. Carralho oontinues to obtain the plaudits and bouquets of the Grand Opera. The well-known picture by Mme. Henrietta Brown, representing two sisters of charity, one of them with a sick child in her lap, was put up (or sale on Mon day at the Hotel Drouot, and knocked down for 1,3201. The son of the late King Theodore of Abyssinia has been during the summer months, and still is, residing at Freshwater, in the Isle of Wight. Re goes regularly to school at Bonchurch. Alamayou is still under the care of Captain Speedy, who brought him to England. The Duke of Abereoru has eddresJed to the commissioners of the Dublin police a letter expressing his sense of the admirable manner in which the force have performed their duties during the term his excellency has held the office of Lord Lieutenant. A meeting of the Trades t'nions Commissioners was held yesterday, at 1, Park Prospect, Great Queen street, Westminster. Present: Right Hon. Sir William Erie, chairman, Earl of Lichfield, Lord Elcho, M.P., Sir Daniel Hooch, Bart., M.P., Mr. Herman Merl vale, C. 8., Mr. James Booth. C. 8.. Mr. J. A. Roe buck, Q.C., Mr. Thomas Hughes, M.P., Mr. Frederic Harrison, and Mr. William Mathews. Mr. J. C. Train. secretary to the commission, was also present DEATH OF GENERAL E. M. SHOWERS, ROYAL HOIM Asmuss2.—The death is announced of General Edward M. G. Showers, colonel commandant of the Brigade of Royal Horse Artillery (Madras), which oc curred on the 13th inst., in his 84th year. His commis sion. bore date as follow :—Lieutenant, April 12, MOO; captain, April 21, 1504; major, June 4, 1514 ; lieu tenant-colonel, May 1. 1524; colonel, June 5,182 q; major-general, June 25, 183.4; lieutenant-gsneral, Nur. 11. 1851 ; general, March 4, 1858. THE BISHOPRIC OF LONDON. A rumour is generally credited in ecclesiastical quarters that Dr. Jack• son. now Bishop of Lincoln, will not become Bishop of London, but that the office will be conferred upon Dr. Wilberforce, Bishop of Oxford. The Guar 1,,r0 of last night so far continue the rumour as to say that Dr. Jack son decline,. traniJation by the advice ot . his physicians. A difficulty arises in consequence of the proinised elevation of Dr. Wordsworth to the bishopric of Lincoln, inasmuch as Dr. Wordsworth, being a Cambridge man. could not, according to the usual etiquette. preside over a diocese which contains the rniversity of Orford. Moreover, the canonry in Westminster Abbey, which Dr. Wordsworth held, has been provided fur in the nomination of Mr. Prothero. TItE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERIWRY'S UDR\ RY.— The library of the late Archbishop of Canterbury was brought to the hammer yesterday morning by Messrs. Hodgeon, at their rooms in Chancery-lane. Whale acting as Bishop of Ripon, Bishop of Durban, and Archbishop of York. his grace appears to have collected some valuable works relating to ecelosiastical and other antiquities in the north of England. The number of volumes i s w. large that the Pale will last three days, THE NEW CROWN OFFICIALS OF SCOTLAND. —Mr. Moncreiff, the new Lord Advocate, on Tuesday presented his commission in the first division of the court, and took the usual oath. The following have received their com missions as Advocates De pu t e : —Mr. Alex. Moncreiff, Mr. 0. H. Moms, Mr. J. A. Crichton, Mr. H. J. Mouereiff. The Advocate Depute for the Sheriff Court has not yet been appointed. WIDOWS OF INDIAN OFFICERS.—The late Secre tary of State for India (Sir Stafford Northcote), just be fore going out of office, gave his decision in the owe of daughters of Indian officers chinning on the Madras mili tary fund. Sr Stafford Northcote expresses to the home committee of the fund his regret that, without can celling concessions already made, there exists no surplus of the fund from which provision can be made for allow ing daughters of officers on becoming widows to revert to their former pensions. This decision will dash the hopes of many necessitous ladies, widows of Indian °alders ten ded in this couutg. SOCIETY OF PAINTERS IN WATER COI.OI' RS. — The Royal Highness the Priam Royal of Prussia visited yesterday the Winter Exhibition of sketches owl studies by the members of the Water Colour Society, at their Gallery, 6. Pall-mall East. IRISH ELICTION PETITTONS.—A petitiim by Mr. Tawas against the return of Mr. Dalway for Carrickfer gus was lodged yesterday. It alleges bribery, treating, mlissidation, and corrupt practices. The petitioner has hedged 1,0004 for costs. A petition by an elector was lodged against the return of Captain Fagan for Carlow. It charge' bribery, intimidation, and corrupt stating slat erne of the agents had been guilty or ru e d at a former sisetion. I,OOW. have bens bodged on each side for the costs of the Dublin petition. THRRATERING TO MURDER LORD 'Town AND Famar.—At the Leicestershire swine held yesterday, before Mr. Jeitiee Mee an elderW _awl" "" Fill t was chascsd with seeding a mresa Wes to Lord Howe. The amined p l e trusionotlsissild lusesy awe la the ilmeity. The cheep _OFFBOIO 6 . have mists them meaty by the masons in pewees at the pith be met the Mei& The _prime" w as head net an IV= se wed was mimed le essined Ileinswn LONDON AMUSEMEN' (THIS IBITENENG.) TIEBATAXIL Misr Luis.—" Dompvel Pbsliss." " Mat V Vint. rantaroe.' as Alessaise Bassiiioo... 0 11Ykalq."—f Weise. ortous: , —"Dil you we mood your wife "Nooks Orlio."—T Veloric torceWs.—" The lewd," "Ms Dirk" I•"—T dame. knsno.—" lAsslirs arl Cerhar." " The —4 eds.*. .n• tomeandr• Tam" "The thee Wee "—f Visa. Par puticeelan these.—"'!le Widow That" "The nil Odd:" "A Nokia Gaunter "-+f veto*. lueroa a Wesaeh—"Tuse ca.." " tile deb& roupeas.—" Now ter Plow." " Larzetaa O? de Doetrem."—/ data*. Booot.rr.—" • Loving Cap.' "TM P%e yd M." " The Cloclosakceo Hai"— 7.110 o'elvek. Ilosarr.—"Tbe Wits's linfeet." " Trice All Owns.—" Good toe Nothing." " Nev...., ROTA& AMPIIIMIATIIS, 110L/10111F. AVJEO. Amos. !e. 7.30 o'clock. nartaintu.—" The Niro ot the South Sr flcarlet Mark ."-6.46 0 . 1400 k. STANDAID.—" TM third Docheas." " —4 o'clock. 31:19CELLANPYYN. Zoornoir-sou., PIGOADILLT. —Mr. k letawg mint.-4 o'clock. Caaamr Itivarrasua *v. Juan's HA14..-41 claws pee advt. ROYAL POLTTICIINIC.—The lekctrit Ors.4p, MADAMS Tasaavo's. ..ITROCIOUS' MURDER NBA, On Tuesday night a most barbs rotting murder wan committed abet the centre of the town of Wigan. The seen , is Ackhuret-hall Farm, occupied by 111 and situated barely a quarter of a re;11 station of the Manchester, Wigan. 4:4 ww southernneighbourhood, The lo h o 'stan f °r the dan v . all in ly ekba of unt' th sh e el be tl:P uil, tiquated and somewhat picturesque cet about 200 yard. away, nearly on the crest barn, one end of which has ' een conv.,rt,rl for the farm bailiff, William Houghton. quiet, inoffensive man, related to his-rnpl On Tuesday evening he was the father children, one of whom now lies deal, nuffering acute pain from an attack by regret to say, has so far succeeded iu el About half-past 6 on Tuesday evening ' home, according to custom, to prooeeu station to meet Mr. Roper and receive He met his employer, and returned with where he stayed a short time with hi then milking. The house at the barn sou left in charge of the oldest daughter, haired lass only 12 years of age, but felt that the care of the bauxite be entrusted. After an absence or a quarter the couple returned ham by a man named Parkinson. an underlay! Roper's collieries on the estate. When a pit which stands 30 or 40 yards from Mrs. Houghton saw a short distance white substance, which she at tirst thougl was a flock of duck& but which on closer to be the dead body of the eldest child (.1 small pool of blood, with which ale her el tifully bespattered. While one rayed V the others rushed forward to the house, t which is in the gable end of the Dam called anxiously for her second daug Theis was no reply at first, but of the little girl. who is only was heard from a pasture field, divided the path to the dwelling-house. Her that you, mother!) - having been answ.'r tier, she was soon in the arms of her fearful story to the people who were su: farm by the horror-stricken father. thither with his hands and clothes %v. , . hi. daughter. Kate's story, told wit! beyond her years, was briefly this —.l the father and mother had left Ct.- 't. taller than her father, and apparently i at the door and asked if William there. Her sister Annie said h wan then down at the hall, aad she replied than, raising a heavy ham: her a violent blow on the forehead, but he pursued her round the little kitchen, the hammer as he ran. and bespattering with blood. She escaped by the open dc the right to make the circuit of the barn, hope of reaching the hall: but, after couple of seconds, the villain turned ceeding at once to the front of the hote child by the pit, :end with another blow mer must have struck her dead ou the q found. Successful so far, the ruffian to the house, where little Kate. • her sister's ecreams. followed by silence. remained in great alarm. Ft; struck her on the back of the head with then dealt her several blows on the sly able to stun her so soon as be wished thing by the throat, and after squeezing her over the hedge already spoke Geld, where, bruised and terrified. she she clement weather, not daring to move unti mother's voice. An examination of the that the scoundrel, after thus &Towing had thrown his hammer on the was marked with blood--and then small parlour at the front, where It. the drawers, wrenching off a bade. but the only booty Le silver watch. which had toren kit in a sin: from which the this f bad detached the nit' as a guard. IT.e money kept in the hour and evidently he had uet been there. for net been di:turt , oi. and a couple of stout were in bed et the time were left in happi the terrible secue which was being enacts infant Icing in a cradle in the kite hen was Although it had been noticed by the b10.,' who had threatened to kill it also. Mr. I be learnt the sad facts. proceeded to the station,where gave information toS who was promptly on the spot. Mr II u, • holland. was also in attendance, :e. which the girl Kate had receie 1 straightforward account of all the .v neeird. and such description of tlo furnish was at once circulated district. No se.speetrel persoulr.V night. Yexterdiy morning. a. 40, A search was emumenced for tl.e *eel .•: d, Bribed by the little girl, and et ice are in use at the' aell.!.ent collieries field. about 100 cants from the back d long hairs, believed to he those et the welded by the mould to the non. and was shown to the girl l'atherine die at . was exactly similar to that with which • were struck. l'arkimeon, the underleek• to, reeognised the hammer as ono he :0. smithy at half-past rive the mei..., mother bears the bereavement well, inl all the more of the children that 411 , suffers terribly. and has completely hr. , ward of 60. was offered veeteaLty apprehension of the 'murderer. P.SeAFR OF A PRISONER FROM George Smelt, a youth about managed to effect his recap.. [nen the gaol on Sunday evening in natter iv He bad been apprehended for stca • was placed in the MI usually al prisoners, and when the warder I. hint, about A o'clock, he was usual in the cell yard. Shortly .3 ever, he contrived to make a rope t! bed clothing. and, by tiling a stone threw it over the wall, and secured tb • of the gate. Having reached the top o' along until he cam., to the pert attached to Register House, into !, leaving the rope suspended from the • to have gone across the garden. • Nell-lane, from whenee he prontv+ - . brother, who rcsido , in the town. harbour him, he proceed& on Ins s • • up to the present eluded capture. FATAL RAILWAY AIVII)EN T. A' 12 o'clock on Tuesday night. a s• attended with fatal eireumstunc , . I Nuneaton Station of the Trent VA seems that a draper. named It Shy. address as 45, Hilbert-road, Kenn:" don, left the mebuixtlis rs rsa: by the 0 p.m. train on Tuesdiy. Rugby, it is suppose I t for refreArneie scam entered the train he f Ihe different carnage to that in which 1 during the former part of his lourno had placed his luggage. When Ow train saton he again got out, and was about =containing his lage ju.t. - lie, however, his footoi.:. between the platform and the metals. 1 that the wheels of several carriagvt Poo"! sad arm, which were terribly mutilated. picked and ressoved to the station. stetson matt foe the broken limbs but the Wostststs Etas dial is t afterwards. Me *oust will be held t 0414, gNTs. osoot o . 1. ." " * fir, 'rein • Pl 4. wat 'eh& 4 as Ail AS. 4 " a Win:. p . . 4a. 4A bar j are , mi. z. wonth, a &Tort I . • knwrn . ?la/. it . rount:y.....„ est of ri,a" tel ira • a e• w 1..• • el e; ; • . if • .: • • , a I.i. • thl..• bia g • me 0,; • • • tr . !, It ar• IC: 1 i:•1 •1 )i 14 11, oker st . • they ha: - , A tiro • from th- • ght in the ••. .walywetiol, • • 'Annie), lyii • clothe. ware to, race th- the back a, and t. gx,:, • : Alec sr, d be 3 • !l• tri.: • .r• .1 In . r par • uramot, I r - W., • • with flat rhart . 117.) a ram, 1 ' ran 1 I,e no t r. ut n :•• I ,thrik : !thew. • . 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