The Express. — London, England, 1864-12-23 00:00:00

CRYSTAL PALACE.-TO-MORROW (Christmas Ere .—See to-merrow morning's papers for full details of General Tom Thumb's last reception to-morrow. and Juvenile Entertainment. Unusually combined ettractions. MR. MILES'S (the ORIGINATOR'S) Wortd-tsmed ie. TIOUBUB can___Oejy be bed 78. BROOKATILM, HANOVIOL-5417A8A be " compatition V bibU ollskaced by wee ALFBILD WRBB =M. OTJOLISHED 181. WINTER OVERCOATS. Gentlemen are invited to inspect the NEW GOODB at HAMILTON said KIMPTON'S, Tailors and Overcoat-utake 106. STRAND (opposite Ezeterraall). JOEL BROGDEN. ORIGINAL GOLD CHAIN MANUFACTORY, 16s IitiNSIVITASTRZET. 00VINT-OARDEN. JOHN BROGDENI3 GOLD CHAIN& JOHN BROGDEN'S GOLD GUARD CHAINS. JOHN BROGDENIIG OLD ALBERT CHAINS. JOHN BROGDEN'S GOLD BROOCH CHAINS. NE?RETTI and &MERL% One Guinea and wo Guinea YIRLD GLASSES and TILL4COPLI are im bues/ as swindled for power and brillianay. tie. and 42a. In ewe ocepilete.-1, Hatton-garden. LC.: be, Caitlin LC.: in. Ilagerdwirts; W. ; ligebatrima : and Cent& Palace. R'DUMBER! we wait Supper for you after the Covent Garden Opera. at EVANS • MI not. /Me erin'efSli• HAYMARKET. Tel num. THE SCANDAL Menem Ntidateme, CMpqmdsdc Howe, Porno, Roam; Meedwwee Angel, Snowdon, 4111 Mewl'llam.—NO SONO NO SUPPER, ILL Compton and Miss Leeley.—And OUR MARY ANNE. PILIZCZIWS. TIM imam BORN TO GOOD - LIICK - Mr. D. Murray. Lad VIZ STRZETS Or LONDON. Maws. Vining, J. W. Bay, 0. Maher. D. Murray, J. Nation. IL forriatar, and H, Mallon • Mrs B. Marston. Mims Barnett mad Gs7ana. LYCZUM. OX BOXING NIGHT, MY WlP s'B OCT. Mr. Widdieocob. RUT RLAS. Mews. Feebler. Ryder. Fitzpatrick. Charles, Ray mond, Mclntyre, Moreland. Co ll ett, Clifford Slim C. lechircq. —And RARE/ACED IMPOSTORS. Mr. Widdicomb. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE. TITI DAY Noralag, Stns. 10-itozzow Morning 100. 40.....Atteru00e,1011. :sou. LONDON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23. THERE are some striking points in President LINCOLN'S Message ; but the deepest impression will be made by the simple composure of its tone, so well suited to the magnitude of its topics and their range. While the war so engrosses the in terest of some foreign observers that they actually complain of the unexciting character of the Mes sage, because it treats of the conflict as only one of many topics, there is to others something pro foundly impressive in the disclosure of the whole panorama of the national interests of the Republic. The telegraphic line from the West is growing, passing from Asiatic Russia across Behriug's ; Straits, to be carried on over the wilds of the broad continent to the Atlantic. Lower down, the Pacific Railroad is advancing in the other direction, opening a passage from the fertile Mississippi valley to the gold regions of California. On the way, the new State of Nevada is estab lished, offering in its incomparable wealth of mines silver to balance the gold of Australia and California together. New territories, hitherto un known to Europe by name—such as Idaho and Montana—are becoming peopled by American citi mut, who are beginning to claim their rights under the constitution. The government and protection of the Indians are attended . it as if no war were raging iu the rear of the trains of white settlers, coming to plant themselves in the interior valleys. I The surveys of the public lands of the Republic are rapidly prosecuted, so that, after four millions of acres have been settled in fifteen months, 133 millions more, ready for occupation, have I been prepared for the ever-extending population. The Homestead Law, which seemed intended for use in a prosperous season of peace, has been the means of settling families from 1 the States on more than a million and a half of acres ; and, besides all the agricultural fertility thus created, the mines in the new regions have yielded a hundred million dollars worth of the precious metals. No exhaustion of the older States has followed thisextension of the inhabited area ; for the number of the voters in them has steadily increased up to the date of the election of last month. The increase since the i beginning of the war has been nearly 146,000 in an aggregate of four millions of voters—without / considering the tens of thousands of citizens who, being with the armies, cannot, by the laws of their own States, vote so far from hone. Wherever 1 1 men are, in that fertile new country, material resources grow faster than the population ; and thus, after all the havoc of a three years' war, the Republic is richer in men and in wealth than it was at the beginning. As immigration must be largely concerned in this, the welfare of immigrants is • matter of great importance ; and we see that Congress is advised to provide for the protection of immigrants against any practices which can interfere with "a free " choice of avocations and places of settlement" , The liberality of European States which leave emi gration free is to be met by • policy of welcome and protection on the American side. Again, we find a perpetual creation of new mail steamers, across the ocean, along the shores, and up the large rivers, and a corresponding development of commercial enterprise within and without the Re public. We find It growing interest in Liberia, and an intention of providing her with a gunboat, in order to put down the slave trade on that part of the African coast. Moreover, Congress is in cited to render it legally impracticable for slave- I traders to effect a lodgment and to pursue their I calling in the United States. Besides all this, we find a strong practical interest expressed in the I transit route across Central America, and in the opening of China and Japan to the trade of Chris tendons ; and unconcealed opinions on the revolu tion in Mexico, and the troubles created by Spain in Peru and St. Domingo. All these great interests ate independent of the war ; and while the Go vernment and people of the United States have thought and feeling to spare for them, the rest of the world should at least see that there is some thing going on in America besides the war, if they hays no admiration to spare for the magnanimity which can offer and accept such a picture of the interests of the time. The spirit and tone of the Message manifest the same kindly and honourable temper towards our country as towards the rest of the world. The PRESIDENT gives England credit for honourable and pacific intentions. Our Government will not stultify this confidence ; and if any of our citizens should defy or betray it, through cupidity, vanity, or the partisan spirit of ignorance, they will have to answer for it through centuries of evil repute. This Message marks a critical period in the history of civilization ; and to take the side of force against the freedom of industry and social justice is to choose everlasting ignominy. That such a choice is possible for Englishmen it is most painful to believe. We are all proud of our English liberty, hut there are certain liberties connected with the streets which we may undoubtedly eonsent to part with. The liberty which we enjoyof being knocked down by a furious Hansom or butcher's cart, the liberty of breaking our legs on the snow-slide which our neighbour has allowed to be established at his door, the liberty of stepping into mud uncle deep when we attempt to croon the street, are British privileges which we would willingly surrender. Every householder is bound by Act of Parliament to clear away the snow from the footpath opposite his house. No- toriously, however, not one in ten ever performs this duty. The consequence is that when a snowfall is succeeded by a frost, the streets are impassable to all but the active or the practised skater. Then comes the daily London thaw, and the pavements are covered with slush. The singular thing in all this exercise of liberty is, that it is not only against the law, but against the per sonal interests of everybody. The shopkeeper who allows snow to be before his door loses cus tom, and every one else loses time and possibly health. It would be worth to each of us in mere money a great deal more to have the footways clean than it could cost us to sweep in front of our own doors. But what is not enforced on all is evaded by each. There is no use in giving a few pence to have our own portion of ithe footpath put in order if our neighbours all down the street are permitted to leave theirs untouched. Thus this is a matter in which the police alone can help us. We shall all grumble on being served with a notice or a summons, for grumbling is another of our loved liberties. But when we find that the law has been enforced on everybody, and that in consequence we have clean footpaths every where,we shall all be silently gratefuL It must be admitted, however, that this com fortable result will not be thoroughly attained unless our street authorities also will a little bestir themselves. When they leave mud in the road way, it is splashed by the wheels and carried by the feet beck upon the pavement. But why should they leave mud or snow to accumulate to the horrible extent from which we have been lately suffering ? There can be no reason, except either indifference or economy. The former is not an excuse at all ; the latter is a false excuse. Clean streets are worth money to everybody. All keep indoors who are not forced to go out when they are in their present disgusting state. Ladies will not shop, nor t►ke their children to shop, when they must step into filth, and probably will be be smeared with filth. As for those who must go abroad wet or dry, they can only catch colds and lose their temper. A penny • day to a crossing sweeper is not thought a bad investment, and we should willingly pay more than that sum in extra rates if we could get our streets seasonably swept. In truth, this London of ours can afford least of all to be dirty. It repels and depresses sufficiently by the gloom of its heavens above, with out adding the horror of chaotic mud beneath. TILE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 23, 1864. be Coun. - OSBORNE, Dm 22. The Queen and Princess Helena walked and drove yesterday afternoon. Princeee Louise, Prince Leopold, and Princess Beatrice also went oat in the grounds. Dmipatebes Were received yesterday at the Colonial-office from the Governors of the Australian colonies, New %ea• land, Hoag Kong, Ceylon, Labnen, Gibraltar, Yalta, and Canada. Despatches were lent to the Governor of Canada. His Royal Highness the Field-3farshal COM mauding-in-Chief will hold a levee at one o'clock on the 4th January next. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales will speed Christmas at Sandringham, and it is understood that the poorer classes on the royal estate will te enabled to enjoy their Christmas-day in a thoroughly &Wish style, through the Prince's liberality. The Duchess of Norfolk arrived at Arundel Castle. Sasses, on Wednesday, from Paris. The young Doke of Norfolk is making a tour in France. The Marquis Conyngham left town yesterday to pass the Christmas with Lard sad Lady Churchill at Wych wood Park, Oxon, after which the noble marquis goes to his seat in Ireland. The Earl of Derby, by account& received in town yesterday, is repining Argo& attar his resent severe The Earl and Countess of Warwick will sh9rtly Wye their residence at the Stable-yard, St. Jeans's. for the file of Wight. The Earl of Eldon will leave Hatfield House, Herta, to-day, for kir seat w Daroatakors. The marriage, announced tome months back in our columns, of the Earl of Crventry and Lady Blanche Craven, daughter of the Earl and Countees Craven, will be solemnised towards the close of the ensuing month. The ceremony is to take place in town. The Earl or Coventry has returned to Thomas's Huta, Berkeley-square. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston are enter taining a select party at %calends, Hants. . _ Lord Lyons is expected to arrive in England on Sands, or Monday next, from America. His lordship bad arraoged to leave New York by the next Cunard mummer for Liverpool. Lord and Lily Eustace Cacil, Lard Stanley, the Earl of Eldon, and Mr. Seymour Fitaserald, IL P., are acnoopt the visitors to the Marquis and Mar chioosas of Salsbury, at Hatfield House, Herts. The Earl said Countess Da Grey have left Studley Royal, Yorkshire, for Noises Park, their sett is Limo The Right Hon. B. Disraeli and Mrs. Disraeli have peaied through tows for Hatfield, Herta, oa a visit to the Marquis sad Marchloaefe al Salisbury. The Duke of Somerset, K.G., First Lord of the Admiralty, and ViimAdmiral the Hor. Sir Frederick William Grey, K.C.8., the first Sea Lord. arrived yesterday aftemooo from SUM/ House, by Smith Deco. Railway, at Plymouth, where they were received by Port Admiral Sir Charles H. Fremantle, K.C.8., and mite. The visit is supposed to be in connexion with the completion of the iron-cased ship Caledonia for the reception of an admiral's Sag, the alterations ao• in program on board the Priem Coosort, and those on board other ships at Dorm:mod. The Pope's noble guards are ca.lets of noble Roman and proirinMal families. The pay of a private, who br courtesy ranks wit's an officer of the hue, is about a guises a week The ooromaadant rank. ea a general of brigade, and has proportionate pay. The duties of the gum& are light, consisting in escorting the Pope's carriage and waiting in his antechamber. A lett e r of the 17th, from Rome, in the Post sass :—" On Thursday morning the Pope gave audience to about 70 foreignerein the corridor of Raphael's fo.Nit at the Vatican, the numerous applications for audience. having lately rendered it necessary that the candidata' for that honour shold be received in detachments by his Hollers, single interviews being totally out of the qualities. On these ocessioce the persons attending the audience are arranged in a double row along the cor ridor. The Pope, attended by 110010 of his domestic prelates, who present their respective proteges or countrymen to bins—Monsignors Talbot acting for the Beg. lied in that capacity—puses down one row, saying some thing agreeable to each person presented, sod then up the opposite row, until be again reaches the head of the detach meat, when a brief ezhortatioe and the apostolic benetlic. Coo—generally delivered in French—conclude the core. molly. Among the English presented on Feursdsr morn. ing were Major-General Erre and Mrs. Eyre. Toe l'ope expreued himself in grateful terms to the general for the protection he had afforded to catholica during his long mill. Lary career in India. There have beau troubles in hie Holi neu's military household." Tile ABOLITION OF SLATZZT.—There is a good prospect of the Immo through the house of the constitn ' timid amendment to abolish slavery.—Pea Turk Tribune, IDeas LATiIiBT INTELLIGENUL 100. The following is a translation of a letter ad dressed by the Emperor Maximilian to his minister of state, Valasquez de Leon : My dear Minister,—Sinus the return from my a-dame voyage to the departments of the interior, daring which I have received in each city, town, and village the most sincere proofs rd sympathy and of the most cordial enthu siasm, I have been able to dalooe two irrefutable truths : the first, that the empire is an set firmly based npou the free will of the immense majority of the nation, and in it is em braced the form of a government of true progress, and that it is the best to correspond to the needs of the people ; the second is, that this immense majority is desirous of pesos, of tr►n qullity,and of justies—benefits which it expeensand anxiously asks of my government, sod which I, having present my sacred duty before God and the people which has elected me, am resolved to give it. Justice will find its base in in stitutions adequate to the times, and will be sustained with inoessant zeal. For the establishment of pawn and tran quillity in all this beautiful and extensive country, end for the prompt development of its Prodigious wealth, my go vernment is determined to employ all its UMW and isergy. If up to the present time leniency has been shown to its political adversaries to give them time and opportunity to recognise the national will and conform themselves to it, in future it will be an imperative obligation to combat them, for their flag now carries no political creed bat a mere pretext for robbery and murder. My duty as a sovereign obliges me to protect the people with an iron arm and to correspond to the wishes expressed on all sides. We declare, in chief of the nation, and with the full knowledge of our sacred mission sod of the duty which we have imposed on ourself, that all the armed bands which are yet overrunning some parts of our beautiful country, pillaging it, alarming and menacing the industrious citizen in his labour and liberty, shall be considered as gasp of outlaws, sad will fall in consequence under the inflexible and inexorable severity of the law. Therefor* we recommend all functionaries, ma gistrates, end military authorities of the nation to pursue and annihilate them by all means in their power. If our government does respect all political opinions it cannot tolerate criminals, who destroy the first liberties it is called upon to guarantee, those of person and property. Given at the Palace, Mexico, 3rd of November, 1861. MAxi=.uzi. (IXOTZIeII LETTER OF M. DROUYN DE LHUYS TO THE MAYOR OF SUNDERLAND. PARIS, DIC. U. M. Dronyn de Lhnya has addressed a letter to the Mayor of Sunderland, in which he says :—" The Emperor's government is particularly sensible of the cordial reception given in October last by the authorities and population of Sunderland to the commander and crew of the Danae. Such mani festations cannot but strengthen the bonds of friendship which so 'happily unite France and England, and contribute to the development of friendly relations." SPAIN. THE QUEEN'S SPEECH TO THE CORTES. MADRID, Dec. 22, Evenica. The Queen's speech at the opening of the Cortes to-day contained the following paragraph :—" I am bouud to state to you that the general condition of the monarchy, considered in all its extent, is not very satisfactory, and to remedy this I shall lay before you a bill of great importance." The Epoca considers this paragraph to refer indubitably to Santo Domingo. The same journal believes that a loan is indispensable and urgent. ITALY. TURIN. Dac. 23. The King has issued a decree ordering as a measure of public utility the occupation of the convents, seminaries, and other establishments in Florence necessary for the service of the State. THE CAPE MAIL. PLYMOUTH, Dr.c. 23. The Union Company's steamer Saxon arrived here this morning. Her dates are Table Bay, 20th November ; St. Helena, 28th ; Ascension, 2nd December ; and Madeira, 10th. She brings the mails, 70 passengers, and a full general cargo. Her mails have been landed and forwarded by to-day's mail train. Governor Wodehonse has decided his arbitration virtually in favour of all the Free State claims. Tbis had occasioned great excitement. The dis puted lands are very valuable, being admirably adapted both for agricultural and pastoral pur poses, and had been held by the Basutos for many years. Portions of the lands were under cultiva tion by them, but on the governor's decision being known, the Free State authorities issued an immediate order to the Basuto' to clear out within one month, and summoned the whole of the burghers to eject them, should force be necessary. Moshesh had sent a civil reply to the governor's award, merely saying that he would call a meeting of his councillors, and lay the documents before them, but the gover nor's messenger was treated contemptuously, and very disrespectful opinions of both the Free State and the British government were freely expressed by the Basutos, who were greatly irritated, and war between Moshesh and the Free State was considered imminent. It was hoped that nothing in the recent negotiations might involve Cape Colony in the quarrel. The other native tribes on the frontier remained quiet. Trade had improved during the month. Ar rivals in Table Bay had been nume rous, and business was consequently brisk. Money continued abundant and the harvest is ex pected to reach a fair average. Marcus, a convict, had been sentenced to a further term of imprisonment for nine years, for forging promissory notes to the amount of 11,000/. Armstrong, a clerk in the Poet-office, had been sentenced to six years' imprisonment fur embezzling stamps to the value of 1,8001. The railways are being pushed on with great vigour. The iron ship Pera, from Liverpool for Bombay, had been wrecked off Madagascar, but no lives were boat. The copper mining in Mamaqualand was proceed ing very successfully. New fields of copper ore had been discovered. The Orontes arrival out on the 7th, the Athena on the hill, the Roslyn CAatle and Mary, with the 10th Regiment on board, on the 11th. LORD LYONS. —We presume that no one outside of the circle of Southern sympathisers io New York even feign@ to believe that Lord Lyons has retired from his mission from any motive arising out of the relations of the two countries. Nearly twelve months ago Lord Lyoos, feeling the approach of the dilemma from which it is feared he is a hopeless sufferer, asked to be relieved ; and we learned that he thee expressed informally the wish that some one who had become familiarised with the exhale( crisis by a reeidenes here should be hie suoossaw. This nig. gestion would naturally point to some late or present member of the Legation at Washington as the probable successor. Lord Lvo,.. personal desire was unquestionably In favour of maintaining the same (deadly relations that character ised his owe incumbency as British minister. Ad It was eaturel that he should look with special hopefulness no the appointment of some one that had graduated swiss his own tetchier. It has been /evaded in tolerably well informed circles that the Hoe. William Stuart was led'. rated in Lord Lyoes' suggestioste. Mr. Stuart Is a travelled man. He comes of a good, snood, Scotch stock sad be is neither a snob nor a fool. The appointment—if it should happen n to be made—would be highly soosptsbis.—Pero York ow. XXL9IBI3B FROM FAKIR. (nem OUR OWN l'ausanar Bynum Some astonishment has been felt at the easy victory gained by the Archbishop of Paris over • Roman bishop, Mgr. de S4gur, who, as a canon of St. Denis and a resident in France, was subjected to his jurisdiction. It seems that the delinquent ultramontanist, who is young and rash, and pre sumed upon his family connexions aad protection at Rome, wrote the archbishop such an insolent letter as to place himself at his mercy, because the publication of it would make it impossible for the best friends of the writer openly to take his part. This fact is reluctantly admitted by the France. The new private secretary brings a notable rein forcement of the Corsican element to the imperial councils. Not only is he a native of Ajaccio, but he is related to Count Baciocchi, and he has chosen for under-secretary M Pietri, the nephew of the former prefect of police. A gamekeeper of the Duke de Mirmier was shot dead the other day by poachers, at his estate in the Haute Saone. It is remarked that conflicts with poachers have lately been unusually numerous. - The Countess Danner, the morganatic wife of the late King of Denmark, is in the south of France for the winter. The Progris of Lyons announces that the cotton crisis is drawing to close in the department of the Rhone, where considerable arrivals of the raw material have revived that branch of industry. Hopes are entertained that the spinning mills and looms will now be abundantly supplied during the winter. In the market of Villefranche the price of cotton wove goods has considerably fallen. The Bourse was rather buoyant towards the close. Rents rose bc. for cash, and 10c. for account, leaving off at 651 r. 25c. and 65fr. 30c. Mobilier rose sfr. Railways were all lfr. or 2fr. higher. THE BANK OF FRANCE. (arum's limns.) PARIS. DEC. 2. The following u the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : Dee. St Dee. 15. Dino& Capital of the Bank Pronto in addition to capital tart. %law of Jane 4, log). • B,eit4eo Ol 0,523.050 86 Baum of the Bank sod to branches.. Reserve In landed property 4,000,000 0 2 000 :0 00 0 Notes in circulstion Bank notes to order and receipts payable at alikt. . Tiesinry accotints—current WC ditor 6,776,783 36 6,632,012 87 103.3 69 . 2 1 8 . 93.084.112 a Current accounts, Ports 181,089:007 4d 140:67091 •s Ditto branch banks Dividends payable Discounts and sundry interests 81,800,24 29 21,028,505 87 he-discounted the bat all months Sundries ...- CREDITO& Cuh In hand and in branch banks SHOCKING ACCIDINT AT HARTLEPOOL. TWO NEN KILLED AND SIX INJURED. About twelve o'clock at noon yesterday a melan choly accident oomu-red at the new rolling mills, on the Itilbenk estate, at the outskirts of Hartlepool, by which two poor fellows lost their lives, sod six others Sr. more or leas injured. The rolling milli belong to a joint company, and are as yet only in course of construction, and, being on • large scale, the machinery necessary for the works is of enormous dimensions. In order to provide foe an may and expeditious mode of fitting up and erecting all the machi nery, kc., an immense moving crane runs on lines at the bottom of the roof aloog the entire length of the main building, at an elevation of about 20 feet from the ground, and with • span of about 40 feet, On the top of the crane there is a wide staging to accommodate • number of workmen when employed at the " wench," which is in the centre of the crane, and weighs upwards of three tons. The crane was immediately over en ODOIIBOOI engine, and had been so for some time previous, as the workmen were engaged in placing oo the segments of the fly-wheel, which is of gigantic proportions. being twisty. six feet in diameter, sod above thirty tone in weight. Two of the segments had been safely lodged in their respective places, and the flywheel was being revolved in order to place another segment on, when the crane came down with a crash that shook the whole building. There were six men on the MOO working the wench, and wend others were employed various ways underneath and about the machinery that was is COWIN of erection. The crane was smashed in two, and the wench and other ironwork about it wee lying 'mitered around it, broken frames* intermingled with the bodies of the poor fellows who ware pitched from the crane into various posit Mos, bleeding from wounds nod suffering from injuries they had received. Ont of the six men who were on the crane two decayed nail:dared ; the others were more or lees injured. Two men below elm received scalp wounds and other bruises. A workman named Geo. Haines, who wee standing near the flywheel, was caught by the falling wench and killed on the spot, being jammed between the fly-wheel and the wall. Another man named John 'leaden got his leg broken in three places, and was otherwise severely injured. He was taken to his residence in Alma-strmt, when he expired in the afternoon, leaving • wife but no family. There were several very narrow warm Very little time elapsed after theaccident before Dr. Inglis and Mr. John Ord (Dr. Nichol end Ord) were on the spot attending to the requirements of the wounded men. The injured men are William Hewitt, &Mc-street, who has broken ribs and severely bruised thigh ; William Fer guson' Hart-street, scalp wound and severe contused foot ; Charles Wheatley, Si:lo.6gal% fracture of the nasal bone, bruised head, ad injured back ; Dennis Byron, slight bodily injuries ; and Thomas Piddock, cut bead and contused body. Of the other party who suffered our correspondent could not ascertain the name or the nature of hie injuries. The crane is quite new, and was made by • firm at Stockton.—Leeds Arc/veep. The Bradfield Reservoir, the scene of the recent terrible inundation, has been thoroughly eternized by Stews. Simpson, Bdeman, liawksley, Fowler, and Barri. we. They think there wee no fracture of the pipes, nor creep of water along the outside, nor was there any imper fection in the quality of materials or workmanship in the embankment. It wu owing, in their opinion, to a landslip, and they mention many eircumsbuime to prove the correct ness of their views. DEATH OF SIR WILLIAM BERKELEY CALL, BAIT.—The death of this gentleman, • parteer in the banking house of Call, Mules sad ld Bond-street, took place yesterday, at his residence, ia Co., l3esdatreet. The deceased Sir William wee bore in 1815, and succeeded to the is 1831 ; in 1811 he married the daughter of the late C. . Gordis*, Esq., of Coombe Lodge, Oxon, by whom be has left • son ind two daughters. WELLINGTON COLLEGE.—The annual concert was given to • DIUMOTOOII muster of the neighbouring nobility and gentry on Wednesday evening. The concert concluded with "God save the Queen ' and in a few minutes the whole college, with its two quadrangles, its long corridors, and its tier above tier of brilliantly lighted windows, echoed with the woods of mirth and sosg that usually mark the break-up of a large English school. The invited andantes were hospitably entertained at the master's house. ROMAN CATHOLIC COLLEGE FOR OXFORD. —lt is well known that Dr. Newman haa reaenUy purchased some laud in Oxford, for the pu eventually, if the scheme should Sod favour with his eoe~ l eiaatioal superiors, of erect ing a college them for Roman catholic.. Last week, we understood • meeting of the Roman catholic bishops was held at the residuum of Cardinal Wiseman, to disco, the project in all its bearings. These meetings are always held with closed doom, and the result of the bishops' conferee*, can only be guessed at even by the best-informed members of the Roman catholic body ; but the general opinion pre rails that their views are in apparition to the lib e r a l views of Dr. Newman, who feelsthorough) y the unsatisfactory state of the secular education of the Romish laity in their colleges. Meantime the bishops hare forwarded the result of their deliberations to Rome ; but Rome usually is not very quiet in sending answers to difficult and delicate questions, sod some months will probably pass by before the English Roman catholic.' will learn on the highest authority whether they can send their zoos with a of. conscience to college at Oxford.—Guardian. OLE BULL—At a coucert whi, h tools plaoe a few days since at the Royal Opera Home at Berlin. Ole Bull, the celebrated Norwegian violin player, reappeared after an armee of many years. His old admirers were pleased to lied that, although his hair had become grey, hi. still pos. resod all the wonderful watery over his untrameat which he displayed is years ling since pared away. Tin BL•cs Sounzas ut Cufr.—Their memo rise are • rat bewildered chaos of Jewish history and biography ; sad most of the great eve n ts o f th e past, down to the period of the American revolution, they instinctively attribute to Massa There is • flee bold 000fideor in all their carioca, however, and the record sever loses piquancy in their hands, though strict aceitirriy mey stiffer. Thum one of my captains, lest Baader, beard • coloured az honer at Beaufort proclaim, " Peal may plant, and may polish wid water, bat it woe% do." is which the misted hnolloo would Hardly have reeelesiewl kiameelf.—T. W. Higgisem, in the Atlantic Monad,. LAW INTELLIGENCE (THIS DAY.) COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sittings at Nisi Prius in Loodou.—(ffefore Lord Lief Justice Erie and a Special Jury.) BEAUMONT V. THE LONDON AND BRIGHTON ILAIGRAY PANT.—ACCLDEMT. This was an action to recover damages for iolu, ier rm. Mined in an accident on the defendants' railway. Mr. Bovill, Q.C. and Mr. W. Williams appeared for plaintiff ; and Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., Mr. Denman, Q.C., Mr. Hansen for the defendants. The plaintiff was • gentleman of fortune living Boothby Hall, near Grantham, in Lincolnshire, and on th e evening before the last Goodwood races he bad le appointment to go with two friend, by the 10. h p.m. train to Brighton. His friends went by tL r. train, but the plaintiff being late he had a spa train for which he paid 13t. Ile. When within hbOUt a mile and half of Brighton the train was stopp e d and a pointsman said to the guard that they could not go on on that line because there was a luggage train on it, at, t l that the special must go on the centre line. This directi ee was obeyed, but soon afterwards up the train came is contact with a luggage train, which, it was belies/4, was shunting. There would be no doubt that what bad hap pened was the result of negligence, for one of the company's servants afterwards informed the plaintiff that there was the grossest negligence on the part of the men, and they had been suspended in consequence. At the time of the accident the plaintiff was lying along the seat of the carnage, and when the train was suddenly stopped plaintil was thrown so violently back spinet the wall of the com nutmeat that, though it was thickly padded, he plai t l y felt the wood which was covered by the padding. lie ens from this thrown with a rebound to the floor of the earrime. He had to get out of the train and walk to Brighton, a die. tune of about a mile. He felt unwell and confused, and he did not recognise his friend Captain Healey, who was standing upon the steps of the hotel waiting for him. In February, 1f63, the plaintiff had met with a serious mei. dent in the hunting field, and had, until about two month< before the aocident on the line, to wear bandages when riding or taking other exercise. The result of the shake upon the railway was that the most of the symptoni which had followed the first accident returned, and had, to some extent, continued to this time. In addition, there wen • nervous sensation which rendered him very uncomfortable when travelling be railway. In the course of the commuei cations which !Mooed with the railway company. Mr. Hawkins, on their behalf, said that the special had not :owe into collision with the lug gage train, but had only scratched against it, and added 'So that the occupant could not possibly have been hurt, though he might 13,ve been frightened." After this statement the plaintiff felt that he had no alternative but to bring his case into court, hat his counsel added that Mr. Beaumont had no wish to put money into his own pocket, and would give away U. amount of damages to some charitable institution. The Lord Chief Justice said he thought that this last statement need not have been made. cilliciiiTprovebis ewe, but there wai no medical testimony ; nor wee any evidence called for the defendants. Hawking, however, addressed the jury for the de. fence, and contended that no substantial injury had been proved. The Lord Chief Justice directed the jury that by his de claration the plaintiff claimed damages in consevence of the company not having taken him all the way to Brighten, according to the contract, but he thought that that was a small matter, and that the real question was whether the plaintiff had been injured, and to whit extent, through the negligence of the defendants. The jury found for the plaintiff--damages 501. 2,585,73 S 17 2,588,735 17 Y,415,957 41 9:716504 V) 1M7,9114,11,9 111 1,260,063.901. 22 Dec. 12. Fr. Dec. IA h. 361,008,373 83 331,612,021 15 706,763 66 658,808 38 Commercial bills overdue Commercial bills discounted, not yet due Ditto branch banks Advances on deposits or bullion 13,7,9,583 16 14,078,585 14 Ditto branch banks 4,819,184 0 4,1180,210 0 Advances on Fnmelt public Se curities 11,887,200 0 14,724,100 0 Ditto branch banks Advances on railing thane slot debentures Ditto branch banks Advances on Cradle louder - 53,544000 0 24020,901 0 14067.160 0 17.070.430 0 Boots Ditto branch banks ....... Advances to the State (commi tter 10t14 Jana, 14671 Government stock reserve 12,960,7.0 14 12,980,750 14 Ditto disposable Reales 1=4461144es claw lad June, 12.17) Hotel and furniture of the bunk* 648,500 0 64,500 0 414,760 0 339,050 0 landed property. branches Expemes of =moment Sundaes 8,21 4 .078 • 8,230.078 0 2,949,139 24 2.484973 49 0.008,115 81 8,280,053 12 1,427.2114.150 61 22 Certified by the Senator. Governor of the Sink of Yraace. ;s4flaird) ROI:1WD. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) F/IDLY, DICISSIS 2S, 11 ILIL 1. - ,t. - 7 - ‘: - Hahn 30.4 1 '31 X *border 119.5740, S. telth Ardroseen 30.50 35' E. N. E. Greencastle DO 47 38 0.0.1. Galway 20.28 39 11.15.11. Valenti* 30.2 43 &E. Cape Clear 80.25 44' &X Qwienstoww 80.32 45 X Liverpool 30.5230 E.S.X Holyhead 30.4033 XIX Pembroke 30.30 55 X& X Pentemos 10 .34 37 X erect 30.20 39 N.E. I:o4lent 30.1631 XN. X Rochefort 10.1237 N. E. Plymouth 31.36 36 NAL Weymouth 3).3833 E. Portsmouth 30.37 32 H. Lando' 30.4332, L.N.I. Dover Tennewth 80.40 33 ELL 8 m 2102 u 9 41 5 . 35.53 16 8.8.0. Weida Heligoland 30.57 32 X& E. 11104/7JL EIATVIDAY. Ol NOSTRICIS ITCNDAT. L N.L W i.+. W.. fresh Coasts. B.R. W. to E.S. mo t. muderat4 Lu, gene- call y one. N.E. to S'. E, mo- Whin:Lg. Etl S m ',deride, fine dente to fresh. Eaaterty. fresh, gene. Were aami . Yesteriy , fresh to mo rally fine. derAte, fine. \.k. to &LH, strops Limas. li.Ft Xto E. N.E.,treab, to moderate, gene. fine generally. rally fine. hannme=reotlasel. Western=treland, Wales, amid sew rattles. nootnern= gnash Channel and Bay of Many, Emmen .gestvird hnaland and North Sic President Lincoln was " serenaded " at the Whitshouse, Waehingtoo, on the night of the 6th, Gover nor Fenton introduced him to the multitude as the Preen deaf, with the invocation —" May God bless him." Mr. Lincoln spoke as follows : "Friends and Fellow-citisens—l believe I shall never be old enough to speak without em barrassment when I have anything to talk about. (Laughter and cheering.) I have no good news to tell you, and yet I have no bad news to tell. We have talked of elections until there is nothing more to say about them. The most interesting news we have now is from Sherman. We all know where he went in at, but I can't tell where he will I corns out at. (Cheers and cries, 'He'll come out all right.') I will now close by proposing three cheers for General Sherman and the army." I I Three thousand pounds is named as the sum given for the English copyright of Meysrbeeir's Afrieuine. The director of the Thatre Reggio at Turin has cancelled his contract and forfeited his caution money (10.000 tr.), in consequence of the Italian parliament having sanctiosed the removal of the capital to Florence. Signor Martiootti is spoken of as his probable successor. _ _ The Duke de Morny has read to a select party from the Theitre Fraocide-11. sad Madame Waitaki*, Coquelie, sod Delancey —anew piece, in owe act. writhes by himself, which is to be performed at his hotel during the winter. Ullman, who is now travelling in Germany with Carlotta Patti, lately published the following advertisement in a Leimic journal :—'• Talented Yocum lAdies,-1 am in crutch of a girl of 16 or 18 years, daughter of parents with. out memo, well educated, good-looking, and gifted with a Go* voice (high soprano), and decided talent for music. Such a young lady I propose to have educated ter the opera at my expense daring three years, by the best teacher* of singing, first in Germany, then la Italy, and last is Paris. After her education is finished she will receive testiest for six years with the following stipulaticros :—Travelling az penais for two persom, theatrical costumes, sad 1000 thalen io the first, 2,000 illation in the woad, 2,500 tholers in the third, 3,000 theists is the fourth, 3,500 thalers is the fifth, and 4,000 theism is the sixth yew." CITY OFFICES COMPANY (LIMITED).-(THIS DAP ) The first general meeting of the shareholders was bold at 11 o'clock, at the London Tavern ; Alderman Daunt in the chair ; to receive a report, accompanied by an audited statement of acootutte, showing the results of the company's operations from the commencement of Maims tip to the 90th of November. The report, which had been Issued some time befcre, was taken as reed. The CHAIIIMAN observed that the meeting was called because that was neeemary under the article@ of association ; otherwise, se the report was an immature one, no meeting would have been convened before the spring of next year. The capital tolled up was 71. 10. per share on 20,000 or 150,0004 On the 30th of November there was 1 ° 1.1;1: in calls unpaid ; the amount was now reduced to 10,7004 The debentures of the company had been inceemfully launched—a very favourable feature, ail they had been leaned at 5 per cent. 300,0001. on mortgage deben tures had been limed for live years, at 5 per coat, without any cost to the company. The purchase money mentioned in the accounts—namely 365,0004 —was the amount paid for the five properties alluded to in the prorpectua from which he had no doubt the shareholders would obta in • good dividend. The neoeseity of pulling down the old buildings and of erecting new ones of course involved delay in the declaration of &dividend. The acqui sition of Mr. Fox's furniture warehouse, in Bishopegate street, for the sum of 26,0031. was a valuable operation, and the expenditure in Clemeat's-lane would, he beli eved, prove bene fi cial. As regarded future calls, the board, having gone into the question, believed that with the ex ception of a call about May next, of 50.. a share, they would not require any further money from the shareholders, at any rate during next year. Al to the time when the buildinp would be /lambed and begin to yield revenue, Mr. Francis, the architect, computed that the Clement's• lane property, which was estimated to produce • ems rental of 14,5001. a year, would be reedyfor occupation byM ichaelniss next ; and the Bishopsgateetreet property, which was estimated to produce 28,7001. a year, wadi be ready for occupation by Michaelmas, 1866. The acquisition of the Broad-street property was a great advantage, se it would enable the company to obtain an increased frontage for its vast maws of property in Bishopegatestreet. The company had a lame of Nos. 35 and 36, - Old Bradstreet, for the period of 99 years, at a ground rent of 2,3801. In Cornhill the basement, ground, and mezzanine Boors bad been let to the Credit Fourier and Mobilier of England Company at a rent of 5,0001, a year. and the board hoped to let the first Boor for 2,5001. a year. . . After idiecosionoo various matters of detail, A BaJammu= inquired whether the board still thought as they did when the prospectus was howl that the pro perty of the oocopsoy would yield a dividend of from 15 to 20 per cent. . . . The Cuarttmaxi replied that they certainly thought there would be a good return, probably from 12 to 15 per cent. lc reply to further questions, The CH A ULNAE said the board did not at present 000tINO. plate purchasing any more property, and they believed that the five buildings would be completed for =ups tioa for the sum of 500,000/. to 520.0001. A SHAREHOLDER expressed his diratisfaction at the first answer, seeing that if any more buildings were pur chased the company woull be a speculative one. The CH ADMAN repeated that the directors had no inten tion of maktog any purchase ; adding that it was possible for some property to present itself which it would b• so manifestly advantageous to pommies that the opportunity ought not to be lost. A SHAREHOLDER suggested that 5 per cent. should be paid to the shareholders as interest on capital during the progress of the works. The CaAnutsx said that was prohibited by the articles of association. _ _ It having been afterwards suggested that the debenture interest should during construction be charged to capital, and that 5 per cent, should meanwhile be received by the sh.rehelders, the Chairman promised that the sug gestion should be taken into consideration by the board. The report was adopted, and the proceedings terminated in the usual manner. SECOND COVET. Siting at Nisi Prins in London.—(Before Mr. JarlLe Willem and a Special Jury.) BROOK r. BADART AND OTHKR3.—DAMAGE TO SEED. The plaintiff in this case was a seed crusher la the neighbourhood of Maidstone, and in July, 1 he purchased of the defendants the cargo of the Iris, which consisted of 609 quarters of Danish rape. seed at 6.5 e. • quarter. When the cargo mired at Rochester it was found to be in • very damaged state. and it was sold at a lose of 1,215!. 15e. 54. The plaintiff now claimed to recover damages, upon the ground that the cargo had not been shipped in the condition which was warranted by the contract of sale. Oa the other hand it was said that the seed had been shipped in proper condi tion, and that the loss had occurred from aea is nags, f which, of enures, the defendttra were not responsible. Mr..llawkine,'Q.C., and Mr. Cohen appi►red for the plaintiff. and Mr. Lash, Q.C., and Sir G. Honym►n for the defendants. - - _ In the amuse of the cue iL was arranged that the matter should be settled amicahly, and a verdict wee taken by unseat for the plaintiff for itVl. The next cane was an action to recover damages for • breach of promise to marry, and the jury were celled into the box to try it, and at the last moment an arrange ment wan come to, and the record was withdrawn, upin certain terms which were rot mentioned. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commie'loner Gan!burn.) RE WILLIAM PIT= WACOR. The ems has been repeatedly reported in this Journal. It may be remembered that Colonel Waugh bad become involved is liabilities as a director of the London and Eastern Bank. The total liabilities are upw►rds of 200,0001. Colonel Waugh has, since hie last sitting, met with an unfortunate accident, and an adjournment was therefore asked for. The Commissioner wished to know a little of the bank. rcpt's career... It appears that Colonel Waugh served 14 years in the 16th Lamers and seven years in the lOth Royal Hamm. He has throe clasps and modals for service, aid was wounded at the battle of &beam, having his horse killed under him. He was assistant quartermastea-geseml to General Sir Henry Smith at the battles of Bud with Aliwal, sad sobriety and was three Croce mentioned in the official despatches. An adjournment was ordered to the 1:h of Minh nut. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) BOW .STREET. AxoTzza CIGI OF ILLLPFOMANLt. Edwin Hu ii-e,,;;olisTn;w Wiejilernlutly appeannee, sou brought up on remand charged with stealing 1G photo graphic • carte de visite" portrait' of " Commodore Nutt" from the American Photographic Agency, No 1. Strand. From the *values it appeared that the prisoner h t.I several times called at the agency and looked 1./ re r photographs, sometimes making purchases. Oa Goa oc casion Mr. Louis Lavatt, the agent who has charge of the establishment, observed him patting in his pocket some photograph, for which he had not paid. Mr. Luatt, bow. ever, did not stop him on that (=said' thinking it would be better to wait till he called again. sad thea get some one else to watch him. so that there might be corroborative evidence. A few days afterwards the prisoner came again. Mr. Lavatt called in a friend who has offices in its same bond, and who observed the prisoner's movements. They both saw him pot the photographs in hit protect. On being taxed with the theft, he at once ad mitted it. produced the "cartes* from his pocket and gars them op. At the statimehouse, and also before the magis trates he said that he took them out of revenge, as in some private transaction he °Doddered that the proprietor of the establishment had injured him. Mr. Lovett appeared to be at a loss to understood whom the prisoner weld wean by the "proprietor,' as the catablisliment belongs to a New York company. Upon the primed occasion Mr. Beard appeared as solicitor for the prided, aed dated that the prosecutor was not in attoodance, and in fact did not mean to attend. He (Mr. Beard) had received a letter (which he pr.duced) in which the peosecutor expressed his desire to witlidi air from the CUPS. There could be no doubt that the pr.,,,er had does that which war utterly unjustifiable in tairitg the photogrephe, but then was so doubt. also, that at the time he was in each a state of mead as to be utterly unconscious of the criminality of his act. Mr. VaughariSnid there really appeared to be some T 63.011 for that supposition. It struck hint from the first that the opts:mem with which the prisoner from the first crowed that be bad the photographs was hardly consistent with a muse of guilt. Under all the circumstances be should not inset upon the prosecutor going on with the case. The prisoner might be discharged. MARYLEBONE ROMILRY BY A RAILWAY SYMVANT. William Westlake, • porter employed at the goods t of the Great Western Railway. Paddington, was brought up by Inspector Aomori, charged with robbery. From the evidence it appeared that about 4 o'clock this morning the prisoner was unloading biscuits from a trues. After the truck was unloaded prisoner was about to leave, when one of the officers acitioed that be appeared very bulky. He stopped him, and wished to search him. Prisoner refused this, and ran off. After • chase of about • quarter of • mile be tr•ts captured and brought back, whets • bag of biscuits sets found apes him. Inspector Aomori, wbo had suspected the prisoner for some time, west to his lodgince, where b e found • quantity of braid. cloves, cloth caps, chi:d s stockings marked "H. C.." Jockey Club went, books, and various other articles, all supposed to be stolen. Mr. Mansfiekl remanded the prisoner till Tbareday nest. • DISGILACEFUL MOTHER. ' ' ' • " A diaripated•leokiog woman, named Mary Ann( was charged with being drunk sod disorderly and ridasieg to work. _Mr. Richard Thomas Tubbs, assistant overseer to the Board of Guardian' of the parish of Marylehons, stated that the primmer had been an inmate of the workhouse for inane gig" sad last week the committee deemed her fit to earn her own living and gave her an oakum ticket to go to work in their shed oat of the ilO4lOO. She was them informed that if she refused to work and came to the bowie for relief she would be punished. Last night she came to the gate in • beastly state of iatoxicatiee and demanded to be admitted. The porter refused to admit her, and she made um of most filthy and disgusting language towards him mid the muter. She got a kegs mob around her. and in order to proton visa's' she was admitted, sad this morning gives into ale her 116: Pr cask WU I that iii have mak uPos to Im TIN bight Ti shad Yc coletn mewl the w from haste the th d lr ly 4 e , in co prices bunt' ahat,k nat dm day h the j, timid far it bY Doek delay the el Proem tb • dee whom 4eat layed LITE. Z.B.E.