The Express. — London, England, 1867-01-14 00:00:00

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B ROWN and POISON'S CORN FLOUR for CHILDREN'S DILI: extra profit by the sale .eh-r sleds are sometimes lii2llW). and I.ol,soy'S. Deur II," " John Poleou," is signed :1 the makers ea .s packet NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS, 218, High IIoPo•ont —I iii very elegant mot eat.l,ltodlnient 'lmre 1, ir eittireh 1,44 orste.l. ttl•1:\ EN! NG The, grAto.i by Mr W NI Packet, perform nightly a•I -I It af••n of operatic and dance mualc. Open at half • p&A 1...., At 12. Adatiattiuu. la. Zite ,i;roregifs. Drl'RV LVCF •:i\6„% wEnnTNn —And 111.401.:1: Me,,lntues L 1111 , 1.1.,th. sv)nimir, %.0,.110,1.41; Nlex,r+ T. ma, SLtNter I 1 •••• I .1 . . u•• • L kurt, (.monk, Re.: 1:411en., and Marion. HAYIIIARKRT. T.B. Et F.siNri, A LESSON FOR LIFE. Mes.usk Sothern, %Ira 'Oak, %low., Hill, - . 11 A. —And 111 E 411.1 Meows. Bnekatone, ZI r. • Meadatnelschlppeolklc. Burke, Sr . PitINCEBWS. TAN EVEXVIG, Ow 01 Mesas. Vining and J S!,re; Mi., Katherine %old TIIE sTItEETsuF •••;.. M Villiers, Sh..re, ForreAter, leth. cwt. Nl,llun a,..l . Mn. iud Miss It..lgers. LICKUM. Vitt Error a. TIM 1%0 P M,Ts. Mr. Wi•ldicoenb. —And F. I. I N•.I )Inure. Pet titer, Eakery, Moreland, : •It n , Reynolds, bunt.. Andrews, II r • I. Murray, mid Nlimars Heurnde. , :rat:au. and C. Leclercti. STRAND. f: < KVENIN4, NEIGUBOL MS.—After which will be produced • ra 1.1 Larlceque, GUY FAWiiii,.—Aud A suit OF EE Wt. HOLBORN • TIM EVENING, MI TURN NEXT. Mr rt.lmore: Misses Pude and Emdsos —And FLYING SCUD. Messrs. Neville, Ilel- O.•re, I,lAlse, %%Maim, etc. ; Mesdames F. Juseylm, C. Smolders, Bessie Fe , ste. Yield,y, Lennon, Rayrueod, Re. BRITANNIA. TiflA EV raw% THE PHINCE:4S OF TRF: PEARL ISLAND ; or_ THE KINGDOMS OF PEARL GOLD, AND SILVER. ‘lra I. me and Alit. Jaeobs.—FirsArAte PastomlnilAts. —And THE SKELETON CREW. RIG II WATER AT LuNDON BRIDOL Tan DAY —Mmang, 7h "=.m Afternoon. 7h. 5:421. T.-Yonnov—Morning • Bh. 2.8 m Afternoon. ton Sok LONDON, M')NDAY, JANUARY 14. ONE 44 the most noteworthy features of the trade of the past year is, as it had been of sonic years previously, the remarkable expansion in certain departments of manufacture, owing to the temporary deprivation of our cotton supply by the American war. Wool and linen have of course chiefly benefited. With regard to the latter, Messrs. DEwAR, Sox, and SONS re port th it the crisis has but little interfered with the increased production. It is true that the home consumption has been affected, but the falling off has been more than compensated by the de mand from abroad. The United States alone have taken linen piece goods from England in the first eleven months of 1866 to the summit ..f no less than 3,837,5131.. a result that is especially satisfactory in the face of the high protective duties imposed. Cuba comes next, though at a long interval, the total exports to the island for the same period being 572,279/. Not withstanding the good effect of the commercial treaty, France has bought from us less than a quarter of a million. For the last few years the silk trade has been in an anomalous condition. The disease in Lom bardy has deprived us of the moat valuable part of our raw material. At the same time the course of late events has not been favourable for expenditure in articles of luxury. As regards the imports, Messrs. DURANT and Co. report that in China silk there has been a diminution of 15,000 bales ; in Japan silk also a reduction of 4,000 bales ; in Canton silk an increase of 2,000 bales ; in Bengal a diminution of 500 bales ; and in Persian a diminution of 1,900 ballots. As concerns Italy there has been a comparative wig xnentati.m, but so slight that it is of little con sequence. The consumption, however, has been moderate, and the stocks of raw material have in consequence diminished to only an unimportant extent. One reason for this result is perhaps to be found in the limited use of Asiatic silks by continental manufacturers. A close parallel is thus shown between the cotton and silk production. In the former case our best im ports were derived from the Southern States of America, and Indian cotton was only bought as a less costly but inferior substitute. The civil war gave Surat cotton, for the moment, the command of the market, but this is now being in its turn deposed. In the same degree the silkworm disease has diverted the demand for raw silk from France and Italy to China and Japan, but accord ing to the best judges sooner or later the remedy will come. Messrs. DURANT and Co. particularly comment upon the large importation of new seed from Japan to Europe. They have perhaps an ticipated the cure, but it does not follow that it will occur very speedily. Respecting the timber trade, Messrs. CHIA:CHILL and SUNS state that the imports in the past year may be computed at less than three and a half million loads--the average in 1863 and 1864—but considerably less than the total of 3,833,000 loads in 1865. In a great degree this diminution has been caused by the financial crisis, the consequent suspension of railway and other similar works, and it is alleged by the cessa tion in budding enterprise. The latter reason, however, we should be inclined to dispute. At no period within living memory has building, or rath..r reconstruction, been carried on as exten sively as now. Both at the east and the west end we see whole series of old houses being pulled down and enormous edifices erected in their place. Perhaps the financial crisis may have done much injury, but we think the timber trade may be well able to bear it. At all events, the statistical returns are not unfavourable. The follot ing is the estimated consumption in London of sawn woods, deals, .17c. : /4,436,000 pieces. 9,164,000 „ 9,05,00 D I sr..l 144:1; 10,422,000 12,719,000 „ advaii , e is shown on the five years from 184,2 t. srol of fully 50 per cent. As regards hewn u., dl, the returns will show that the con- THE. EXPRESS, sumption has been 257,000 loads in 1882, and 303,000 loads in 1866—a tolerable increase, although about 13,000 loads less than in 1865. There are many other channels of trade to which public attention is rarely turned, although they afford a considerable portion of our national wealth. The homely subject of leather and hides affords one instance. Our exports alone, for example, amounted in the first eleven months of the past year to not much less than 1,700,000/. Messrs. T. J. and T. Powett state with truth, that the monetary crisis, unparalleled as it has been, was more financial than commercial, and that if the industrial interests of the country suf fered, it was in the main indirectly. They also remark how little the ordinary market was affected, that legitimate business was fairly maintained, and that the year's trade in leather, notwithstanding the monetary crisis, has probably fallen little, if at all, below an average amount. In one re spect we are not disposed to agree with Messrs. PowEtt, that the business in leather has been restricted by the war on the Continent. Expe rience generally points the other way. In modern days, the surest indications that Continental Go vernments are determined on war are continued purchases, first of horses, then of boots and shoes. The falling off in the Australian demand is more easily explained. The markets there have been lung overstocked, and it may be doubted whether they have ever thoroughly recovered from the speculative exports that took place in such an inordinate degree in 1857. Looking, however, at the leather market in a general point of view, it appears That stocks are small, and that any revival in tr.ule will be readily appreciated, and exercise proportionate influence. Among our miscellaneous supplies of raw mate rials may be instanced hemp, although its relative value has been materially lessened by the use of jute, one of the commercial consequences of the Crimean war. Mr. W. H. HINDLEY reports that, notwithstanding a rise in price caused this time last year by a fire in the St. Katharine Docks and by a second in March, the quotation, after some fluctuations, shows no material difference from January, 1866. The present stock in London is about 2,800 tons, or more than 100 tons less than in 1865, but somewhat more than in 1864. Touching articles of consumption, the most im portant is of course corn. Messrs. HORN, SON, and M'INNEs observe that the money panic has scarcely touched the corn trade. It is difficult to see why it should. Harvest failures and difficul ties in the money market are calculated, not to depress, but to raise the price of corn. Appa rently, however, our home production was so far alert that while we imported grain and flour to the extent of 49,237,598 cwt. in 1865, we took 63,259,922 cwt. in 1866, the difference involving an excess of payment of close on eight millions and a half sterling. The same authority confirms the view that the harvest of the past year has not been as prosperous as was at one time ex pected. The crop of wheat is estimated at 14 per cent. below the average. Barley, also, 15 per cent. less ; oats middling ; beans and peas about an average, though partly injured by rain ; potatoes, perhaps the worst crop since 1847. Altogether the prospect is not satisfactory. The total stocks of grain on the Ist January, 1867, were 459,660 quarters, against 657,004 quarters in 1866. Tea is almost as much a necessary as bread in these days. Messrs. THOMPSON, one of the first houses in the trade, give some details respect ing the effect of the monetary crisis in the tea market. Apparently, it has caused a fall in prices of from 6d. to 81. per lb., although it is fair to state that this is almost, if not quite, as much due to previous speculation as to temporary financial discouragement. Holders of " stock " were induced by the expectation of a rise in prices to buy tea, and to keep it. The crisis has upset these calculations. A profit which, under ordi nary circumstances, might have been obtained has been destroyed by a panic. The result is not unusual, but singularly unfortunate. In referring to these annual trade circulars one distinctive feature may be noted, and that is the check upon internal trade caused by a crisis. It is so common to estimate our general commerce by the returns of foreign exports and imports alone, that the point is constantly overlooked that our internal trade is perhaps twice as important as the external. Anyone who glances over the trade cir culars of the year will at once be struck by their general agreement in stating that business is bad, but chiefly as regards England, not foreign countries. No doubt the reduction in the foreign demand for home manufactures is great, but is less absolutely than that from our own com munity. The lesson is repeated of previous crises. We are undergoing a state of transition, and, as in former times, before returning to our ordinary condition of tranquil commercial prosperity, must submit to an ordeal of doubt, disorder, and general distrust. OUB CONTEMPORARIES. (THIB DAY.) THE SUFFRAGE QUESTION. Reprinting a letter written by Lord Macaulay in 1846 to one of his constituents, containing his well-known opinions against universal suffrage aad as to the effects it would produce, the Times remark. that the posthumous testimony of great a:en on questions of our own day must always be received with reserve, and that it is important we should not exaggerate the limits of the application of his lordship's de nunciation of the downward extension of the suffrage. Unquestionably the lower we go in the soci►l scale the lees political capacity we must expect to find ; but work ing men are on the whole the most competent judges of their own interests, and the presumption is in favour of giving them a considerable share of representation. Let us gradually enlarge the basis of the constitution, and admit to the franchise those who are likely to vote intelligently and honestly, without unworthy misgivings lest it should disturb a supposed equilibrium of classes. The Times is disposed to think that the Lancaster farmers and shopkeepers who took money in such a wholesale way for their votes were corrupted by the 1,000 freemen whom the borough contains, who consist of al; classes. Wherever the " freedom " goes bribery goes too, and spreads the contagion from one class to another. It would seem in Lancaster to have been all but universal. The Times is amused at the spectacle of the Attorney- General trying to deceive the people of Gloucesterehire into the belief that he is a politician, and making a political speech. He has nothing to say on the political question of the day, and is not likely to here anything to telL An attorney-general and parliamentary reform are like two parallel lines ; were they produced ever so far they could never have anything to say to one another. MALT. The Daily Neva, while far from attributing to Victor EmmanueFs words on New Year's-day the significance which conjectural interpretations have given to them, recognises the fact that a policy of retrenchment as to the army and navy expenditure of Italy is evidently not the policy in favour with that restless and exacting military party which enjoys the intimate personal confidence of the King, and is represented almost exclusively in the cabinet by the Ministry of War. The net result of the saving, pro posed by the Ministers of War and Marine amount to little more than half the annual financial deficit against which the Finance Minister has to contend. The Daily News believes Signor Scialoja to be a resolute, • confident, and a hopeful man ; but be must be more MONDAY taunt confident, and . more than hopeful if he is eentent with his military colleague's ideas of retrenchotant of the financial exigencies of the country, and of the funiamental basis of the national unity and independence. If the Italian government acts up to its programme, the Times thinks it would be idle to attribute to it war like designs. The proportion of the army to the popula- tion in Italy is now greatly below that of Belgium, Spain. or any other country on the continent, Switzerland ex eeptod. Nothing but 10 years of uninterrupted peace in the opinion of the Herd I Can extricate Italy from her ditfi coltiee. " Other glorious fields" will embarrass and el ipple her hopelessly and for ever. There will be more fighting in Europe before long very possibly, but there is no reason on earth why Italy should have any share at it. MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS. The number of army, militia, and volunteers which Eng land possesses, would probably be acknowledged, the Daily News says, by the most ardent alarmist to form a very formidable garrison of a sen-girt fortress if it were all comprised in the category of a regular and standing army. The defect that makes military critics class the militia and volunteers as inferior to the line, lies in their offioers, who as a rule are imperfect even in routine drill, and have no knowledge whatsoever of the exigencies arising in active service. But though in matters of parade, barrack, or regimental duties, the regular officer is far beyond his brethren of the irregular branches, in actual field knowledge he is very little their superior, for the is not instructed in it. It is the one profession in the world in which the pupil is not practised in the work that is required of him. Unless in the ran cams of voluntary study the officers who lead our troops learn their trade for the first time when in presence of the enemy. What the public must insist on, therefore, is not increase of number., but increase of skill and efficiency. It must require our army to be so exercised in time of peace that in time of war it shall fmd no novelty, but only an occasion of putting to use those operations with which it has been made familiar. Stating that there is good reason for believing that the English government will refuse to comply with the requi sition addressed to them on the subject of the suspension of the existing regulations for the examination of the luggage of passengers arriving in this country from France during the period of the Great Exhibition in Paris, the Post contends that the government are bound to consider not only the interests of the revenue but of those traders who would be placed at a terrible disadvantage if every difficulty in the way of smuggling was removed. The Duke of Rutland complains that Mr. Bright has said the country party only accepted free trade under the pressure of Irish famine. The duke says " Not so—you calumniate us. We would not have accepted it if we could, even then." The Stnr really does not think the country party have much reason to thank their defender. In substance and statement he confirms Mr. Bright—in inference he makes the country party even more obstinate and blind than Mr. Bright cared to paint them. It seems that a worse mishap can visit the country party than to be attacked by a Bright—namely, to be defended by a Rutland. The Standard maintains that the conservative party have always been the real friends of America, and censures Lord Russell for having in the case of the Alabama put England clearly in the wrong, and given wanton offence to the United States. Whether accepted or not, the offer of arbitration will prove that England is willing to repair inadvertent wrong, and does not even assume to be judge in her own cause of what wrong may have been done. tire Court. OSBORNE, JAW. 1? The Queen drove to Newport yesterday after noon, accompanied by Prince and Princess Christian and Princess Beatrice, and visited SL Thomas's Church. Her Majesty was received by the Rev. G. Connor. Colonel Ponsouby was in attendance. Her Majesty walked in the grounds this morning, accompanied by the Dowager Duchess of Athole and Miss M'Gregor. Princess Christian and Princess Louise walked in the grounds this morning. Prince Leopold, Princess Iteatrioe, and Prince Henry of Prussia went out also. Prince Christian went out shooting, attended by Colonel Ponsonby. Sir Thomas Biddulph and Captain Von Schroetter had the honour of accompanying his Royal Highness• JAN. 13. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, accom panied by Princess Christian. Her Majesty, Prince and Princess Christian, Prince.. Louise, Prince Leopold, and Princes. Beatrice, attended Divine Service at Whippingham Church this morning. The Rev. G. Prather* officiated. Mr. C. D. Engleheart had the honour of dining with the Queen and the Royal Family yesterday. The Prince of Wales, attended by Major Grey, lett Marlborough House on Saturday afternoon for Sand ringham. Despatches were received on Saturday at the Colonial Office from the Governor of Heligoland. Despatahes were sent to the Governors of Canada and the Bahamas. The Chancellor of the Exchequer will, as leader of the Roues of Commons, give • parliamentary dinner on Monday, the 4th of February. THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES.—Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales are cx. pected to leave Sandringham House at the close of this month. The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh spent part of last week with Mr. H. V illebois, whose seat at Marham is situated within a few miles of Sandringham. The Earl of Cork, Lord Colville, and other gentlemen were also guests of Mr. Villebois, on whose estate a considerable quantity of game was shot. On Friday and Saturday the Prince of Wales was in town, on various business mine meats ; his Royal Highness appears to have regained his usual health. The Right Hon. Sir J. Pskington, Bart., M.P., and Lady Pakington received Viscount and Viscountess Cranborne, the Hight Hon. Spencer H. Walpole, Lord H. Lennox, Mr. and Mn. Murray, Mr. Seymour Fits. gerald, &c., at dinner on Saturday evening, at his official residence at the Admiralty. The Duke of Rutland has returned to Belvoir from visiting the Berl and Countess of Cardigan at Deena Park. The Marquis and Marchioness of Kildare are expected in town next week from the Duke of Leinater's seat in the oounty Kildare, on their way to visit the Duchees-Dowager of Sutherland at Cliefden, near Maiden- head. The Earl and Countess Russell and Lady Georgians Russell are among the arrivals of the English nobility at Cannes. The noble earl and countess intend to make s short stay in Paris on their way borne for the meeting of parliament. Mr. Goechen, M.P., presided on Saturday at the distribution of prises to the successful exhibitors at the International Working Men's Industrial Exhibition, recently held at the Agricultural Hall. Mr. Goschen made an admirable speech. After pointing out the special interest of the particular exhibition, he spoke of these exhibitions generally as one of the most prominent proofs of the folly of those who talked of the incapacity of the working men to exercise political powers. Mi. Beresford Hope subsequently addressed the meeting, and argued fo r the combination of the artistic with the usefuL A gathering of the agriculturists of Leicester shire took place on Saturday, to celebrate the establish ment of a local chamber of agriculture for that county. The chair was taken by the Duke of Rutland, who spoke upon the political conduct of Mr. Bright as affecting agri culture. This new organisation, which includes men of all political views, is intended to secure a representation in the legislature of the wants and opinions of all the classes more directly engaged in the cultivation of the soil. The central chamber is located in London, sod branches are formed, or are about to be formed in all the counties. One of the oldest English residents in Naples, Lady Straehan, Marchese Saha, whose history is con nected with that of the last century, died there on Satur day last, of pneumonia. Her hospitality and her charity were considerable, and many were the English visitors who enjoyed, and, in Naples, were ready enough to accept, her hospitality. Besides other property of great value,. she has left behind her precious objects of art, some of which were presented by Louis SIP. to Madame blaintenon, which will be brought to the hammer. EVENING, JANUARY 14, 1867. LATj:ST INTELLIGENCE. THE CANDIAN INSURRECTION. The A reitir Natimtal represents the following to be the situation of affairs in Candia in its corre spondence from Athens, dated Jan. 3 : The exact position of the combatants in Candia is this : Of the 40,000 men sent from Turkey and Egypt against Cretans, there are scarcely half left—war,fatigue, and the epidemics which invariably accompany Turkish armies, having destroyed about 20,000. Those that remain are disorganised and dispirited at the results of • struggle which has little in common with ordinary warfare. The real strength of filustapha niche consists of • corps of 3,000 native Turks (they were originally 5,000 in number) who have distinguished themselves on every omission. The Cretans can bring into line 8,000 combatants well armed, of whom 2,000 are volunteers. But this is only the kernel of the organised resistance. There are besides a number of guerillas whose evolutions around the Turkish army are incessant and do immense damage. The 6,000 Cretans have arms, provisions, and munitions at their disposal. They ere full of ardour like the volunteer troops, act under the orders of the able chiefs whose military education was completed in the schools of Greece and France, and all have entire confidence in the success of their enterprise. Even should the Porte be able to send 10,000 fresh troops to Crete, they would not be sufficient to suppress the revolt, and then it must become a ques tion how long Europe will remain a spectator of a contest that apparently will be endless, if foreign intervention does not take place. In Epirus and Thesssly events are marching with the greatest rapidity. The insur gents have invited the Greek general Rousso milla and Colonel Kaakari to put themselves at their head, and it is reported in Athens that they have already left for this purpose, and fresh recruits leave every day to join the insurgents. The provisional government of Epirus have issued a proclamation inviting the Thessalians to make common cause with them and to unite under a common government. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMB.) ITALY. SPEECH OF THE KING. FLORENCE, J. 13, EVENING.. To-day King Victor Emmanuel received the deputation charged to present to his Majesty the address of the Chamber of Deputies in reply to the spoech from the throne. The King addressed a few words to the deputation, in which his Majesty, after expressing congratulations at the results which Italy had obtained, said that there now remained two questions to be resolved—that of the finances, and the Roman question. With respect to the finances, he hopes that the dif ficulties would be shortly surmounted, and that the financial statement of Signor Scialoja would disperse many clouds. Concerning Rome his Majesty said that this was a question of time which will resolve it agreeably to the national aspirations. It is announced that the question of the Prin cipe Tommasso has been arranged in principle between the Turkish and Italian governments. It only remains to fix the indemnity to be paid by the Porte to the company owning the steamer. It is believed that Count Latour will proceed to Japan as Italian Minister. MEXICO. TRIESTE, JAN. 13. According to advicea from Mexico received at Miramar, the position of political parties in that country is of such a character that were a plebisci turn to be ordered by the Emperor Maximilian, a majority in favour of the Empire might be ex pected. Public opinion in Mexico is also stated to be adverse to any intervention on the part of the United States. OVERLAND MAILS. GIBRALTAR, SAX. 12. OUTWARD CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. The China, from Southampton, arrived to-day, at 8 a.m., and left at 11 a.m. for Alexandria. CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN (HEAVY) MAILS. The Delta leaves this evening for Southampton, where she may be expected about the 17th inst. Weather continues bad. REMOVAL OF QUARANTINE. The pratique upon arrivals from Southampton with clean bills of health has been removed. BOMBAY MAIL. ALEXANDRIA, JAN. 12. The Syria left at 10.20 a.m.. and the Ripon at 3.30 p.m. yesterday. The former may be expected at Marseilles on the lith and the latter at Southampton about the 24th inst. LIFEBOAT SERVICES. PORTHDINLLAEN, NORTH WALE% Jt . N. 12. During a heavy gale from N.N.E. this morning (reports the Rev. John Hughes) the smack C►therine, of liermouth, bound to that port from Liverpool, with • general cargo, anchored too far to leeward in Porth dinllaen Bay, and at low water struck the ground, on which she for sonic time beat heavily. On seeing the dangerous position of the vessel, the Cotton Sheppard lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution was ►t once launched. On reaching the smack, which had parted one of her anchors, the master availed himself of the assistance of the lifeboat, and some of the men from the boat were put on board, and ultimately the vessel and her crew were brought safely into harbour. But for this timely aid the vessel must have become • total wreck in a very short time; and this is • fresh instance of the great advantage of having • lifeboat stationed here. SWANSEA, JAL 12. During very rough weather, on the morning of the 9th instant (says Alfred Sterry, Esq.) the lifeboat Wolverhampton, belonging to the National Lifeboat Institution, was launched in reply to bignabs of distress shown by • vessel in the bay. Alter speaking several ships in the outer roadsteads the lifeboat ultimately . found • French_ schooner with her ensign in the rigging. She had lost two anchors and had her sails split. Some of the crew of the lifeboat were put on board the vessel, and the lifeboat also secured the servioes of a steamer to tow the disabled vessel into Swansea. She was the Jean d'Arc, of Nantes, bound from Swansea to that place with coal, and she would doubtless have been lost but for the assistance rendered by the lifeboat. The Emperor Napoleon has twice visited the Thfatre Francais to witness the same play, Madlle. de la Trig/lire, a drama which treat, of the legitimists' depre ciation of Napoleon I. with satirical power. A Vienna letter says :—" The Austrian notions of club life are rather curious ; but there are one or two clubs in Vienna which are not so unlike a sixth-rate Lon don club, e.g., the Casino, the Commercial Club—which, by the way, is all card, billiard, and supper rooms, with a furtive little chamber to read in—and the Union, a really comfortable, roomy, even luxurious club, with a facade of splendid windows overlooking the Freyung, liveliest but one of all open spaces in Vienna. The reading-room, drawing-room, and billiard-room of the Union are models of convenience and elegance. An English clubsman would, however, be rather surprised to see, in a corner of the last-named apartment, a huge grand piano !" Major O'Reilly, M.P., has delivered a lecture at Dundalk on the subject, " Is catholicism an impediment to material prosperity V' The lecturer pointed out that England attained " almost unexampled prosperity " under the guidance of Cardinal Wob,ey, while, " with the Reformation it declined in freedom, wealth, and power ;" that Spain attained the zenith of her prosperity when most catholic ; that the foremost amongst Roman catholic countries is Trance, the " eldest daughter of the church." He therefore held that catholicism was not an impediment to the welfare of any nation. Any superiority of the **- called protestant North of Ireland, he declared in conclu sion, was due not to its protestantism, but to the fact that for nearly 100 years, and up to the close of the first quarter of the present century, she was specially favoured by the laws and her industry fostered. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Chief Clerk.) THE DINING HALLE COMPANY (LIMITED). In the winding-up matter of the Dining Halls Company (Limited), under which premises were opened in Fleet, street and Market-street, Oxford-street, to supply the working classes and others with dinners on " reasonable terms," an application was made on the part of a creditor for payment of his debt. On the part of the liquidator it was stated there were funds, but not available. The property in Fleet-street bad been realised, and a call was to he made on the 16th inst., when it would be seen what debts were to be paid, and the amount of call required to be made to wind up the matter. The Chief Clerk (Mr. Church) ordered the matter to to stand over until after the call. A lady shareholder forwarded a letter to the Chief Clerk to know whether she should have any more to pay, and the solicitors in the case were directed to forward the required information. . IN BE HARNEIA BANE. Another summons was taken out to remove a sitars holder, and the matter stood over. Mr. Lording repre sented the liquidators. The accounts u to the Contract Corporation are to be filed by the 18th instant. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. Sitting in Banco.—(Before the Lord Chief Juana and Justices Blackburn, Mellor, and Shea.) !WITTY r. KITCHEN. This was an action of false imprisonment and malicious prosecution, tried before the Lord Chief Justice at the last after rm nisi prins sittings at Westminster, when the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff — d a:mages, 501., with leave reserved to enter the verdict for the defendant. The defendant is the commanding officer of the preven tive force at Bradley station, and it will be recollected the defendant caused the plaintiff to be apprehended and afterwards taken before a magistrate on a ciree of having stolen government rope, with which he had rigged a boat, and afterwards sold to a person named Rose. The de fendant pleaded not guilty by statute and a justification. Sir R. Collier now moved, pursuant to leave reserved, for a rule calling upon the plaintiff to show cause why the verdict should not be entered for the defendant, and also for a new trial, on the ground that the verdict was against evidence, and that the damages were excessive. The leave to move was that the defendant ought to have had notice of action. The Lord Chief Justice said he was of opinion at the time, and was still, that the verdict was not satisfactory, sad required re-consideration. The verdict was in fact in consistent. The jury found that there had been a felony of government rope, and yet that there was no reasonable or probable cause for apprehending the plaintiff. The boat was sold rigged by the plaintiff to Rose. who clearly could nothave rigged her, and the plaintiff had given a false representation of the circumstances. Rule granted. - ROCK T. KITCHEN. Sir R. Collier said the same points arose in this case. The Lord Chief Justice having at the time of the tri►l ex pressed an opinion that there was no strict justification for taking the plaintiff into custody, it was agreed, and his lordship accordingly assessed the damages at M., but subject to the same point with reference to the notice of action, therefore he supposed he might have a sub in this case on that point only. Rule granted. PETER AND ANOTHER V. KIRK. This was an action tried at Liverpool, before Mr. Justice Blackburn, when the jury returned a verdict for the defen dant. The plaintiffs were sugar refiners at Manchester, and the defendant was clerk to a broker at Liverpool, and the action was brought to recover damages in consequence of the defendant having, as the plaintiffs alleged, repre sented that he had the authority of Johnson and Co. to enter into arrangements with the plaintiffs for a cargo of sugar, when, in point of fact, he had no such authority. Mr. Quoin, Q.C., moved for a rule calling on the de fendant to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside on the ground that it was against evidence. Rule refined. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sittings in Benoo.—(Before Lord Chief Justice Bovill and Justices Willies, Keating, and South.) BM? r. BIRD. _ . ... The plaintiff in this cue, a young lady, sued to recover damages for having been run over by a horse and cart, and at the trial before Mr. Justice Keating she recovered 30f. Mr. Seriesizt Hayes now moved for • rule to enter • nonanit, and said that the case was remarkable for this, that it was founded upon the first instance ever known of • dust cart running away. (Laughter.) The cart bore the name of the defendant, who was the contractor for re moving dust for the pariah of Kensington ; but he had • sub-contract by which another person was to remove and sift the dust for Is. Id. • load, the defendant finding homes and carts, and the contractor servants. This being so the cart was not under the control of the de fend►nts' servant, when it ran away. Another circum stance which showed the truth of the saying of Lord Palmerston thatdirt was only something in the wrong place was that the defendant paid upwards of 8001. • ye►r for the privilege of removing the dust. The defendant's principal object was to get the breeze for his brick field, and the sub-contractor had all the metal, bones, rags, and sovereigns found. Mr. Justice Keating—And I think he declined to say how many sovereigns were found. Mr. B,rjeant Hayes—And I did not press him. (A laugh.) The defendant did not appoint and could not re move the man in charge of the cart, and therefore ought not to be held responsible for his acts. Rule granted. COURT OF ARCHES. (Before Dr. A.usliington, Dean of Arches.) The court sat for the firsi . timO since the vacation. It is understood that there are some ritualistic cases in progress. On the present occasion church rate cases were brought forward. BARI29_ r. G RANT. -CHt!RCH This was a church rate diorite which had occurred at Kettleburgh, and the defendant had been condemned in costs. Mr. Moore, as proctor for the churchwarden, applied that the defendant, who was contumacious in not paying the cost of the suit (about 20t.) might be taken in contempt. Dr. Lusbington asked if any party appeared on the other ride. . . Mr. Moore said no opposition was made. His lordship granted the application. EDWARD AND MANN T. HATTON—ANOTHER CRUNCH NATI CASE. In this case, a suit to enforce a church rate at Maltalian, the costs were MI., and proceedings were to be forthwith adopted to enforce the same. Mr. Moore gave evidence as to the correctness of the items in the bill of costs. His lordship admitted the bill. In both cases the rates were small and the costa large. In one case the claim was only a few shillings. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.) IN RE RRNBT AND ERRED. The bankrupts were fancy warehousemen, of Falcon street, Aldersgate-street. This was the sitting for dis charge. The case has been before the court upwards of 18 months ; and, owing to the unsatisfactory nature of the accounts, they only recently passed their examination. Against debts of 15,7867., there are assets 5,600 f., and pro perty held at security 2,0001. Mr. Rooks opposed for the assignees ; Mr. Bagley and Mr. Reed for creditors ; Mr. Linklat r e; • T r aaorted the hanknipts. It a from the evidence and statements of connect that the bankrupts were in a deficiency of above 2,000 f. in July, Isi4, a twelvemonth before the bankruptcy which occurred in July, 1865. Notwith standing this deficiency, they had increased their pur chases' which in the last twelve months of their trading' amounted to 20,6201. ; and in the last three months were as much as 6,6491. Though this large amount of goods bad been purchased on the eve of their bankruptcy, the stock given up amounted to 3,7e61. only, and there were debts of 1,84/. The character of the trading was shown by the fact that they had only made a profit of 121 V. on transactions of 20,0001. On these grounds the bankrupts were charged with con tracting debts without probable means of payment, and neglecting to keep proper accounts. After the examination of M. Balderini, of Paris, a cre ditor for 1,550 1 ., and some other witnesses, the further hearing was adjourned. Mr. Commissioner aoullinm, owing to severe indisposi tion, was unable to attend the court. His cases were dis posed of by Mr. Commissioner Winslow and Mr. Registrar Hazlitt. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Berjeant Dowling, Deputy Assistant Judge.) ROBRICIIT OF A HOME A. , 11; CART. PAillippe Louis, a Frenchman, was indicted for 'dealing a home and cart and 141bs. of beef, value &W., the property of John Clayton. Henry Hall said he was assistant to Mr. John Clayton, butcher, of Great Merylebone-street, and on the day before Christmas-day he left a hone and cart in Portland-street, about 10 o'clock in the morning, while lie went to serve • customer. When he came back the hone and cart and some meat were gone. Lewis George Fairbraes, • tradesman living in Great Marylebone-street, said he saw the prisoner in Mr. Clay. ton's cart in Wimpole-street, and knowing that he had no business with it, he went after him and gave him into custody. Richard Elloeombe, police-constable 365 A, said—At a quarter past 1 o'clock in the afternoon of the 24th of De cember he saw the prisoner detained by Mr. Fairhrass, and received him into custody. He was charged with stealing the horse and cart, and to this he made no answer. The jury found the prisoner Guilty. Yr. Serpent Dowling sentenced him to be imprisoned and kept to bard labour for six months. THK POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) CLERKENWELL AM INNuCANT MAI IMPRI,ONILD. On Mr. Cooke taking his seat this seat this morning at 10 o'clock, Mr. Alfred Brown, carpenter, !cc., of 15, Bridge water-street, Somers-town, accompanied by Police•con. stable Loveday, 142 Y, applied for the release from the House of Detention of Alfred John Turner, aged 21, of Bridgewater-street, who had been remanded on Wed. nesday last on the charge of having a saw and a jack plane in his possession, and nut giving a saris. factory account of the same, at the parish of St. Palters., The constable stated that about half-past 12 in the day he met the prisoner with the tools in his possession, and as he gave in answer to his questions two or three different accounts of how he became possessed of them and could notgivethe names that were on the tools he took him to the police-station, and thence before Mr. Barker, who also considered the prisoner's explanation unsatisfactory and remanded him without bail. Since the remand, lie (the constable) had found the owner of the tools, and he said that he had sent the prisoner to fetch them for him, and the owner was now in attendance to ask the magistrate to discharge the at once and not to keep him in custody until Wednesday next. Mr. Brown having been sworn, said that the tools were his, and that he had sent the man now in custody to fetch them. He was certain that such was the fact, and hence it was that he was anxious to have the man released, and that at the earliest opportunity Mr. Cooke said he would sign the order to bring the man up from the House of Detention, and then he would be discharged. HARTLE:BONK A ESPECIAL PLEADER AdBAULTING THE POLICE. CotodeU z CZnals, aged 55, of 6, Pump-court, Middle Temple, a pleader. was charged with assaulting the pollee in e execution of their duty. Charles , police-constable 215 D, maid—About quarter to 12 last night I was in Earl-street, wlro the prisoner came and asked the way to the underground railway, and also wished to know if be was too late for the train. I told him he was too late for that night. Prisoner then maid he wanted to go to the Temple, and I directed him along the Edgware-road and Oxford. street. Re turned up Liason-grove, and went in an oppo site direction. Mr. d'Eyncouxt—Was he sober? Tufrey—No, your worship, I told him he was not going in the right direction, when he called me • scoundrel, and said be was a member of the Temple. The prisoner then went a little way, and, returning, strict me a blow on my Mout with a walking stick. He again called me a scoundrel, and said I was directing him the wrong way. He was going to strike me a second tune, when another constable came up and took the stick from him. Mr. d'Eynoourt—Wu it a severe blow? Tufrey—No. Ido not feel any effect of it now. Mr. d'Eyncourt (to prisoner)—Do you wish to ask any questions of the constable? Prisoner —l do not see the necessity to cross-examine, as I was by myself, and my statement cannot be taken. In reply to the prisoner, Tufrey said—This occurred in Earl-street. You were not going in the direction of the r►ilway station. Edward Vincent, 43 D, deposed—l *misted to take the prisoner to the station-house. I saw him going to strike the second blow and took the stick from him. In reply to the charge, prisoner said—l was under the impression I was on my right way from the Edgware-road to the railway station, having a return ticket in my pos session. I was told it was closed, and I took a direction which I thought would take me home. As to striking the &hoer, I cannot believe that. If he was struck it must have been an accident. As regards being intoti. rated, I was not so, for I only had a glass of whisky with a friend on my way home, as the night was so cold. lau not intoxicated. Mr. d•bynwart--The blows do not appear to have been hard ones. Prisoner—l have been a resident in London for 30 years, and never in such a Owe before. Mr. d'Eyneourt—The whisky appears to have been too strong for you and to have got into your head. The arst was not a severe one, so I shall only indict a fine of 205., or in default imprisonment in the House of Correc. tion for seven days. The fine was paid. _ WESTMINSTER. THRovingo PEPPER INTO A CHILDS ETES. was placedat the bar charged with throwing . pepper into a child's eyes in order to facili tate the commission of a felony. William Gale said that on Saturday afternoon, A 3 o'clock, he was in the Queen's-road, &et, Chelsea, when he saw a little boy carrying a parcel con taining meat in his hand. The prisoner and a companion at that moment came out of a coffee-shop, and the prisoner then threw some pepper which he had in the palm of his hand into the child's eyes, and then made snatch at his parcel, but missed it. The child soon arrived at its father's house, and prisoner finding witness watch ing him took to his heels, and concealed himself in a lodging-home in Turk's-row. _ . frii7oner—lt was a bit of pepper I waa flinging at my companions. I told him I was sorry. Witnese—lt was a most deliberate act to get the parcel. A little boy, 10 years old, who was the object of attack, confirmed this account. Priammes companion was called, and said he was merely trying to throw wet pepper off his finger,. Witness for the complainant said there was nearly a tea spoonful of dry pepper thrown intentionally. The police said that prisoner had been convicted of a robbery in August, and had a month, and again convicnd in October, when he bad six weeks. Mr. Selie committed prisoner to hard labour for the aseault for one month. WANDSWORTH. COMMITTAL or DARING BURGLAR& Two young men who gave the names of John Itaunto,,i and Rickard Pitt, were ,finally examined on a charge of burglary. It appeared in evidence that shortly before 3 o'clock on the morning of the 21st ult. police-constable Cable, lel W, while on duty in South Lambeth, had his attention drawn to the house of Mr. Oliver Hoskins, No. 7, Beulahter• race, by a snapping noise at one of the windows. He looked and saw the window of the library on the ground floor slide up and a match struck. While watching the window two men came out and be pursued them over several fences. One escaped, but Pit; was discovered under • laurel tree in a garden. Ou the following day the garden was searched, and under the same laurel tree a small lantern was found covered with a piece of black rag and two knives. A " jemmy was picked up and taken to the station. On Mr. Hoskins' house being examined it was found that the window of the library had been forced open, and the screws of the box of the lock of the room door taken out so as to admit of an entrance into the ball. Howes% r, the burglars did not appear to have proceeded ant further, for nothing was missed or removed. The evidence' against Raymond was of a singular character. At the time Pitt was locked up at Wandsworth station after he had been remanded, he was visited by two females. Sergeant Micklejohn had placed himself in an empty cell adjoining, and heard their conversation. In consequence of what he so overheard, he proceeded to Barrett-street, Lambeth, where be found Raymond satin; before a tire, with his foot swollen. He told bins that he should take him into custody for being concerned in the burglary, when he denied all knowledge of it. lie then told him that he overheard Pitt inquire of the women what time Jack got home, that he was atiswerel by one, who said that he was late, for he bad sprained los foot and tore his trousers in jumping over • high wail. He also told him that Pitt said they got through on empty house to the rear of the premises. The seripas then took possession of the prisoner's boots and compand thesis with the footmarks on the premises of Mr. and found that they corresponded exactly. It also :- peared that there were several convictions 1 tg:kinst The depositions having been read over, the Kimono were fully committed for trial. THE CAKE 01 THE HOSPITAL NI RME. Frasris John Gilliam, who was charged but week with stealing the luggage of Mary Ford, while proceeding t, fulfil a situation in the Royal Hospital for Inctirabh,, Putney, was brought up for re•examination. Inspector Egerton informed the magistrates that the prosecutris stated she had recovered her property, :.nil was most anxious to withdraw from the ease. Mr. Ingham then discharged the prisoner. THE WEATHER AND THE PARRY.—(THIS P vt' )- 1 The frost was very intense on Sunday evening and diving the whole of last night, the thermometer registering l deg. below freezing point. As a consequence, the Ice on the waters in the various parks was touch thicker sal firmer this morning than yesterday, and hundreds of per sons were enjoying the diversion of skating without touch fear of falling through. An exception, however. mast be made for the water of the Serpentine, which. not frozen over at all yest-clay, was only psztaY so to-day, owing to its exposed situation to the wind fl.ra the north-went. As it has been freezing hard all ti.e morning it is expected the ice this :Lftet noon w ill h e ,r safely the large number of persons it is anticipated will be present upon it. Large masses of ice are hooting do" the river Thames this forenoon, and the river trdlie J t the works of Itlackfriars-bridge is almost blocked up. At 12 o'clock this forenoon the thermometer stood at OP. hut was gradually falling, and there is no indication of 34 break in the weather. __ THE GURNEYM OF NORWICH. —Mr. J. Gunny, of Earlhum Hall, Norwich, the eldest son of the el.: *t branch of the Gurney family , ham joined the banking tiro of Messrs. Gurneys, Birkbeek■, Barclay, and Buxton, ef Norwich. Mr. Gurney, who attained his majority in November, ffififi, was a legatee under the will of the late Mr. Hudson Gurney to the extent of 120,000 L, awl be inherited about an equal sum from his deceased father. Before ho entered the banking firm at Norwich a leadinj, banker of Lombantstreet made on his behalf a searchmt investigation into its affairs. The result was that )lr• Gurney became a partner as stated. t I d an ,479/. dal nen rei n :: kin oi !"ercia than -n baaisa pan of ands ant. Salado Lc ad COM • t 1 • ti Twi • 7. Cr • , •1 Ne • fir ral /0 The t) (.1. he 1 4 i ) e, fa • t k. 1 tei • rid ,ml nom era • rtll w 2 ere look as e di • t bit 1 e st • wit 1 meta ord • t sine woe ' • k 0174231 the I. k . • • • 30 if 519,8 odin: • ld. ; t, 5,0001 7a. & oeirabl rvs • 599,0 "80 t 'Jar