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Parselle, Belford, and MulfaY : Mesdames Swanhotoultb, Johnstone, and Hughm. KEN ILWORTH. Messrs. Jamas, Thorne, & Yento Mes dames Swanboougg & Royalism—And Boars AT TLS SWAN. HOLBORN. THIS Evrinca, at 7,11 Y TURN NEXT. Mr. Belmore ; Ulises Foote and Lennox.—And FLYING SCUD. Mesas. NeSaundersville, Bell more, W a ke, Voltaire, dc.: Mesdames F. Josephs, C. , s e sMe Foote. }lcicles, Lennox, litannond, tte. -- HIGH MATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TEE DAY —Morning, lh 48 m Afternoon, Ht. UM. To-Monitor —Morning, 2h. elm Afternoon, sd Om LONDON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22. IT is gratifying to observe at the end of the se cond week after the departure of the French troops from Rome that the HOLY FATHER is not only in the enjoyment of external peace, but appears to have recovered the accustomed serenity of his mind. He is reported by the telegram to have been saying something of King VICTOR Emus- NITEL, the prodigal son of the Church, much more civil than the language he lately held respecting the Emperor NAPOLEON, his elder and more deco rous brother. There is reason for this improved tone. VICTOR EMMANUEL has promised to secure the independence of the Pork:, and two represen tatives of the Italian Government are at the pre sent time conferring with Cardinal ANTONELL I upon the various m atters in dispute between it and the Head of the Church. The most striking proof, however, that the Film apprehends no such trouble at Rome as would make his withdrawal from the capital necessary, is found in the letter of Convocation which he has addressed to the Bishops of his Church throughout the world, inviting them to assemble at Rome next Juno to celebrate the eighteenth centenary of the martyrdom of the Apostles PETER and PAUL. The business to be transacted on that occasion is declared by the POPE himself to be of the highest importance, being nothing less than the formal and solemn advancement of a number of heroes of the Church, front the ranks of the beatified to those of the Saints. Canonisation is a more serious affair in our days than in those early times when the spontaneous but sure instincts of popular faith anticipated the solemn sanction of the Church, and canonised a brother by the simple act of building an altar over his grave. As a practice of the Popes it only began in the tenth century, but now, as we read in this Ponti fical letter, it is " one of the principal and gravest " cares of the Apostolic ministry of the SovEatuus " PONTIFF" to recruit the saintly army which the Church honours in its worship. The ceremony of June next promises to be an imposing spectacle, in which nearly every important country of Eu rope will have an interest. France will be repre sented among the saints to be honoured by a " secular virgin" of Toulouse, Spain by an in quisitor of Saragossa, Naples by a sister of the Five Wounds. and Russia by a martyred archbishop. The Latin race will appear with pre-eminent splen dour, as it usually does on these occasions. The Gotha, however, will be indemnified, for Holland supplies a formidable contingent in the " nine blessed martyrs of Ghorkum." (if course, the claims of these meritorious persons have been examined with the utmost rigour. The Church of Rome boasts that for such purposes it is accustomed to require stronger evidence than would satisfy the most sceptical of unbelievers. Commissions of inquiry have sat to sift the testi mony of ardent admirers, and welcome all who could suggest the least objection to the character of the candidates, and in the face of friends and cavillers it has been established that they all died in the odour of sanctity, and that their virtues and graces have been abundantly attested by miracles. After this it would be invidious to ob ject to their exaltation in a service, promo tion in which is so strictly regulated by merit. If, nevertheless, we might sug gest an objection, we would ask if canoni sation is to proceed at this rate, and fifteen holy men and women are to be admitted into the company of the Saints in one day, what Liturgy will henceforth be sufficient to contain the names of the vast host ? Their number is perpe tually increasing—fur while many are added none are ever dropped out. Hitherto these fifteen good people have had only a local and provincial fame, belonging merely to a country, a diocese, or a church, to which the practice of worshipping them has been restricted ; henceforth their merits and intercessions will he the heritage of the whole Church. This superabundance of spiritual wealth is embarrassing ; it has become a most difficult matter to choose a patron from the numberless throng of saints, each with his special and peculiar ability to aid the earthly pilgrim, and as their number increases the selection is in danger of becoming little better than a lottery. These matters, how ever, are not exactly within our province, and lest we should betray a carnal ignorance, wo will leave them to the wisdom of the Hotv FATHER, re cognising in these sacred cares the proper sphere of his skill and judgment. It in occupations of this kind that he shows himself the great and pre eminent Pontiff that he is. Better be employed in ordering the hierarchy of earth and heaven, than in haggling with Ronisenitn, or equipping red-legged Zouaves. We wish the venerable Prelate health and peace, a large concourse of the faithful, and fine weather. According to the Saturday Review, all the world is aware that the real object of the Emperor Napoleon in raising the army to the enormous total of 1,250,000 armed men is to provide himself with an army of offence—an army which would place him at the head of Europe, and make him as much the arbiter of its fate as he was believed to be before the battle of Wows. And nothing could show in a more striking way bow great is the change that is passing over Europe and France than that it should be, not Europe, but France, that feels aggrievcd and hurt at the proposal. He may force his subjects to adopt his plan, whether they like it or not ; but there can be little doubt that they ( I s''ke it bitterly. lOn no previous occasion in his reign has there been the same heartiness and unanimity of opposition that this scheme for remodelling the army has excited. The Emperor is not lightly to be moved from determina tions which he has once taken, but he has never yet disre garded the general feeling of the French people. He wi 1 try to gauge their opinion far more thoroughly and deeply than anyone else could do ; but if he finds the 1 country to be seriously opposed to his scheme, he will be much too sensible to persevere, and will admit modifica tions of it which will content his sub j ects without expos ing him to the reproach of a defeat. The state of public feeling here and in America, is, says the Snitirday Reriew, eminently favourable to a temperate and rational treatment of the matters at issue. Tho Americans are sore with us, but they are an eminently just and law-loving people, and they will gladly listen to us if we will but do our best to inspire them with a confi dence that we are trying to deal with the case in a per fectly fair spirit. The English public think it not un natural that the Americans should be a little sore with us, regret very much that the Alabama got out to sea, and would be quite willing to make any compensati in in their power, so long as they were satisfied that they were not being bullied into giving it, and so long as they found that the case of the Alabama was not treated as an isolated one, and that a rule was understood to be laid down, of which the Alabama case might lye held to be an infraction, but which the Americans, and every other great maritime nation would I observe in our favour if we unhappily found ourselves at war. It is now generally understood, says the Examiner, that our conservative ministers, who so scornfully rejected the claims of a few intelligent working men to the franchise six months ago, are preparing a bill which is to admit at least as many six months hence. It very much f ears, however. they are but wanting their labour. If good the measure wilt have the support it deserves ; but it is hardly possible that those who rejected this year's bill, as going too far can in decency produce one themselves next year which shall go as far or farther. And farther it must go. They have conformed too late. The Sne , totor says that Mr. Lowe's great argument, " Show me the vices to be remedied in the present parlia ment before you rush into change," almost answers itself. The chief fault is its obstinate jealousy of the great clan■ who ask for their share in the representation, and that the house is either in secret or open war with the numerical majority of the nation. But the only evil is not abstract, but takes the form of special legislative and administra tive deficiencies. Compare the time, energy, and vehe mence devoted to stamping out the cattle plague to the time and energy devoted to more crying, rind quite as con spicuonsevils—the overcrowding and under-housingof Lon don, and the treatment of the poor in the workhouses, and workhouse hospitals. Does Mr. Lowe !replies. that with a strong working-class representation, these matters would have received the transient and inefficient notice they have received from the House of Commons' Com pare the time devoted to discussing military officers' ques tions, to the time devoted to discussing questions affecting the welfare and treatment of the rank and file of the army. Can Mr. Lowe conceive parliament creat ing a really popular army—an army in which the common soldier had a fair chance of rising above the beads of the commissioned officers—with our present House of Commons? Can Mr. Lowe imagine that our pre sent defective educational system would ever be changed for one thinking more of the intere , t , of the taught than of the clergy and dissenting ministers who superintend the teaching, with an unchanged House of Commons! Is not the tone of parliament, whenever combinations and strikes are mentioned, strongly capitalist! When, during the American civil war, Mr. Baring rose in the name of Lon. don commerce to protest against the irritating tone we were adopting towards the North, the check to the passions of the house, Confederate as it was, was electric. But when Mr. Forster or Mr. Bright protested in the name of the labouring class, the sympathies of whom were entirely with the North, the effect produced was merely a stimulus to the previous sentiment of aversion. The third volume of General Todleben's " His tory of the Siege of Sebastopol," and the third volume of Mr. Kinglake's " History of tho French and B. Wall Al. hence in the Crimea" will appear in the course of next year. the . Coutft. • , ' let )5 1: a I r Dzal l t e o The een, aecomienied by •• • Bea ' rode in the grounds yesterday a fternoon, ' her Maj est y walked and rode this morning, attended by the Dowager Duchess of Athole. Prince and Princess Christiandrove out yesterday after , en d s , attended noon, and Princess Louise walkedlin the g ro by the Hon. Caroline Cavendish. P r i nc e Leopold walked in the grounds this morning went , a tt en ded by Mr. Legg, end P rince Henry of Prussia out also, attended by Captain Von Sohroetter. OUR CONTEMPORAIWID. CrEl3l3 DAY.iv " Discuaaing the financial report of M. Fould, the Tines swam to the conclusion that if the scheme of putting the French nation under arms be realised, it must prove a d ea th-blow to any hopes the leer may encourag e of a remission of taxation. Nothing c an show more eloquently than the figures of this report the retrograde character of the new policy, nothbig could furnish abetter justification for receding from it. Endorsing Mr. Lowe's late defence of the House of Com t - mo ns, the Tines repeats its ch a ll en g e to the censors, tha they tell what parliament has done that it ought not to have done, or left undone which it ought to have done. Pro voked, defied again end again, the accusers hold back. The other articles in the Times this morning connate of one congratulating the Irish upon the beneficial influence exercised by the catholic clergy In denouncing the Fenian movement, and one ccanmunicating the chief results of the day and night census of the City of London. The Doily News explains the reasons which have guided the Congress of the United States in the various steps which they have taken since their meeting, pointing to their unanimity and to the substantial justice of their policy. That the bill conferring the suffrage on the coloured population of the Congressional district should have passed the house so early, shows that opinion has pro gressed on the great question of impartial suffrage, and will be a great help to all those who are advocating the entire repeal of all exclusions based on the colour of the A Committee of the Lords of her Majesty's Most Hon. Privy Council at yesterday at Whitehall on questions re lating to cattle plague and other matters. The Lords pre sent were—the Lord President and the Right Hon. Spencer Walpole. The Right Hon. Stephen Cave, M.P., Vioe-Preeident of the Board of Trade , le ft London for Paris yesterday as chief of the International Commission for the negotiation of a fisheries convention with France. Mr. Emerson Ten ,nent accompanies Mr. Cave LI secretary. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH. —llia Royal High ness the Duke of Edinburgh returned to Sandringham house last evening. Earl and Countess Cowley left Paris on Thurs day morning for England. They will be absent about six weeks. The Dean of Westminster will preach in aid of the funds of the London Diocesan Board of Educaon to morrow morning, at Grosvenor Chapel, South Aunte street. Service commences at H. The death is announced of Mr. Jasper Parrott, o f Dandridge, formerly M .P. for Totnes, at the age of 86. At a meeting conven ed yesterday at 145, Cheap side, to consider the communication from the Board of Trade in reference to a n ew minute of Customs requiring additional s pecifications (to that of quantity and value) for woollen and worsted goods exported, it was resolved to adjourn until after the holidays in order to give an op portunity for a larger representation of the wholesale houses, the present being found an inconvenient time, owing to their being almost slithout exception engaged in taking stock. An order from the Board of Admiralty Waft issued, yesterday, conveying their lordships' pleasure that the offices under their control shall be closed from the evenin g of to-day until Wednesday morning. We (Army and Nary Gct:ette) are informed that Sir Daniel Gooch and Mr. Watkin, M.P., have made an offer to take from the Admiralty, at a cost of 100,0004., the iron ballast with which some of our admirals and cap tains superintendent hav e p aved her Majesty's dockyards, and which is now familiarly known under the name of " Mr. Seeley's pigs." The iron is said to be of a very fine cold blast quality. Mr. Oakley, the Reid Professor, has at last delivered his inaugural address at Edinburgh. Mr. G. A. Macfarrell will give six lectures on Harmony at the Royal Institution, early in the year that is to come. We (.4 the nu tint ) are glad to learn that nearly half the sum, 2,0(0., that will be required for the new Archi tectural Museum in Bowling-street, Westminster, has been subscribed. The buildings must be ready for occupation in May next. Pictures intended for the General Exhibition of Water-colour Drawings at the Egyptian Hall must be sent to the Gallery on the 7th and Bth of January next, be tween 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. The Exhibition will open to the public on the 4th of February next. Count de Bisnia.rck's physicians have advised repose for him in a southern climate, and letters state that he will shortly pass through I'aris on his way to the south of France. A telegraphic despatch has announced the sudden death at Turin of Senator Cassinns, formerly minister in Italy. The journals of that city now state that the deceased gentleman committed suicide by shoot ing himself with a revolver. Domestic griefs had for some time past affected his intellect. The rise in the Seine has continued. The land ing-places of the Quai d ' Orsay , the Louvre, la Tournelle, and Iterey are covaed. The weir opposite the Mint is submerged. The yellowish colour of the river indicates that its affluents, and particularly the Marne, have risen. The Marquis de In ltochejaquelein, who lies dan gerously ill at his chateau of i'ecq, near Saint-Germain,haa had the last sacraments adniinistered to him. Fort ltawlings, just below Vicksburg, is to be de m-4idied by order of General Grant. It took 2,000 men 60 days to eiect the works. A new island is forming in the Missouri river, opposite St. Joseph, and two citizens have built a shanty on it, in order to secure the first claim to Kitty when the government places it in the market. The United States government has decided to send to the Paris Exhibition a large delegation of the north western Indians. They will take with them their wigwams, war and agricultural implements, and every variety of skin. The Daily News bears that our government has at l en gth admitted that the Spanish government has no right to treat the crew of the Tornado, a ship on a lawful voyage, seised on the suspicion of being a Chilian privateer, as prisoners of war, much less to chain them up, and that it has been determined to require that the case of the ship shall be speedily settled, and, unless the suspicions of the Spanish government canand, be made good, that that government shall make due apology and be called upon for indemnification. It is a matter for complaint that three months should have been allowed to elapse before this was done. A third article in the Daily News treats of the measures of restriction recommended by the international sanitary conference on cholera. American politics, the French budget, and the proposed memorial to the memory of the late Bishop Cotton are the topics dwelt on by the Post. The Herald informs us that the Lord Advocate will lay before parliament next session a number of bills affecting the jurisprudence, civil and criminal, of Scotland. They are designed to facilitate t he reception and record of i ev dente, at a great saving to suitors, and to reduce the cost of prosecutions by a system of double pleading. The Telegraph at length confesses that the game is over in Mexico. The Napoleonic error was based on the anticipa tion that the Confederate cause would be successful ; that mistake spoiled the whole plan. But nine out of every ten statesmen in Europe, and ninety-nine out of every hundred Englishmen of the so-called better classes, participated in the blunder. The best thing now left to France is a suc cessful and timely retreat, and Napoleon 111. has a virtue that Napoleon I. never possessed—he knows when he is beaten, and he is not too prou d to confess himself at fault. The Star says that after the brief respite of holiday re creation the season of politi cal contention will begin, and specially refers to the demonstration of the London and provincial reform societies which is to take place on the Monday after the meeting of parliament. THE WEEKLY PRESS. s ,stwoc. One of the passes by which the Pacific Railroad is to cross the Rocky Mountains is about 11,000 feet above the level of the sea. The mail which arrived at the General Post office the night before last. and which was brought home by the l'eninsular and Oriental Company's ship Masailia, contained snail bags from 42 different places. The mail with the oldest date was from Auckland, in New Zealand, which was made up October 12, and the snail of the latest date was from Gibraltar, made up December 13. There were mails from 23 places in Australia, from 10 places in Asia, from 9 places in Africa, and from 2 places in 1.10 EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 22, 106. LA DKATII OF LORD ST. LEONARDS. Another of the great lawyers of the I.)'t car tory bus -eseldlhieed his career. After onlg:Zr Bdaot illness Lord St. Leonard , died on Thursday night, at Farm, his seat in Ireland, in his 86th year. The deceased peer, who was the son of a Westminster tradesmen, was born in 17SL He was called to the bar the in 1807, and even before that he became distinguished as author of a treatise on " Purchasers " which has passed through fourteen editions. In 1822 he was made a King's Counsel and a bencher of Linoolresinn. As member for Weymouth, Meloombe Regis, and St. Mimes, Mr. Bagden took an active part in the parliamentary discus which issued on the passing of the Reform Bill. In 1829, when 1 1 the Duke of Wellington was the head of the go- I vernment, he was appointed Solicitor-General. one, during the brief administration of Sir Robert Peel in 1835, he was Lord Chancellor of Irel to and—a post w hich he resumed on Sir Robert's triumphant return p o wer in 1841, and cont inued to occupy down to he forma the die power of the conser vative party in 1646. On t tion of the Derby cabinet in 1832 he obtained the Great Seal, with the tit le of Baron St. Leotards. After that brief interregnum the deceased declined the responsihis bilities of political office and devoted himself chiefly to duties as slaw peer, and to the deviling of various sues- I sures having for their object the removal of anomalies in the law of property—a department of legal reform w ith which he was eminently fitted to deal, and in which he is believed to have rendered valuable service to the country. Among his more cele brated productions were treatises on " The Law of Vendors and Purchasers," and on "Powers"—works which were so constantly referred to in the courts that even the general public must be familiar with their titles. His last publica tion was one expressly designed for the unlearned in legal ma tt ers —" The Handybook of Property Law" — a cheap little work which has had a very extensive circulation, and which is of special value for the directions and cauethtions it contains with regard to the making of wills, whether with or without the aid of a lawyer. As a lawyer the late peer was held in hi g h estimation by those who were mos t competent to judge. His mind was, indeed, peculiarly a legal one, never wearying at minute points or wordy technicalities and sticking to the issue in view, however narrow, with invin cible tenacity. His attempts at law reform were never comprehensive, and it is doubtful whether his veneration for the forms and parchments with which he was early familiarised as a skilful conveyancer did not unfit bin for grasping with the subject in a proper man ner. As a political speaker he was not effective, and his s tyle being dry and h ard, his delivery feeble wearisome, and in this point of view he was only re markable for the staunch and dogged opposition which, like his contemporary eccentric Sir Charles Wetherell, he offered to any change, as he deemed it, in the constitu- Lion. Like Lord Lyndhurst, however, he probably lived long enough to be reconciled Lto much from which he had augured national [GENCE. - THE EMPintOR MAXIMILIAN. We find the inacarmg in the latest ne ws of La L Our Vienna correspondent wr it es that the Austrian ca binet has received un d ou bted information that the ith the h ea lth of the Emperor Maximilian is regarded w mo st serious apprehensions by his friends. Our corres pondent adds that the Austrianembassy a t Paris must have received intelligen ce of his Maces at the sam e time as 1 the news of his return to Mexico. (Rzurim's ivSGRANL) FRANCE. PARIS, Dsc. 22. General Durrien has been appointed sub-governor of Algia. Theer C o mtitutionnel of this morning says :—" We h a ve reason to believe that the proposed journeY of the Empress to R ome has been postponed." AMERICA. (BY ATLANTIC TIL6CRAPII.) NEW YORK, Dsc 21, Evvrixo. Gold, 133 g. Sterling exchange on London, 109. 5-20 United States Bonds, 106 i ; Illinois , 1161 ; Erie, 71. Cotton, middling Upland, 34k. EXPRESS FROM PARIS• Europe. A new feature at the general durbar lately held by Sir Jas. Lawrence, was the presence of nine native gen tlemen, summoned to receive rewards for special services to the state, in education, literature, or loyal acts. Baba Khen Singh Ikdee, one of the number, has done much to extend female education in the Punjab. Baboo Shevaper cud is the great scholar of Benares, who has written so many works, in which he communicates to his learned but superstitious countrymen the results of European science. Syud Ahniud Bahadoor is the remarkable sub ordinate civil judge of Bareilly—a Mugu'man, who has established an important literary society, translated many English books, and especially is the author of a transla tion of and commentary on the Bible on a gigantic scale, in the course of which, as a Mussulman, he attacks Bishop Colenso and seeks to establish the authenticity of the Pentateuch. It is said that when the Maharajah of Jeypore paid his private visit to Sir John Lawrence at the late Durbar at Agra, along with his litt'e eon, Sir John play fully asked him where his nuzzar or tribute was ; for his attendants alone offered tribute. Taking his boy in his arms and folding his hands in the usual form of Oriental sup plication, he said, " This is my offering ; take my son, the most precious gift I can place at your excellency's feet." During the reception of the Jodhpore Maharajah, a Rajpoot chief of equal rank with Jeypore, but far inferior in cha racter, another curious incident occurred. As usual, Sir John asked his highness how many children he had, and with the true Oriental affectation of dignity and indiffer ence be turned to one of his sirdars for the information, saying, " How many children have I?" " Eleven, your highness," who, forgetting his assumption of hauteur, indignantly shouted out, " More than a hundred." The crest-fallen Birder thereupon explained that he meant eleven by lawful wifes, and had not dared to allude to the numerous progeny by concubines, but he now begged to inform his highness that he was bleared with more than a hundred children. Thereupon the Jodhpore chief gravely repeated to the viceroy the interesting fact. A PRESENT FROM SIR JOHN BOWRING Ti) THE QUEEN. —Her Majesty having expressed her gratification at receiving a copy of the German renderines of the poems of Petofi. the popular poet of the Hungarians. which had been sent to her from the Continent, Sir John Bowring has asked for leave to offer to her Majesty his En_lish version, which has just appeared. To this request he has received the following gracious reply :—" Osborne, De^. 18, 181 ii. My dear Sir John,—l have not failed to present your pretty little volume to the Queen, who commands me to return you her best thanks for your kind attention in sending it to her. As time allows, her Majesty will be much interested in looking over its contents.—Believe me, yours vet 7 truly. C. GREY." The Lord Chancellor has added the names of Mr. C. Bromley, Sheriff of Southampton. Captain Vim cent, Alderman Lamb, and Measrs. O. Dunlop and E. Mayes to the list of magistrates for the borough of South ampton. NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY.-111r. Beaumont, of H u ddersfield, has, we lea rn b y telegram, resigned the chairmanship of the North British Railway in favour of Mr. Stirling, of Kippendavie. Mr. Beaumont has been elected deputy chairman. LIFE IN PARIS.—" The company present at the dinner of which we give the bill of fare to-day, under the heading ' Our Gastronomic World,' (says La Liberte), was entirely composed of literary men. Amongst them were M. H. de Page, editor of Le Petit Journal, MM. J. Noriac, Richard , Claretie, Maillard, Lacour, Baron Brisse, Ice. All the guests were dressed in cook's costume ; the older guests wore the classic cotton cap, the younger ones the moue. M. Claretie made up excellently ninnea scullion." After givingr was the menu Baron Brine writes La " T d given by and prepared under the direction of M. J. Gouffe. 1 had the honour of being one of the guests, and when leaving I decDred to him, on my honour, that I never in my life Theate dinner mo re deliciously and skilfully prepared. 20 December, ISial, will remain a date illustrious in the culinary .fasti of the 19th century." FETES AT AORA.—The review and durbars were but the set ions events amid a succession of gaieties and fetes, which have at last exhausted even the Governor- General. Balls, state dinners, and parades we may pass over, but there have been two fetes in the T th eaj gardens worthy of mention. The fi rst was given to y and all Agra by the municipal authoriti es . Then the so lemnly beautiful concave of the dome of the Ta all j wa its s li g hted up as at noon with magne sium wire, bidden glories of carving and ornamentation displayed as they have never been before. Finer than even this was the illumination of the Janina, as only Hindoos can light up a river. On a slight wicker framework thousands of lights were floated down its sluggish stream. For miles, as far as the eye could reach, the the Janina seemed a river of molten g old, combining with purity of the 'raj and its decorative designs in jasper, cornelion, and a hundred other stones, to form, as the correspondent of one journal has said, "no unworthy realisation of the vision of St. John when he saw the new Jerusalem descending out of heaven adorned as a bride fur husbaniL" The lighting-up of this queen of buildings in the far: given by Sindia to the Viceroy a few nights after surpassed the efforts of the muni cipality. All who have seen continental gardens lighted up can realise what those of the T lines weofre. the Bu vast t to see the exquisitely proportioned out gateway—itself a wonder—the colonnaded approach, the two great mosques, and the graceful kiosks, all brought out in splendid relief by millions of Oriental " chirags," while the Taj itself—too pure to be defiled by oue light placed upon it—was illumined by the electric light from its four miners and the mosques on either to see this, as it was seen for the first time in our rule last Saturday night, is to have witnessed a spectacle clthat nd the wealthiest capitals of Europe could not ma , i, a poet alone could fitly describe. On the sandy ridge thrown up by the Juliana on the opposite side, wher can still be seen the foundations of the tomb Shah Jehan meant to erect for himself, gorgeous fireworks were exhibited, reflected in the water, with taste and an art the pyrotechniats, as they cal th emselves, of Europe have yet to learn. The Maha -1 rajah spent about 3,0001. on this fete, which closed with a champagne supper in one of the mosques given to upwards of ROO English guests. The Viceroy and Sindia, hand in hand, walked through the gardens and witnessed the spectacle. To-day all the festivities of the fortnight may be said to have an end, when Sir John has Lawrence pays a flying visit to Gwalior. Nothing marred the success of the pageants save one or two acci dents at the review, a few cases of cholera in the camp, and the serious illness from sunstroke of Major Vicars, one of the Viceroy's aides-de-camp. The power of the san's rays is certainly unusual l y g reat for this season of the year. Among the visitors in camp is Major J. Augustus Grant, C. 11., of Nile celebrity.—Letter from Agra in the Timer. THE Ot'EAN YACHT RACE. THE START. — At this time, 5 minutes to 1, the Henrietta had set her fore sail, mainsail, jib , flying and j ib ; the Vesta flying jib, jib, fore and mainsail ; the Fleetwing, mainsail, foresail, jib, flying jib, main gaff to . nail. The three y achts looked as seaworthy boats RA could possibly be found, and as the nun shone down on their white canvas, they certainly ap peared as pretty crafts as e ver sailed on any waters, whe ther hay, lake, river, or ocean. Everything was in rea diness, and immediately at 1 o'clock, Captain Fearing gave the signal for the yachts to go, and obediently they bounded forward. Then followed a scene baffling descrip tion. The steamers again commenced moving ; the re port of cannons, whistling of steam whistles, cheering, hurrahing, singing, inlaying of the various bands—all had an effect at once striking and exciting. At the start the positions of the yachts' were as follows :—The Fleet wing was the northernmost boat in line, and the Henrietta tothesouthward, and the Vestain the centre. The Henrietta at th • start took the lead, having from her position the full benefit of the wind, while the others did not get so much from their lying to the leeward. The River Queen and the other vessels then visited each of the yachts in turn. On board the Henrietta all was activity, the men ready to hoist the squaresail at a moment's notice. Mr. J. G. Ben nett, Mr. Lawrence Jerome, and Mr. S. K. Fisk stood in the stern sheets, and as the various steamers approached the Henrietta these gentlemen were made the recipients of cheers as hearty and prolonged RS ever issued from human throats. The band on the River Queen struck up " Auld Lang Syne." and all on board caught up the strain. and joined in thus wishing Mr. Bennett a safe voyage. Then cheer again echoed after cheer, and " Yankee Doodle" vied with the " Star-spangled Banner" for mastery, while " VivaL'Ainericeiniaisted on having a good show, and beating The Henrietta never looked better than at this motment, and bets of 1,01/0 to $OO on the Vesta were freely taken by her hankers. Her captain, Mr. Samuels, is one of the most expe rienced and fearless sailors to be met with. In this latter trust he will agree well with Mr. Bennett, who dues not care what canvas, or how muc h be carries, provided he gets in ahead of his competitors. Captain Samuel. was for several years in command of the Dread nought. and in ISriri made the greatest passage ever known for a sailing vessel, i.e., from Liverpool to New York in thirteen days and eight hours. From the Henrietta the Vesta was visited, she was some short distance behind, her jibs flapping slightly. A splendid crew on her deck returned the hearty cheers which she too was made the recipient of, and afterwards the Fleetwing came in for her share of encouragement. Having gone so far as the bar with the yachts the steamers turned towards new York. So long as a glimpse could be had of the racers every per son remained on the deck and watched for any move ments. But the position of the steamers prevented any further observations as to their bearing.—. New York World, Dee. 12. ) (FROM OUR OWN CORRESEONDENII. PARIS. FRIDAY EVENING. It has been arranged that Mr. Bigelow will pre sent his letters of recall to the Emperor at the Tuileries, at 1 o'clock on Sunday. General Dix, the new minister, will have an audience imme diately afterwards, to present his credentia:s. Col. Hay, the first secretary of legation (who was secretary to President Lincoln), remains here, and will be re-presented to the Emperor by General Dix at the same time with Colonel Hoffmann, newly arrived as second secretary of legation, to replace Mr. Pomeroy, resigned. It will be observed — though the fact is doubtless quite accidental — that the new United States Legation in Paris is composed exclusively of military men, the minister being a general, and the two secretaries colonels. Djemil Pacha, who some time since arrived in Paris as Turkish ambassador for the third time, and has hitherto been prevented by indisposition from presenting his credentials, will also be re ceived by the Emperor on Sunday. A great deal has been said about the Pope's civility to M. Tonnello, the Italian special envoy, with a view of inferring the opinion that concord between Italy and the Papacy was at hand. I be lieve it will turn out that the Pope did not allow M. Tonnello to say a word about the objects of his mission, but left him to treat of them with Cardi- nal Antonelli. Although it continues to be affirmed that the Empress will leave for Rome on Dec. 26, I observe that the 3finwrial Diptomatique, rather a high clerical authority, still uses an " if" in reference to the subject. It may be remembered that Lieutenant Lannes de Montebello, of the French navy, some time since resigned his commission for reasons which have never been publicly explained. A few days ago his father, the Duke de Montebello, wrote a letter to the papers stating that his son had been forced to give up a profession which he loved, and in which he might have hoped to achieve a distinc tion worthy of his name, because, while on board the flagship Themis, in the Mexican waters, he had received an unpardonable affront from the captain, for which he could obtain no redress. The MuiLitear of to-day contains the following note on the subject : Several journals, in announcing the resignation offered by M. Bermes de Montebello of his grade as lieutenant in the French navy, have alluded to a fact supposed to Lave led to the determination taken by this officer. DI. de Montebello did, iu reality, during the month of December, Diciri, address to the Minister of Marine in the usual manner a complaint against the com mander of the frigate Themis, on board which he had embarked. In conform it y with the provisions of the code of justice for the land and sea forces, this complaint was referred to the rear-admiral com manding-in-chief the naval division of the Antilles, who, according to law, had to se, if there was reason to pro ceed with the case. That officer, on receiving the minister's orders, prescribed an inquiry and nominated Captain Clone, commander of the naval subdivision of the Gulf of Mexico, to undertake it. Captain Cloue, after having collected the testimony and considered the facts which had led to the complaint, addressed to Rear-Ad miral Baron Didelot a report declaring that there was no reason to continue the proceedings. That determination was adopted by the admiral, who declared that it was useless to open any further inquiry. All the rules pre scribed by law have therefore been observed. It is very possible that the rules prescribed by law may have been observed, but the Mouiteur gives the public no information as to the merits of the affair. This emission is, however, supplied by a Toulon journal, which states that the affront complained of was nothing less than a blow ad ministered by the captain to the lieutenant on the quarter-deck, and that according to the usages of the French navy this was an outrage which left Lieutenant Lannes de Montebello no alternative but to blow his brains out, or to leave the service in order to be able to send a challenge to his superior officer. It is further stated that Rear Admiral Didelot, the officer who reported that the lieutenant was entitled to no redress, has been obliged to resign his command in consequence of the unfortunate business, so that more may pos sibly yet be heard of it. At the Bourse Credit Mobilier continues to fall. The decline of to-day was 6fr. 25c. Rente remains steady, at yesterday's quotations. MILITARY INTELLH:F.Ner , OF NEW YORK.—THE 7TH HEEINIF.NT AND THEIR PRoPosEn VISIT TO PARIS. — The 7th Regiment having voted to decline the invitation of the Americans resident in Paris to visit that city during the Great Exposition, Colonel ('lark has forwarded to l'aris the following official communication :—" lierulquarten 7th Regiment, N. (1. S. N. Y., New York, Nov. 2.G, ltitki. Rev. A. It. Burlingame and others, Americans resident in Parisi. Gentlemen,—Your very kind and flattering invita tion to this regiment to visit Paris during the Great Ex position in Isll7 having been carefully considered by its officers and members, I am directed, as their official repre sentative, to respectfully decline the same. Although fully appreciating your partiality and favour in desiring that this regiment should represent the citizen soldiery of the 1 great republic on that occasion, and although re cognising the fact to which you allude—that such a visit would pro bably revive old associations and cement the friendship which has existed, without interruption, between the two nations since the war for American Independence—still, business pursuits, domestic ties, and the large expenditure of time and money necessarily involved, compel the officers and members of this regiment to forego the pleasure of a trip to Paris in lfai7. Hoping and believing that the genius of America will be fully and truly represented at 1 the Great Exposition, and that you,Aniericann, resident in Paris, will have additional reasons to be proud of your country and your countrymen,—l am,&c.,l:lOlONR CLARK. Colonel Commanding 7th Regiment N.G.S.N.Y."—.Nete York Herald. ADMIRALTY, DEC. 2I.—APPOINTMENTS. Naval Cadets (nominated).—L. Dod Sampson and It. M. Parker. COLLIERY EXPLOSIONS. BIRMINGHAM. The Msyor of Birmingham convened • meeting in that town I yesterday ; it was resolved to raise a subscription in aid of the sufferers and bereaved ; upwards of 4001. was an nounced in the room. The artisans in the manufactories are holding meetings, and in all probability • considerable sum will in that way be subscribed. In one instance 401. was raised. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. SECOND COURT. Sittings at Mini Prins in London.--(Bef ore Mr. dua l Keating and a Common Jury.) BEST V. BIRD. This was an action to recover damages for p enta d injuries. Hr. Kemp appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Saimaa Hayes fur the defendant. Miss Best, a you lady 15 years of ap, t i. daughter of an upholsterer in Fulham-road, was about ti a middle of May, 1865, walking along the B r oun n t aia .,..A when she met with the accident upon which tin m il; was founded. She saw a dust-cart coming along a s a furious rate, with a man running after it slim* This cart belonged to the defendant, who was ta il d us t contractor for the parish of Kensington. passed from the roadway to the footway ; and tr u i , it neared the plaintiff, she fainted and fell, and a slog p ass ed over the lower part of her back. She was, d course, severely bruised, but no bones were broken, a t she was under medical treatment forteut six were The doctor said that there was no pent injury, h i the plaintiff herself said that she still felt the or m , que ues of the hurt. Soon after the accident the Wei, dant offered, without prejudice, to make the plainiig a present of 101., and to pay the doctor's bill. The defence was that the defendant himself was N i l liable, the circumstances being these :—The defendant hit entered into a subcontract with Mr. Lees that Mr. Lou should remove and sift the dust for 13d. a load, the d ► fendant findivg horses and carts and Lees men. A esan Lees's employ was in charge of the cart when the maiden happened. The jury assessed the damages at 301., and M14)(011468' of the defendant's liability was reserved for the full aarna„ COURT OF EXCHEQUER. Sittings at Nisi Prins at Guildhall.—(Before the Led Chief Baron and Common Juries.) warriezwa e. TUNGEMON. This was an action by a little boy through his fatha next friend to remover damages for personal The defendant pleaded not guilty. Mr. Pearce appeared for the plaintiff ; Mr. Digby Boy. wont, Q.C. and Mr. Sawyer for the defendant. The plaintiff was seven years old, and the son of a eless maker carrying ou business in the North Woolwich-reed, and the defendant was a shipchandler, at the Vietode Docks. Early in th e evening, in June last, the plaiatil was playing with some other lads opposite his father's house, when a cart belonging to the defendant Tin eft him, and not only broke plaintiff but severely lacerate( his heel. The use for the was, that the out, which contained three men, was driven rapidly 44 tho North Woolwich-road from the Ba r kin g -rod, and came so close to the curb as to strike fee against it; and that in consequence of its speed theler had no warning of its approach in time to get oat of the way. After the accident the driver went on as it tot* had happened, and some time elapsed before be ee stopped. The plaintiff was taken to the where he remained in danger of his life for several days, aid although now it there was an apprehension that hs would be permanently lame, and unable to follow say active calling. For the defence, it was said that the boy had cent+ buted to the occurrenc e by his own negligence. It sp. Ce4that the cart had been in charge of a man and diries. the defendant's servant ; but, moon* to the defendant's witneases, he got drunk, Id having called in Gravel-lane in the emcee of route, he invited a friend named Gray and moths m a n e, to have a ride, that tb-y both got into the cart, and proceeded in , the direction of North Woolwich, but Gray finding that Humphries was unable drive safely took the reins out of his al and drove himself at a steady pace ; that tie accident happened when the horse was only hot*, and that it was caused entirely by the plaintiff, ‘lll was playing with a number of other lads, running gaol the cart. roof of this version of the affair, sad Gray was called in p s wore that he was perfectly sober and driving vary slowly land with great care as he turned into the North Woolwich. road. Humphries was not put in the box. The Lord Chief Baron , i n summing up, told the jail that, whether the cart was driven by . Humphries, a whether, feeling himself incap able of driving, he pre 4 in charge of Gray, the defendant was elaally liable, as the law imposo d u p on him the obligation et entrusting the vehicle, when in the public highway, to a competent and careful person. The only quieten was whether, in their opinion, the mischief was anal entirely by the negligence of the man who was driving the cart. The jury, after an absence of an hour from court, found a verdict for the plaintiff —Damages 101. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. YOUNG r. DENDT AND OTHER% (PART HE %Rl* This mor ning the various counsel have begun their morningspeeches in summing up their respective cases but tha trial is nut likely to conclude till late in the evening. COURT OF BANKRrPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.) IN RE rnwaith sIIITE. The bankrupt was a physician in practice at Nereid BM liabilities —a large portion of which ariee in respect of calls made upon shares in various public companne— amount to 30,000 f. This was an application by Mr. Reel on bebal of*, bankrupt for an order restraining the atngseet from tro cee'ling to a public sale of Lis turniture, U., under the following circumstances: —A valuation of the property had been made at the issues of the manager to the estate. and hanki the iipt's Mese were willing at once to pay over to the assignees thetas of 435/., being the amount of the valuation. I An affidavit was read showing that UV. was a fair value for the property, awl it was submitted that an unnecessary hardship would be indicted upon dis bankrupt by proceeding to EL public sale. .. Mr. Miller, for the usiguees, was heard in oppontioa I the application, and His Honour, upon the authority of the case l o d f ti lt t oLne/ t y o reportedpoe to in I interferace °:itrtihepaeo9ngeeh, more paw ticularly as lie repudiated the siithori 5 , of the manse to obtain the valuation, and he therefore diudused Uu application. ••••••••''''''''----.-------''''..."._ THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY•) ftI:ILDHALL. STEALING NOREMEN•S TOLS. John Clark, 48 , who re fused to give W. his addrew Cu& s'i-- placed at the bar on remand. before Sir R. charged with stealing workmen's tails. It appeared that some workmen in ti er loy a Brass, of Wellssatreet, left the workshop a few Dina to get some beer, and having been away for about minutes returned, when they met the prisoner es threshold of the door. One of the men named to" went at once to the tools to PeC if they were r and missed some. He immediately went the prisoner and saw him running ao as he could. He gave chase and captured him and in his possession two set squares and a handasw. their return to the shop he miss d e another sth r..ind-saw, a tenon-saw. The prisoner w.ts an entire 1 4 , ,er t in the shop ; an officer was sent for and he was gives custody. George Agar, c hi e f warder at the Holloway proved that the prisoner had had IA ealendo from the Central Criminal Court in Apri1,1:356, net, name of John Clifford and then a previou in age s i s st ction proved against him. H e was tried Central Criminal Court, in June, 1:U:,, under name of John Clifford, with a man named l'hilluneei stealing tools, but was acquitted, but l'hillimore victed end got twelve months. That emu Was cony again tried and convicted in the present December!. The prisoner had nothing to say in his defence. Sir It. W. Carden fully committed the prisoner I BOW STREET. THE MISTLETOE A man shout 44) years of age. named W ar., Th^", who said be was a labourer, and liu d ill Shot e al;lsisnleak, hut did not know the nu mber, was charged SW" i from a van in Covent - g arden two bunches of ro value ss. each, the property of .loth Finch, 4, Eli street. Hackney-road, carman. The pro.ecutor stated that about a quarter past' he was with his van in King...treet, having bone of mistletoe to sell in the. market. Ile as,,t the tail of the van selling his mistletoe ss ben the came to the front, snatched front the Vas tai of misteltoc, dropped one and ran away with I Witness's man picked up . the one which pr stropped, and put it back matte d an. About E later he came back and attp to take atiothi when witness directed his man to be son,rite tr ,f which he did after a long chase, the pri and out amongst the vans, carts, and stalls in ths market. Edward Holmes, a lad in the eniploy ef a " said he travelled with his mmter, and had home. I/id not sleep anywhere last sometimes. This morning his master wss in the market, and witness hail b‘..en u Al p with the van. He saw the prisoner lurking prisoner said to him, " Don't you see anything : asked what he meant. The prisoner sai., "et se e anything, I'll punch your bes ot . D snatches' a bundle of mistletoe from theore emit!' of the van, and m ade off with it bef wit s top him. A short ti me after, he came 1 a different cap on, and made off with anatbi Witness, notwithstanding the disguise, renoSoi once, but was unable to stop him. lie lve having now a false mous tache. " lie ticaiou:.'- witness, " that I should not know bi aa but time the prisoner got off with three bundles of °gene JuPV , ow t o dy and said The.Piffsam er having a good • Mr. Flower , — O b oe thinh. One af the Id • " ' oral bundles • The sr Mr_ hu • him r—oiree—•-4 can sv 'Main/ Soff • 41,b_er_.iidistaeadihrookno;:torticauwiodgedosrut:412, t' rwiy N throbhp o eu . bit ': zer oing the p • usu al. They mentor went d , been removed of this dent at first ref - inately be co. number of attic taming 171. 11 he accounted f time L secthgot ::ecuner erThoongsecuda t otop, h lioe si : ift: rgehansrn n d l e o t, a t .r question. Mr. Barker wend to the Mi would be two week. DISTUEBANCE Michael Ha • charged with relieving-office From the a overseers, and that the defe he again went plied with th was refused. use of most such a distur eject him in (s alty. Whe offensive de The defen would give he had done. Die. Berke troublesome had better brought he • verely punts Mr. RileY Saturday I . • months for Mr. Carl Islingtoa, relieving o unlawfully Marla, who parish of Is fondant, wife was Alt to sho Mr. Me was admit insolent, Caroline servant in of May les children :t • and was He rensai • been the noticed and said so, and for a w bad to ri admitted, stairs. • bad not before hi on the witness red awl left. Sh. lY o'ciloo ' same be smoked be kissed and he and whe nice man 4 about h Rhein, a she we Ib saw he sa get off t chemise if Mr. • as once se The as opinion adjourn fst defends Ina TH E do box, wi ledge& a to Liquo 10/. las Ilan st sergenchr custoil dwel • terrace It a morni on du at a • • astanc where Both saw th h i into t Cssfas men at the ref /1 1 . were m ama and oat I" laurel fis cape. L Tau% conve. ere all femal tsits 101101' in lea • Raym w. Ot matis • Maur Mr. er W with tax TV' Rail deem seder ths road, stun vsi bank tst t Y Mr odes loner heare , '' Se revie w , show convo' ston • eT WO °. Fro, been erf tifhl. and Thief" HOT t * l'V dStA .. .t a 1i f • ttlit e, tend ti abe d the men • a f 4l ‘ k g bs !b. bee. ' ; .4404'1, te iww" t - tv h o o ill the sari to inc lit was 15 min ii ) ther .' gu tr.e pan . to to I . the av r. -- .1 0 ,4 1 ,1 to Itootb, a o66 ' a nOe th. 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