The Express. — London, England, 1858-01-30 00:00:00

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TO OUR READERS. i A DOUBLE NUMBER of the EXPRESS will be published on SATURDAY NEXT, and eon . tinued on such Saturdays Si the length of the I Parliamentary Debates shall render desirable. ACCORDING to • Telegraphic Despatch received last night at the India House, the Tamar arrived at Malta yesterday from Alexandria with dates from Bombay to the 9th inst.—eleven days later than those received by last maiL Sir bins. OVTRAM, at Alumbagh, instead of wait ing to be attacked by the enemy, attacked them on the 22nd of December, and captured four guns, with little low The disposition of the Division under Sir JAM es, as made by Sir Court Clllllll/14 previous to hie departure for Cawnpore, is described in Sir Cowes despatch of 2nd December, which appears in another part of this day's issue. Some farther details respecting this force will be found in the letter from an officer attached to it, which we also publish to-day—the same whose minutely graphic account of the Leaguer of Lucknow we published on the 16th inst. On the 12th of December Sir C. CAurazu. ad vanced towards Farruckabad, and intended to pro ceed thence to Agra. Colonel Sexton's column re occupied Ntynpoorie on the 27th ult., after defeating the rebels and taking six guns. Brigadier-General CHAMBERLAIN proceeds with a column Into &U -nand, and afterwards joins Sir C. CAMPBELL at Agra. We are now in possession of Sir COLIN CAMP BELL'S narrative of his own operations from the time he evacuated Lucknow to the 10th of De cember. There is nothing so grand in mi litary history as a great General arriving at • critical moment and restoring the fight which has been almost lost by inadequate subordinates. To gain a victory when time has been left the com mander to make all his own arrangements is a great effort; but to snatch a victory from the enemy• when he is on the eve of completing it—to fight and conquer him with a broken sword—is to triumph over Fate itself. And on the present occasion Sir COLIN had an opportunity of displaying the most eseential quali ties of a truly great General—patience to bide his time, and rapid irresistible impetuosity when that time. came. For the present we must refer our readers to his own simple unpretending narrative, and to the Reports of General MANSFIELD—worthy to be Head of the Staff to such a Commander, and Bri gadier-General HOPE GRANT. A deep interest at taches to the earlier part of Sir CottY's despatch, from the sympathy it awakens in the sick, the women and children, who, after their escape from Lucknow, must have felt, on arriving at Cawn pore, is if they had only been snatched from one horde of ruffians to fall into the hands of another. In the continuation of the narrative we feel borne up wards and onwards upon a spring tide wave of victory, over the enemy's guns and entrench ments, over the bodies of the fugitives falling at every step, till we find ourselves far advanced on the road to Cathie'. The assault on the Subabader's Tank, as described by General lifassrthi.o, is a thrilling tale of a gallant and imeessaful assault of a strong position. Yet perhaps the most interesting of all is Brigadier-General Hope GRANT'S account of the difficulties his men had to contend with among the quicksands of the Ganges, at the same time that they were engaged in • hand to hand contest with the foe. There is an epic unity in the three tales ; for every movement emanated from the scientific prescience of a master of strategy. There is a headlong absorbing interest in the rapidity of the movements. And there is rich variety in the episodical notices of deed' of individual heroism. The whole operations are worthy to take rank amongst the records of the bravest efforts of English soldiers. East. GIRT has jest given to the world the remelts of his experience as a Minister, end his re flections as as iadependent Whig so longer con nected with Ales, on the 'abject of Parliamentary Reform. It will hardly surprise thine who are W. piainted with the man that, on the eve of a renewed excitement and contention regarding the composition of the House of Cowman, his lordship should confer upon hie thin octavo the untempting title of " an &say." Al a volume of admonition, di. dactic and dry, we cinestion not the appro priateness of the chilly epithet employed and yet if we had happened to read the five short pamphlets which make up the book before we had, tat: 2rWr7 THE I read the title-page, it would never have missed to us to bestow on it the name its alurympathetis parent has chosen. The first and sewed of this series of collected pamphlets comprise a brief, and not very original, string of remarks on the origin and excellence of Parliamentary Government, on which we need not dwell. The third is devoted to an enumeration and analysis of the prevalent and obvious evils of our constitutional system of rule, and a passing comparison of them with those to which other forms of free govern ment are liable. Lord Garr contends that, in tai constitutional system, the conflict and alterna tion of party is an indispensable and useful element. In this we are disposed to agree with him ; but in his desire to throw a Conservative him over nearly every thing that now exists he characteristically presses the argument too far, and protests against any severance of individual amenability to the censure of Perlin. went, without entailingthedisgrace of colleagues who may be, and we know often arc, unconscious of the neglect or blunder committed in one particular depart ment until too late to rectify it. Instances of this will recur to every one at all conversant with the departmental conduct of foreign, colonial, and even home &airs; and, practically, we all know that because the condemnation of one idle or wrong-headed Minister is hied to in volve the collective responsibility of the entire Ad ministratioo, his oolleagues are obliged to defend what they never advised as if it were their joint deliberate act ; and, what is far worse, the whole Parliamentary connexion that usually supports them is driven to choose between suffering the ge neral policy they approve to be overthrown, or voting solemnly some specific act to be right which they perfectly well know to be wrong. Lord GREY enters with the seal of a eulogist into the general character of anomaly which marks the existing structure of the House of Commons. Dis dainful of anything resembling an apologetic tone, he rather seems disposed to congratulate the coun try on its still being ruled by a body a numerous and powerful section of which are practically irre sponsible to public opinion. , True to the rail of an intrepid advocate of paradox, he rejoices that artificial means of providing seats in that Assembly for men who hold unpopular opinions still exist. Nothing, thinks Lord GREY, contributes so mate rially to improve the tone and heighten the interest of its deliberations. One of its chief func tions, according to the Noble Pamphleteer, is that of a great public instructor, and in the progress 'and developeent of the national mind nothing, therefore, he contends, is more de sirable than that great facilities should be legis latively afforded to the ventilation of sentiments repugnant to the feelings and at variance with the wishes of the community at large. Far from assent ing to the prevalent idea that the presence of a nominated element in the House, of Commons hinders the discharge of business, and Prevent. good measures being passed when they: are called fur by the national will, Lord GREY assnrerus that frus tration is eminently useful, delay nick salutary, and that the tendency of the House of Ciminfons has of late been too much towards undertaking works of supererogation, especially in the control and super vision of the Executive in matters of expenditure. Some stricture on the aim and general effect of the Reform Act of 1832 form the subject of another chapter. Its purport is defined to be that of re dressing the supposed balance of political powers— not in the Constitution, but in the House of Com mons. We have heard this lordly definition of the measure oftentimes before, and we know pretty well what it means. It is, in fact, the stereo- typed formula of direct interference on the part of the Crown and the Peers with the choice of persons who are called the Representatives of the people. But when the noble author comes to deal with the results of the change wrought by his father's measure of 1832 be does not affect to com plain of any diminution of power in the hands of his order. His regrets take another turn. It is the sensible diminution of the power of the Crown that he deplores. Ministers can no longer sit for rotten boroughs as the ordinary rule. A Cabinet of peers and nominee members is no longer possible. It is grown difficult to fill up the secondary offices with men that constituencies will not have at any price. What a pity, and what a bore ! But, store ern, Lord GREY rides this crotchet, like the rest, till it drops. Mr. Duew IWO; memorable resolution of 1780, that the influence of the Executive Government had increased, was in creasing, and ought to be diminished, ought now, he assures us, to be inverted ; in other words, that the influence of centralised and oligarchic 'Walla istration has diminished, is diminishing, and ought to be increased ! Separate consideration is devoted in two subse- Tient chapters to the question of Civil and Military Patronage —concerning which the Esel declares open r.-ar against the principle of "competitive exami " nation" as a test—and to the somewhat irrelevant question of Colonial government upon the Parlia mentary system. Only one paper of the aeries is occupied with observations on the immediate text prefixed to the whole, namely, Reform of Parliament as at present constituted. Under this head, when at length we get to it, we find several incon testable commonplaces about the Legislature not being quite omnipotent ; remedies not always answering their intent ; the mischiefs of too frequent change, and so forth. But for definite suggestions of any kind we look in vain. Lord Our pronounces bribery at elections to be a much Weevil than flattering the passions of the multitude; and he strongly recommends that in any further attempt to lessen the distrihntion of hard cash at elections great care should be taken not to give increased currency to the promissory notes of demagogues. To interest a larger portion of the commuoity in public affairs, by the extension of electoral rights, would, be owns, be desirable ; but this must be done without disturbing the balance of power in favour of Democracy On the contrary, he urges a strengthening of the authority of the Execu tive Government as required by the circumstances of the time. Finally, he has no objection to the obliteration of electoral anomalies by a re-diatribe tion to a certain (unexplained) extent of seats in Parliament, provided the change can be effected without modifying the characteristic aspect of our present House of Commons. We need scarcely add that the entire production is couched in terms so diplomatically vague and guarded that its author leaves himself as free as if it never had been written ' to vote for or against any conceivable measure; and leaves his readers as much in the dark as they were before on all matters of detail as to what Ur form and tenor of the forthcoming Bill ought to be. A &spate& from Berne my,:—" The Minister of 'NORM Ma presented . verbal Imes hem Coot Wakareld meatts•• Tito cetaaeU was otespird with ihs amber yesterday." • DOWNING-STRLET. JAN. 28.—The Qum by boon Smog to appoint the Right Hon. Owego AVIAN QOM stadia' Frappe. oommnaly called 'be Earl ot Nalim to lea Usaranani-Govenior of tha Province al Nova Galena 29.—The QOM bag boss &EA a enstkato sad appoint WII/lera name Robb.," sm., to be Major In the Artillery Company et ar4lka, Os roam of Joeeph Baythorne ad - Zig., rediptel Urdu . SA' i (bt eaurt. The Queen. the Prince Oonaort, with the Prince 1 sad Princess Frederick William of Prussia, left Windsor Castle shortly before three o'clock yesterday afternoon. Her Majesty was accompanied by the Prince of Wales, Princes Arthur and Leopold, the Princesses Alice, Helena, LoWsa, and Beatrice, and the Duke of Saue Coburg. The Queen was received at the railway station of the Great Wcetern Railway by • guard of honour of the Soots Fusilier Guide, and the band played the National Anthem upon her Majesty's arrival. The party travelled by a special train to town, and from the Paddington Terminus p rocee d e d i n a number of the Queen's carriages, escorted by a detachment of Light Dra rto Buckingham-palace, where her Majesty arrived at rtnittee part four 0 clock, and was received by the Earl nr St. Germans, the Marquis of Breadalbane, Lord Ernest Brom and Colonel Francis Seymour. Prince Alfred, attended by Lieutenant Cowell, arrived at Buckingham-pals= from Alverbank. The Queen went in State in the even* to honour the perforasenoe at her Majesty's Theatre with her Museum. The Royal procession left Buckingham-palace at twenty five minutes past 7 o'clock, Insley= dries carriages, mooned by a detachment of Life Guards. The first carriage conveyed Messrs. Farquharson and Mao tenon, the Pages of Honour, Lieutenant von Zaetrow, and Captain von Lindarn. The second carriage conveyed Dr. Wagner Colonel Frea• cisSeymour, C. 8., and Lieutenan t- Colon e l Ponsonby. The third e conveyed Hon. Misses Byng and CAM ' awl, and Colonel Hon. A. N. Hood. The fourth carriage conveyed two Maids of Honour tad Baron Ernest Stockman. The fifth carriage conveyed Lady Churchill, Viscounts= Chrwton, Sir Fredenck Storm, and Captain von Schweinita The Math carriage conveyed Countess Wally von Rohn tha4 Counter Mario to Lynar, and Lad Alfred Paget, Clerk Marshal. The seventh tannage cenveyed Count and Counts= Per poacher, and Lord de Tabley, Lord in Welting. The eighth carriage conveyed the Counties of Damn, VW count Sydney, Captain of the Yeoman of the Gaud, and Viscount Combermee, Gold Stick in Waiting. The ninth carriage cones* the Duchess of Athol' (act ing for the Mistress of the itches), General von Schrt•cken stein, and the Marquis of Ab rcom, Groom of the Stole to the Prince Consort. The tenth carriage conveyed the Duke of Wellington, Master of the Horse ; the Earl of St Germans, Lord Steward ; and the Marqats of Breadaltene, Lord Chun- The eleventh Sege conveyed the Q the Prince Proeida. Consort, Prime end the Pnce end Prisms' Frederick Willie= of The Yeomen of the Guard lined the Grand Hall, and a Guard of Honour mounted in the Quadrangle of the Pokes, the band playing the National Anthem when Her Majesty appeared at the entrance. The eriao• of Wiles, Prince Alfred, Prince Arthur, mad the Prinoesses Alice, Helena, and Louisa, Welded by Lady Caroline Barrington Major -Gams! the Han. C. Grey, Mx. the Gibbs andlAwatenant Cowsll, receded the Qom to the ws. The Dachas, of Kent (attended by Lay Anna Maria Dawson and Sir George Courier), the Duchies of Cambridge, the Prinoses Mary and the Duke of Cambridge, sod Prime Edward of Sash Mebane met the Queen at the theatre . I Her Majesty wore a whirs silk dress, with mams brocaded with gold branch, s and roses, trimmed with blonde; a diamond necklace and earrinp. The Outsell headdress was "'diodes of diamonds and Wan. The Prboses Pndsriok William of Prank wore a dress of light bine tulle over blue silk, trimmed with white blonde ; a keep diamond brooch with pendants ; a necklace and eenhip of diamonds. Her Royal Highness wore a wreath of sweet peas as a headdress. The Duchess of Kent wore a dress of white moire antique Manned with whits blonde, mile, and satin ribbon. Her Royal Highness's headdress was formed of white ostrich fisathare, with roses. The Duchess of Cambridge wore a dress of white a= three flounces, embroidered in gold ; • and ornaments. 11 or Royal Hig hn ess's headdress was coop posed of a small tiers of diamonds and white teatime. The Princess Mary of Cambridge wore • whits silk dress, with three donnoes, trimmed with light blue isn7 velvet,' • diamond stomacher ; a diamond necklaces and w r i ngs . The Prisms's headdress was formed of • tiara dawned stets, bins dowers, end brown lama. A Cabinet Council was held yesterdai re a si t su t4s official residence of the First Lord of the • in Downing -street. The Ministers present were— Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Marquis of Lansdowne, th e M arqu i s of ClanriCarde, Sir George Grey, the Earl of Claren don, Mr. Secretary Labouchere, Lord Panmure, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, Lord Stanley of Alderley, the Bight Hon. M. T. Baines, and the Duke of Argyll Despatches wens mat yeeterday from the Colosiel-elhett the Governors of the North American Provisoes end the Governor of Western Anatrla. Her Majesty has commissioned Mr. J. rbillipele to paint s grand historical picture of the marriage of Rag land and Proaela. The mane will be laid, at the Quomes own suggestion, we (At/m*4nm) believe, in the Chapel—a mane of usequalled brilliance, colour, and animation, and the picture will contain a series of illustrious portraits. Hi. Royal Highness Prime Albert of Prussia (brother of the King) gave a dinner party, lut overdue, at **Brunswick Hotel (St. James's). This morning, the prince take. his departure, accompealed by the cams d his suite, for Dover, en roam for Par*. His royal high's.= proceeds direct to the Tuileries, oa a visit to his Majesty the Emperor of the French. The noblemen and gentlemen in the suite of hi Loral Highness Prince Fradtriek William of Prussia bins raturniot to Faittoa's Hotal from Windier Outdo. Sir Charles and Lady Lamb hare left the Cho- mutes for Beaufort, Battle, Boom. BALL AT WILLIS'S ROOMS.—An elegant heal took place on Thursday night at Rooms, in honour of the rosaries* of the Primer RoyaL T he names of the ladies petramoro ware sullicant to command • I brilliant /Pr, bat the cowpony far exceeded the brightad anticipations of its projectors. The following list indicates a few of the distinguished car psny who honoured the ball with their promos :—Their Excel lencies the Count and Corder de Pendsay, Primo JOIN of Holstein Oluckaburg, Dramas of Sear net end lady Dirks St. Maar, Duchies of Rickard and Lady Crain Gordon Lennox, Lord Georg* Gordon Lenox, Meriden= of Simard, Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury, Comdr. of Jerry and Lady Clarendon Villiers, Countess of Shaftesbury and Lady Victoria Ashley, End Cowper, Countoss of Sefton and Lady Cecilia Molynom, awl of Sefton, Counter of Wilton and Lady Kadminis Renton, Countess of Crams and Lady Elizabeth Crayon, Counter of Morro and lady Gertrude Douglas, Corte Branden burg, Marquis d'AzegUo, Baron Perron!, Earl of Listovel, Lord B. Clinton, Lady Edith Boniest, Lord Boyle, Lis 1 Loughborough, Count Louis Corti, Lord Henry Gordon Lemnos, Lady Agnes Graham, Lord Gaffer* Viscount Hinchingbroke, Lord and Lady Overdone and lion. Mir Jones Loyd, the Earl °marina, Viimuntere Stratford de Radcliffe, Ron. Mires Canning (2), Lord Bingham, Lady Games, Baron and Barmier Lionel de Rothschild and Wm de Rothschild, Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild, Euchre and Mir de Rothschild, &a. A lottse film Vienna of the 22nd says :—" M. do Rothschild yesterday gave a grand banquet to ealsbesse the signing of the treaty relative to the free navigettee of dr Dsztutn, end It tau at:ended by two members of ths ca binet—M. de Bruck and M. de Toggestateg—and by Or antbassedors of Reverie, Wurtemberg, and Turkey. It is Nord that the Prat& representative was invited to stand, bat that, by direction of his government, he decliel." . __ _ _ Aa Lord Elcho (says the Illustrated Loam New) takes the chair at the annual dinner of that sees-mererd charity, " The Artfals' General Benevolent Fond,' his lard. ship will Eyelash', avail him alf of the opportardly d Wing his audience what has Lisa, or Is ban, dame respeedess • arm National Gallery. It was Lad lad" our mdse• corker, who Waded the successfal ciasiaught at the Kanslnglan she. The Last art commission given by the late Duke of DeemsWm Ins to Sir Georg* Hayter, for a marble bast 4 bis WOOS for Chatsworth. Sir Georp bad oompletel maid ably two arts below the dohs diet The liryal BoiJaty has grantedaeam of stony to Mr. Retort Mallet, to the Government Greet nod, it amide beat inittonaa be utake rerearchea into the Anna maw et tie recent eartiqoata in Italy. Kr. MAR, lib* le preprlded via kakis I. tie Notpolltaa geverearst, kola& Ing law aoessets et kaportance front Cardiaal Whom" LA Larks kat Toady for the as el the late dkestets. General Haysiosi — ore (Atheneum) be.,, Lanl;ft behind ldm vehwhie papers wore or has "aatobiegnipleirel • perms ileweiplivo of him Whigs es a relleotte awn .appal be wee, of ble solo el thaw with hie troop. sal ef hie ro botism he post garewsiag ellefoh. We njoles ts het the these popes ere Is nog beads, sad the my keg the opal be la ownytody's bra. _ _ _ _ _ Mr. Richard P. Ebdea, 8.A., of Christ's College, Quakelips, hes arra are lest vacant clerkship ii the Osksid Me tram a Isms body et sosspstltass. A new pietism by Rase lienhenr, " Cattle in the ifigteleige," has Mrs athibithig with greet applause in the previews. . r~~ ►AT EVENING, I 'ARIE 10. 1858. INDIA. The following despatch was received at the India house late last night : TO SIR J. C. MELVILL, EAST INDIA-HOUSE. Sir J. Ontram defeated the rebels, near the Alum bagh, on Deoember the 22nd, and took four gum. His own leas was trifling. Sir C. Campbell, on December the 12th, advanced towards Furruckabad, and intended to proceed thence to Agra. lolonel Seaton's column reoccupied Mynpoorie on the 97th December, after defeating the rebels and taking six guns. Brigadier-General Chamberlain proceeds with a column into Rohllcund, and afterwards joins Sir C. Campbell at Agra. The Dacca mutineers have entered the Assam country. Her Majesty's b4th Foot are in pursuit. The conduct of the 31st Regiment of Native In fantry has excited suspicion. Bir Hugh Rose proceeds immediately with a force to the relief of the garrison. The population of 'adore have been disarmed, and tranquillity has been restored. Punjaub and Scinde all quiet, but strong sus picions are entertained of the Kholapoor Rajah's movements. All quiet now. New depredations by the Khandeiah Bheels have been reported, and the Musick and Peinh rebels have been severely handled. A grand entertainment has been given by the native gentlemen of Bombay to all the European troops in the garrison. H. L. ANDERSON, Secretary to the Government. Bombay Castle, Jan. 9. MALTA, Jew. 29. News received by the steamer Tamar, arrived front Alexandria this day at noon. From V. MONTANARO. The Time.' despatch says : " The Bishop of Calcutta died on the 3rd inst. " The Calcutta had arrived at Bombay with the 81st Regiment, and the Matilda Atheling with the remaining companies of the 72nd. - . " There was increased dullness in the import market, with lower prices. " The money market was exceedingly tight. " Freights continued depressed. "Exchange 2s. lid. to id. for credits. " The European has brought a Calcutta mail via Ceylon, with dates to the 26th of December." THE DRAWING .110031.-(THIS -114 r) be weather was unfavourable to the Drawing Room to-day ; throughout the forenoon rain fell heavily, and the streets and parks wen muddy and damp; few epectators, therefore, ventured out to wllases the arrtvai of the company, or the ordinary procession from Bucking ham Palace to St. James. Indeed, up to half-past one o'clock, the Mall was almost entirely in pommies of the polies. Not more than 100 people were on the ground, and half-a-dozen police would have sufficed for the °maim Judging from the immense display of the foroe the authorities at Scotland-yard must have ors: templeted as great a gathering as on Monday. Prom Bond-street to St. James's-park there was an unbroken line et police in their capes dripping with wet, and their niter want of occupation added to the forlornness of their appearance. Carriage* were in the neighbourhood of Bt. James's at an hoar decidedly unseasonable for draw lug-room eastunter—a line extending the entire length of fa. James's-street as early at ten o'clock. The magmata whiled away the time for the most part with scan ning the columns of their favourite morning journal. At one o'clock precisely the doors of the palms were epee& and front that hour until the time of oar going to prim the swivels and settings down were continuous. The Lord Mayor and member. of the Courts of Mailmen and Common Council, attended by the chief officers of the corporation, assembled at Guildhall at half pest twelve to-day, and proceeded in state to Buckingham Palace, for the purpose of presenting to the Prince and Princess of Prussia the address of the corporation oon gratulsting their royal highnessee upon their marriage. Owing to frequent unavoidable stoppages it was twenty five minutes to two, before the civic procession reached the Palace. The entry into the park was at fit. James's-gate, and it so happened that the plain and unpretending vehicles in which most of the civic dignitaries were seated, gamed up one side of the northern avenue, et bile the splendid equipages of the Ras of the ealetooracy were parting down the other. Of course the con trast was against the Bast-end, and the accidental meet ing afforded some little amusement to the hypercritical in such matters. The presentation of the address occupied bat a brief ewe of time, and while the Lord Mayor sod sheriffs proceeded to the drawing-room the majority of the members of the corporation returned to the City. From the moment of starting until the return, the bells of the City alatrohes rang merry peals. Her Majesty had dud two o'clock as the hour for holding the drawing room, and at that hour there was a good master of the public in the Mall. There was, however, no crowding, and most of the spectators were able in sea bar Majesty and Prince Frederick William of Pleads and the Priming without straining or inconvenience. ♦ troop of Life Guardsmen, in their long picturesque cloaks, and with their band, were on the ground, and formed She moon of the royal party. The Priam and Princess were exceedingly well received; they were In a carriage by themselves, looking remarkably well, and loud cheers burst from the crowd as their carriage passed. The Queen and Prince Consort preceded their royal highness:re by a few minutes with a separate cortege. A BATCH OF NBW PEES& (From the Press of thla day.) A new batch of Peers is about to be crested. We have reason to believe that Mr. Wykeham Martin, M.P., • thoroughgoing Palmenttonian and Kentish liberal, will be one of the intutate selections. The Hon. O. Fitewilliam is aim mentioned. It has long been felt that " something must be done for the Fitzwilliaros." Colonel Dudley Carleton, son-in-law of Lord Broughton, is also mentioned ; with Sir Karim Berkeley, Ashley Poneonby (who will take his title boa the Crimea), Sir Richard Bulkeley (the only deserving mat fa the whole list), and lmtly, • member of the Milne. Way. Conaiderable misapprehension exist, respecting this con templated elevation of the Milne. family to the peerage. Wa believe the facts to be theme. Early in last year the Prime Walser announced to Mr. Milnea, of Frystone, the re 'petted father of the hon. member for Pontefract, and who was a schoolfellow, we believe, of the venerable premier, that his lordship was prepared to recommend to her Majesty to seamen Mr. Milne. to the House of Lords. The highly mdramble Yorkshire squire declined the proffered honour, on thadouhie ground that he bad no wish that his family should bfarrobk4; and secondly, that be had no confidence what ever in Ltd Palmerston. Since the project of creating a batch of peers ban bean re vived, Lord Palmerston, we are informed, has now Awed the pnrege to the eldest son of Mr. Richard Manes, M.P., and the grandson of Mr. Mikes of Frystone, omitting Mr. Richard Manes himself in this series of proposals, on the plea that the government cannot afford to lose his inde pendent support in the House of Commons, which, we be lieve, was the real ground on which her Majesty's ministers deellsei on two °condone to confer on the honourable mem ber the °Mon of Secretary of Ireland and that of Poet InareMe. MR. FRITH'S PICTURE or EPSOM RACE-0017BSE.— • chief feature of the next Academy, according to that romp-tongued gossip, Rumour will be Kr. Frith's picture of the Epsom Raee-oot;res " :—Ths " Humours of the Bane-coarse" rather, as we believe this natty wet-handed thinker calls it. This is to be such a picture, as 'awry es Leech and as varied r Rogarth. There will be those voluble men with " Dorking's amid cards of the running horses—with the amass, weights --end colours of—the riders." There will be Eithlopian siffeasders, blacker than blacks—impudent baggy', with socked hats and tin eye-gleases--piquant, round-hatted, searlst-pettioosted, dainty-footed girl—stunted jockeys, claret as to growth, but as to eyes sad cheek hose, old, brazen, and wicked. There slit be champagne drinking and lobster-salad to a bloom of ad. Them will be typical costermongers, osten tatiously liberal in opinion, and perspiring, fat burgesses, banning all eye in their eagerness to optically swallow everything. In fact, the difficulty is to say what there will melba, sad already the black-capped Rapheelletos of Dower etas. mks 'MON to express rapture at the painting of certain choked trerame, which actually took three whole days *ding, whereas Gerard Dow spent three months in de sishing en old broom. Bo much for modern patience.- lAeteennte. PRE NEW REFORM BILL.—CONSERVATIVE Alrima—lafter many changes of purpose, end after merlons diebioas of opinion, the Cabinet of which Lord Palomino* lithe chief has resolved to commit heat to a violent scheme of reform. Three maths shim it was supposed that a cold measure weld bees bass pro , but that Intention hie been ebeadonsd. A ft er mask bickering and no little diecord between the raisisterial sections, it V now certain that the maths perliamentat7 'yen= is threatened with • _ mamas, labelled with the ap psswal of Lard Piristae, So far from Wog eon , sisa seedy to "regulating the law of fresiohlia," the plea matent*tee a itioftaaehasesset of boroughs upon a lame seals. imaged of the artificial impertiality which presided over the Intakes sad impomfble scheme of reform pro by Lord Aberdeen, and wept over by Lord John the new mews is to aim • heavy blow sad greet diemersgement at the coneervative party. The territorial latereets, the whole system of county repeematation, and the constitational reciprocity of the two greet patine of the sneak will ell be messed sad jeopardised by the scheme of the premat cabinet. To swam the ecnewvative Tansy at ray rbh, and le at say prim will bi the whole payees :1 6P C I Paimendon Reform Bill.—Puree of this dew. _ —• ILLVIITNATZD DZVICES.—The marriage on Mon_ day really oft In have heeled out a number of good mottoes aad emlimmtleal &Mem ; hat not one of the hike I wee work • risk while the firmer may very fairly he ohreotarhed rdm flime Our bade—the heavy sentimeakil, Me nenthr "may, the impailkiat, and the downright kb. lat. As • arsektsa af the ant kind, take trim lff. Jewarle. M.' May bomb as their hands be ; from a 1 =1: 1 • 0 7 la " Way thdr beam • ligginme be ;" of the an kelefittha ham the Dint of • ohsteespetoe k Ontliel•ettest, irk pit Ws hike bode aad el illikkeded ineening th• of Nevelook, elk issookihns ITlhe Gael Oat= I had net boa kis emmltymen, eel men with el as "Nenuale. OW he kw.' Of dm Lk no erli Ike Ones morel Shea Raft amkpiler-th• drat, "Okay Sib alledhanst Mas was MB ear verso, end their limb as Irk am oar maim I " the eremai, soother grata taming pd Irma the feral of the Immielesa Storm In The Aimed ' ma:" enl the kWh, hem the same sweet, whdayere • Wag teeth Rakes ky at the of t east of the maid dad eab lit am prtblicatiat of Ids town name la lettere of the easiest high—i 'Clreek."—Lrear. Tale AMILIPICAN RUNAWAY Mne/WITIRIC—By a landeldble deedateh received here this day, says • Mar seilles Mir of Os WA, we hem Set the Anoka veld tbkA which lately esomped so heat perk erreeled by a Freak war etermar at La jest !a war about to plats brill ander the ou Me American moans time. It is thought dam the will be t bark to Manwillre, to mews the emit embed her for the >he mused in a °Oink*. THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL. AND DIITDIE (nom oti owit IPONDINT.) MALTA, JAN. 29. The Australian mail arrived this day with dates from Melbourne to December 26, 60 passengers, and 100,8001. in specie. Sydney export market brisk. Wool in demand ; 9d. to 24. 6d. per lb. Exchange : Bank bill', li to 2 per oent. prem. ; private, i per cent. Melbourne trade dull ; all descriptions of goods and produce declining in price. Grain low. Money scarce ; several failures ; little gold is leaving. Exchange, 4 to 1 per cent. premium. Bombay mail arrived with dates to 9th inst. All quiet in the three presidencies. At Bombay the natives have entertained our soldiers. Money market extremely tight. Imports dill Exports slack. Freights depressed. Exchange, 2s. 3d. to 25. 2d. 7HE FISHMONGERS' COMPANY AND THE IMPIROR OF 271 E PIENC.H. Yesterday a deputation from the Fishmongers' Company waited upon hie the Fres& Ambas sador with en 'Mims to hla=ltiajmity Ste Emperor of the Preach. — The dev o — tiT e t:too, who wen most martin* received, im pressed a that his baeliersey would Ulm thesecon veyed not on y the seatimende of their body, bat also of Brltiatt subjects la refit, la *aft _tisk eruct desire that the late event night La Is a 01111Mmfter disamoleatioa of sympathy and elatareS sbai lll an die Met af di towards his Imperial sad the ftneeli tealfea, aluat Z that the union afFresc• adgbe beam the. ever, and that by their arisseeene, afeental m X, cz iti en o t'prosperity may be pemornaly eelebliital. The further sweated tbeir hip, ____.. ll l ol MI =WPM' boom which may exist ammipS an s w ai rl , seta tea reel desire as the peat ef llkelesd le ells tbs Intermit el Frame ay ritastly be euneved, sad dint, Va. out Atha( say of des Isbell*, of the British waralla• tion, every balky say be glvea towerds the disarray and =t of miscreants wt. abase the hospitality of this m e rry, not only to plot *Oast the life of his Imperial Majeety, but to •Idle &cad, anarchy, and rebellion abroad. A Calcutta correspondent of the lkonomist writes on the 23rd of December:—"l have just men a letter from a lady delicately born and nurtured, accustomed to the highest society of England, who with her children endured the frightful time In Lucknow. She writes t —t It wee very hard work. I often lay down feeling es If nothing could rouse ins again. We ware literally starving—emestlines to . _ make the others eat who could cot swallow the nauseous food set before them. Our family allowance lattatiy was a tee-cup fall of rice, a few pounds of wheat, a little salt, and six ounces of gem bullock. Nothing was allowed for the children. I lost all seam of fear--death was so fendliar— it wee such rest to many weary sash. It wee sad to me the poor children pining and dying, sometimes INTIM or sight buried in a single night.' The next Cape mail will take out 60,000 sove reigns on government account. The 6netiteliommi publishes a letter addregged to It by order of Prime Mims, son of the Quest ci ow., thanking the inhabitants of Path for the marks of sympathy and respect which they evinced towards the remains of his royal mother. The Prince has charged his agent, Moulds, to oar to the prefect of pollee a sum of 2,000 fr. to Isi dis tributed among the pokes atoms who were present to main tain order during the funeral. A memoir of Count Radetzky is about to be pub lished at Btattgard. The author says that it his been dictated and oorreeted by the Add mania hitneeff, end that Ss compiler has had woes le sll laddsky's private oor respendenes, which was sod entsulm sod varied. no title of dr leek is " The Royal fripszbl Field Marshal Count Ralsileky ; a Biopspideal llemsfr, from his own Dietetics mi Oserespeadimm." The Menne, Pod states that a simple addition to the law is about to be propesed, by which " the ordlasiy tabloids afar had will take esipaboace the grave offsets of oempembe all laughing the dealt of a fonigs prises is mil with this mushy ; sad this arbsvoar to prevent the oemidos of great shoos will be seersihed in the hoe of floy—tefors a BriUsh judge and Wow a Brhish jury. The mks of grasses which require oases of this eaters to be proved by oral act upon the teothoosy of two yaws" will be observed, sad the foreigser will be placid jail is the was position as say =evaded British subject who slight have the fogy mod the wickedasse to cosopho span say Whaled teeklisg is ado country." New Xxtonntoons.—lt is currently raooebd tLI ire HksL , Eq. - of Dora Jeie • armor at Radiator, sod Thome Tremble'', El nom of Oravemd, ere to be Insights& is homer of aZI:Pof the Pelson Royal with Primo nodal* Wl iPruida.—.Dorer Chronsele. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (PROM OUR OWN 00/I.RNIWONTENT.) PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING. Of the military addresses in the #4ssitear to-day there are only two which follow %.'cetly in the wake of the 82nd of the line, bat several others speak vaguely of the readiness of the army to tight against anarchists either in France or elsewhere. The 6th Lancers, by the organ of its colonel, M. D'Azemar, comes straight to the point. It says:— " The 6th regiment of Lancers would be pleased to see the realisation of the idea expressed before your Majesty by the President of the Corps Legislatif." The bright idea of M. de Morny's here cited with approbation, and interpreted as requiring the aid of the army to carry it ont, was, it will be remembered, that the expulsion of the refugees from England must be obtained "at anyoost." Tho lit regiment of Engineem falls in with the same idea in the following terms:— "Is your faithful army then destined to remain for ever with its arms crossed, a peaceable spectator of these frightful plots, which, tolerated to-day, may be subventioned to-morrow ?" The author of this suggestion that England now tolerates, and will probably soon pay assassins, bears the name of Colonel Vauban. The Courrier de Paris states that General d'Or goni applied to Count Walewaki for a guard of honour to attend the Queen of Oude's funeral, but that, in consequence of the interference of the Eng lish ambassador, the application was not acceded to. It also says that a telegraphic despatch was sent by the family to the English government, asking per mission to transport the body to Oude for interment, bat that, for political reasons, it was thought neces sary to refuae the request The latter part of this story may very likely be true, but the former seems improbable. There could have been no rational ob jection to this Queen being buried in Paris with all the honours due to her rank ; and I suspect Lord Cowley would have remained perfectly impassive even if the escort had consisted of the 82nd regi. ment, with the redoubtable Colonel de Caatagny at its head. The Council of State have been very buy all the week in preparing " repressive measures." As I have before stated much difference of opinion prevails with regard to them, but I believe it has been determined that something considerable shall be done, and a bill on the subject is likely to be presented to the Corps Legislatif almost imme diately. It is certain that among the measures proposed was one for subjecting private individuals to a system of " warnings" analogous to that in force with respect to newspapers. According to this idea a commissary of police is to be empowered to warn any person that his language, pursuits, or frequentation are not what they ought to be, and after two or three warnings that person maybe either compelled to reside in a particular spot, or be trans. ported to a penal or other colony without further ceremony. This system would resemble the law . relating to journals in this farther particular, that the warnings would be superfluous machinery, since there is nothing to prevent the government from acting without them. However, the legal sanction implied by the formality of voting a law would, no doubt, in practice make it easier to com mit arbitrary acts on a large scale than it is at pre sent. I cannot learn whether the above odious pro position has been rejected by the Council of State or not. There is a report that it has been thrown out, at least provisionally. I understand that the Marshal Baraguay liens will be appointed to the supreme command at Nancy, Canrobert to Tours, and Bosquet to Tou louse. The remaining two great military divisions —Paris and Lyons—will remain, as at present, in the hands of Marshals Magnan and Castellane. The government journals contain leading articles on the refugee question, which are in substance, and indeed, nearly in form, nothing but • repetition of the speech made by Count de Persigny to the Cor poration of London. The Bourse was a good deal agitated by the divers rumours current. A report that the Bank of France had reduced its discount calmed prices to be firmer towards the close, although it turns out that the report was not true. The Rents fell 20c. for cash and 15e. for account, closing at 88fr. 75c. and 88fr. 80c. Mobilicr fell 7fr. SOc. The Orleans, Northern, and Eastern railways fell sk. each. Lyons and Southern rose 7fr. SOc. PIEDMONT. The National Bank of Turin has reduced its rate of discount from 7 to 6 per cent. The Corriere Mercantile of Oenoa announces that three numbers of the Passim of Oneglia have been seized by the police at the suit of the French ambas sador at Turin. EARLIER DESPATCH OP DAT MAILS TO IPSWICHr NORWICH, YARMOUTH, &c.—On the let of February and thenceforward, the day mails for Ipswich, or Ter mouth, end also for all towns on the Ipswich l ine of the Eastern Camas, Railway, will be drpafohed from the Shoreditch station earlier than heretofore. Ylederthis alter*. don correspondence for conveyance by day men tom mentioned to towns, viz :—Becelee, Billeidenr, wood. Bungsy, Bury St. Edmund's, Chelmedled. Chkeseler, MN Haleeworth, Harieetcm, Herwich, Inedrairne. Helvedon. Lowestoft, Itakien, MaIN hea, M ownsial, Is it Moist, Norwich, Ongar, Saimun Sudbury, Witham, Woodbridge, end Tarrson& smelbs posted u follows : —Receiving Mom : Letter.. ar.d book packets, 10 pin. Ludo. Pillar Letter Borm w l= • only, 6 a.m. At the District Mom, AL—Wales an - I ter 126, High Holborn; Western—Old Cavendislueleadp South Eastern-168, Borough, High-street ; Nora Wakiile —2B, Even/eat-duet, Camden-town, and it the Beet e dem, Charing.Crou : Letters, 7 16 a.m . newsmen. Mid book packets, 646 a.m. General Poet-Aloe, 161.11belln'e. le-Grand, and Branch-06m Lombard-street: 14aera, 746 a.m., newspapers and book packet., 7 a.m. The day mall for the towns between London and Norwich, by the • rants of Cambridge (Norwich itself accepted), commirked , 4 the for the following places, will continue to be dee- _, teem London at the present hour :—Attleborragh. t Stortford, Brandon, Cambridge, Downbeat, Dan- mow, 11 3 , aff E m pping, Harlow, Hertford, Hoddesdon, New- Walden, Sawbridgewoth, Bt. ire, nee Ira: r : e 4sre, and Wynaandhani. By command of the Post. i mater-General, ROWLAND HILL, been tiry.—Genend Pat. : °Mos, Jen. 26. GRETNA GREEN.—The vicinity of Gretna Green ! is mill dangerous to ordeal young coup ae, but the wholesome operation of the new law is frequently dlneaMsd. lama-. dent lovers, not out of their teens, who would without dia. . why a yew or two ego have tied the Gordian knot at the Blackmaith's hard by, have been ommeelled to perform legal quarantine Were they could be admitted to the haven of their desires. In two inetenoes lately the aerofoil of these Oipreliminary Mope bee led to reflection, and a union prevented l: Interference of friends. In a third instance the impe l:ad couple determined to effect the transition upon the old my*m.... They accordingly went to Gretna and were there -1 " married "in due form. Of course the proceeding was , {Bagel, but though the couple have been assured of this, they either don't, or affect not to, believe it, for they are now = ~ , , , it d e nly together as man and wife, and no doubt are as such by their friends. Surely the law can nook ~ the " priest," who conducted the sham ceremony.—Oertiele Pavia. - Ale AUDACIOUS MENDIC tleT.—A man named I . Brog o an was three day' ago tried by the Tribunal of Car- Polk* el Charievide for a angular species of who* . the law alb " mseiloity with threats." Be pretended to be sessewhat of a sorcerer, and used to hawk about for rho 1 sinew tie sesermtry owls" sod rings width be said had .4 beau Ussedis She - ohapsl el R. Mkt% la Belgium aad I 'Sisal led die steles of wind "Mons nalsdies, sad wens • la pardeeke a preservative spirt asplealluells; and when •!, poi idand to bey them less Mils rooked at awn In • .. =way, sannamed selatellleible wads, sad Ilse, with gestarm • , serialared, " I egalimil pa lI_ZI I twaireve rim and twenty-live a.my mei mg Iwo Wye eft mow ea you!" lie the sealed selnali gg sware the puma" nada. pedea wars liewWW • sad in their Wed ig BifillOß him showy to innal west mug op. 110 tgirgfes. - deemed him to a yeses lispelsonmeat end five nv' vs ilsnos of the police. LAI CUM (Silting, in BA - - co FORSTER V. TH A rule had be upon the Chian a prohibition du stanted against a church rate, of Little She] the expanses of c the ground on that the churcha el_paribement, st which the rate Mie llettlib, in affidavits on whi that the meeting been first held a its object was gi, Lord Campbel tended alteration Ths gercit; r 7 :l coast it disposed Rule discharge TIM POZEN V. 1 In this OM I granted a rule foi Mr. BUMS Marti It will be moll Turkish bonds, when he was arra be held in trust to Mr. Wilde, who London, objected learned judge h of parliament an order for t the subject matte goner was tried an bonds did not fore robbery. Under I of London is convicted for o of the City ; and i have these bonds Mr. Bodkin, wl the rule on the p reload several g the rights of the a be carefully enquir =into the argu Martin's the t Lordou:op era . "Mtabundant ilda said make the rule gee support the judgeto My. Leed_Campbell— P . 0414 was The ioll — Trtor7l crown who had boo had no interest In any order which th Lwd Campbell to watch the Inters Mr. Bodkin stab pang, who were ini been made parties Mr. Wilde—Wh e made parties to I Lord Campbell— ing the learned jud Rule for a oertioi Coln (Sittings In Bana Ban Mr. Peteredorff the plaintiff to shell Wightman, ordain mead his writ of 13th to the 11th of the order being to ea a bar to the actic that a judge an Mr. Petersdorff t which ha said th ardor. Baron Mard I recollect that on c Saturday, after the Monday • but the a have eetA , " I will good, ' or somethin don with Lord We that the thing cool Mr. PeteradorS t the rule for staying the 14th by reason paean°e on the ith waiver in appearing covered. — iltr.ileron Mart em order of 'judge which the law eak have totally depti barred by the data The Lord Chief the date of a writ. hours why act owe to repeal the Mat= rule for egeoladhig Mr. Heroic wh called on to =dr= Bad* =plate, la = THE AN 111 Catherine Hatfle, was brought before Some pieces of woos of emotion in ow 01 She was Mnge shouting " Murder Wow the cams to pr It appeawerred from rim e oonataal Ctinolt, and the to delicto, checking the maim The prisoner did' the Fume of wood atm home for fire' rebelii;e7i;:3l; sea the prisoner ha dhow Partridge, the p Moss, but the prise es," said her data bra, end then the charge her. Mr. Goodman (el be ashamed of her. Mutt the prisoner, y custody, at Gtimes anuildha been three The titothre, inthled her husband knew nothing at shying sway 1 leererttat fiaLord Mayor Mau of parental I sake, VI the paten "Mk having onl, mereant Work, he Melo the prisoner he her maintenano be Thome.e primmer way d CittherZTlM 7 in r ...,:ter"itithe bar, with di Mid se m Nro. Otrilmr% Waitaki =e l • M Os *O4M heat emit rimy dal toPthotr 0 7 11 11 Wry on es ma sad war * bed corded off a r .. bolster, It cani& asl k r: d o sa V thadAittl Kr. sok kr t o polkeskm 011 . 01, Wa la c Yr. Amid eltn Priday, to which I lk* wit* be bray Attie tho room VOMaist Nipped to bar, aattitioy woo 'boy could idooi loarra or pewee