The Express. — London, England, 1858-02-03 00:00:00

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PRINCE FREDERICI WILLIAM of Prussia has carried ofr his bride somewhat after the fashion of the hero of " the Ere of St. Agnes:" " These lovers fir d away into t►e storm." There is a superstition in Scotland that in life a rough beginning augurs a serene close. In behalf of bride and bridegroom we would fain accept the omen. There were tears yesterday in the Bride'. eyes as the carriage bore her from Buckingham Palace gate; but the bride who can sever from the homed her youth and all its inmates without tears must want that heart which alone can enable her to find happiness for herself or dispense it to others in a new home. The storms of winter beat around her as she wended on her way ; but the shortest and darkest day of winter is past, and each succeeding day will carry her nearrr to the spring and to the sum mer of her first year of her married life. It is true that Even io Menqui.UM clime Litht brews will raffle the Bowers sometime; but if soothsayers may be in aught believed, the future career of the newly-married pair will be a bright one. The words of a poet of the Bridegroom's land will in their Pie be made good : Men rAt ass N.ehe is Sow ; Maw ge , t out Ora a is Maw ; dew ibir isftLiews an. The Bride is indeed very young. She is called upon to undertake the earnest, responsible duties of matronbood, at an age when the unprescient im pulaiveness of girlhood can scarcely have began to abate. She is exposed to this trial in a court and country the social tone of wh;ch differs much from that of the court and country in which she has been brought up. She is exposed to this trial removed from daily littera:num with those loved and loving monitors of her own sex to whose counsels habit had given a more powerful iDthienae. But she has been trained in a good school. It is not merely that her excellent parents beer cvinccd singular soundness of judgment in the manner in which they have educated their family—her mother was herself in youth the object of equally sedulous and equally judicious maternal care. The exemplary pupil of the Duchess of KENT. we may well believe, has inherited her mother's skill in developing and forming the youthful mind ; and none of those who were pre sent in St. James's Chapel on the day of the mar riage ceremony can doubt that in the mother of the Bridegroom they beheld one whose natural disposition, at once strengthened and harmonised by the trials of life, is admirably qualified to fIU the place which by hitherto been occupied by her royal and illustrious relatives, the mother and grand mother of the Bride, and to be to the future Queen of Pitteett such a friend as only a pure, high-minded, loving woman can be. It is to comparatively few—even on a throne— that the instinct of high command is given ; and the conduct and fortunes of some Queens who have been amply endowed with it forbid us to be very eager in our wish that it should be the dowry of the PRINCEFS ROYAL of England. But even without this gift an elevated and honourable field of usefulness lies open to every Queen, if she be but a tree-hearted woman. The virtues and vices of most peoples and social cir cles ere in a great measure conventional. They spring more from habit than from principle and reflection. They are caught by the individual from the tons of the society amid which he develops his facul ties, as the chameleon is said to catch its colour from the herb on which it feeds. Even within the range of Christendom we find varying virtues che rished, varying defects tolerated, in different nations and different classes of society. Courts have been favourable to the formation of characters in which the soldier's jealous sense of honour and the courtier's graceful self-possession are most prominent : their besetting vices are improvidence and undue love of pleasure. Among the more opulent of the industrial classes the prudential virtues have flourished most : abstinence from wine, gaming, expensive personal display, and amorous in trigue have ever been the virtues most praised and cultivated by the mercantile class; while lapses from frankness and candour, and a tendency to over reach in bargains, have been viewed with comparative tolerance. These distinctive characteristics will be found on examination to have influenced profoundly the MUM of the religions dissensions of Europe. Roman Catholicism has been most affected by those who prized most the showy and impulsive virtues of the court and camp—Protestantism, by those upon whom industrial pursuits had impressed the importance of self-denial and regular habits. Hence Protestant coun tries have come to be more especially characterised by the bmargeois, Roman Catholic countries by the courtly virtues and vices. In this fact will be found the key to Bray et the phssomena of French and English society. The identification of the interests of the Crown with these of the Reformed Church,ia the person of ELIZADXII4 gave an aaoandancy is m. 7 6 K ru tb di b: p 1 lo tb co on to 4 cl m T of tip fr To Ti L pl in al tr fr re to fa ec in sr tr on tb of tb THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 3, 1858. England to the bourgeois-Protesten principles of conventional morality, which nothing has been able to shake; the revocation of the edict of Nantes, and the dragonnades of the Cevennes, almost eradicated those principles from French society. Even the nobles of England have adopted the conventional morality of the puritan shop keepers ; even the lowest grades of society in France have adopted the conventional morals of court practice modified by cloister theory. So strong is the influence of the social atmosphere one breathes from youth upwards that even upon those persons of both nations who have cast from them their national religious creed the conventional morals associated with it have retsina their hold. Now highly though we prise those homely virtues which are the animating pi inciple of our English liberties, we are keenly sensible of the benefit that would accrue if, by allying them with the more im pulsive virtues inherited from the Courts of Europe, the selfish Pharisaism so often associated with them could be diminished. And oar gallant neighbours across the Channel must bear with us when we express the opinion that they would gain immeasurably if somewhat of the old Huguenot spirit could be resuscitated among them. But it is with Prussia, not with France, that we have to do at present. The middle and lower classes of Prussia—and, indeed, of the far greater part of North Germany—are characterised, like Englishmen, by the conventional morals of the bourgeois-Protestant school. Unfortunately the princes and nobles are to a wide extent tainted by the lax principles of the laxest sect of the antagonist school of European civilisation. The evil effects of this on the general morality of the country is increased by the great number of small Courts sprinkled over Germany. But the political evils which flow from this source are even greater than the moral. A gulf is thus interposed between the Courts and the Hite of the industrial classes of North Germany over which neither can pass. The Queen who, by an unostentatious, undeviating union of the bourgeois sad the courtly virtues in her own person, could make both fashionable at Court would do as much for the moral elevation of her people, and for the permanent, secure establishment of a coa sututionat throne in Prussia, as the wife of GEORGE 111. did in England. Queen Cummerrre no doubt had her weaknesses, like all women, but there was a vein of romance in her character (as is shown in her juvenile letter to the King of PRUSSIA, and her strict adherence to the determination to adapt her self to all her husband's views with which she came to this country), tempered by a sound practical sense, to which the domestic life of England, in all classes, is largely indebted for its comparative purity, and to which the throne of England is largely indebted for its stability throughout the revolutionary era, Society as yet has namely done her memory justice . but future historians will. May her great grand daughter emulate her virtues as successfu'ly as her grand-daughter has done. INDIA. (FB.olli OUR SPROUL BOMI3A.T, JAN. 9, 1669. From Indore, where by this time the whole of Sir Hugh Rose's division has been concentrated, an advance will doubtless be made westward towards Bepore, in the vicinity of which Brigadier C. Stuart has already taken up his position. The ()merit division is already in motion, and General Roberts bas left Ahmedabad for Deesa, after sending on a heavy siege train. The first tleistisation of the corps will doubtless be Awe, from whence it will proceed towards rota, leaving Godeypoor and Jey poor to be dealt with by the brigade proceeding from Hyderabad (Scinde). Rajpootana and Central India are thus surrounded by divisions converging from the north-east and south-east, whilst from the south Brigadier-General Whitlock, with a force im posing enough for every purpose, advances from Nagpore. Already many of the troops destined for service under the last named general, have been brought together, and when the whole of them shall have been concentrated they will number little short of 5,000 men, as may be seen from the following list :—Two troops Horse Artillery, and three companies Foot Artillery with two light field batteries attached, one of bosses and the other of oxen. The whole of her Majesty's 12th Lancers, and the 6th and 7th Madras Light Cavalry. Her Majesty's 43rd Light Infantry, the 3rd Madras European Regiment, and the Ist, sth, and 19th Madras Native Infantry, with two companies of Sappers. The brigadiers are W. H. Miller, of Artillery ; A. W. Lawrence (brother to Henry, John, George, and Richard), of Cavalry ; T. D. Carpenter, Madras Army, and J. M'Dnff, 74th Highlanders, of Infantry. From the west the largest corps will prooeed, being none other than that commanded by Sir Colin Campbell in person. This gallant and energetic officer has already commenced a movement destined to clear the Dcab, from Cawnpore to Delhi, of every insurgent. A strong column, under Brigadier Walpole, left Cawnpore on the 18th inst., and reached Akberpore, ball-way to Calpee, on the 19th. It remained there for two or three days, engaged is settling the sur rounding country, which has been so long disor ganised by the insurgent troops. With this column are the Rifle Brigade, two battalions; 38th Foot; Bouchier'• battery, and Blunt's troop Horse Artil lery ; Ist Punjaub Cavalry; and other squadrons of the 9th Lancers. It will proceed towards Etawah, and follow the left bank of the Jamas to Agra. Sir Colin, with the main body, which baa doubt less left Cawnpore before this, was to move up wards along the right bank of the Ganges, crossing the Khala Nuddee near Kanouj, to occupy Fatteh ghur and Furruckabad, and thence to Agra, when an imposing force will thus have been oonoeuttated. With Sir Colin will be—Remington's troop Horse Artillery; Smith's bate/ Royal Artillery; the Naval Brigade, with six 24-pounders, two 8-inch howitzers, and eight mortars ; two companies sap pers and miners ; Bengal ditto, and two companie s Punjaub ditto ; the cavalry which went down with Grant's column, the Bth Foot, 23rd Fusiliers, 42nd Highlanders, 33rd, 64th, and 82nd Foot, 93rd Highlanders, with a regiment of Punjaub infantry. That the Commander-in-Chief thus leaves on one side the Gwalior force and its auxiliaries at Calpee is a proof that be consider, them too dispirited again to attempt the passage of the lames, and that be prefers moving upon them from Agra to crossing the lumen lower down. There seems reason to believe th►t the bridge of boats at Calpee bas been broken up. Sir Colin, however, has taken meanures to prevent a surprise at Cawnpore by leaving there the 32nd, 34th, and 88th Foot, with " the faithful remnants of the Lucknow native corps, who be haved with groat gallantry and fidelity." In addition to the reasons which might render a movement up the Doab preferable to any other, a powerful motive in favour of Sir Colin's plans was the absence of transport, provisions, and ammunition, to obviate which the convoys under Colonel Seaton and others had been despatched from Agra, Meerut, and Delhi. Colonel Seaton, • after beating the insurgents at Gungeree and Puttialee, msvched rapidly to the south and reached Mynpooree on the 27th. From thence .he has probably continued his march towards Cawnpore, escorting thither such portions of his convoy as have not been distributed amongst the divisions of General Wal pole and the 03MMAIlder-in-Chief. His force will swell the garrison of Cawnpore by a goodly number, which may be increased by the 7th Hussars now being honed at Allahabad, and other troops sent up from Calcutta. No fears need then be entertained for the safety of General Outram, whose position at Alumbegh is so strong that he was able to attack the enemy near his position on the 22nd of Decem ber, taking from them for• gone with bat trifling loss to himself. The force at Sir James's command consists of one Royal Battery, two Bengal Field Batteries, a heavy Bengal Battery, a company of Madras Sappers, the Military Train (two squadrons) as Dragoons, some Irregular Cavalry, her Majesty's sth Fusiliers, 78th Highlanders, 88th Foot, 90th Light Infantry, Madras Fusiliers, and Ferozepore Regiment. There is a detachment of Horse Artil- At Delhi the course of justice no longer suffers any impediment, so far as the minor agents in the rebellion are concerned. On the 22nd of De• eember the Nawab of Jheyghur was hanged. Whilst retribution by the cord is thus dealt out in the old capital of the Moguls, measures of another kind are no lees actively pursued in the Punjaub. Sir John Lawrence has requested the government of Bombay to send him as many troops as they can dis pose of, as he is forming a brigade under Colonel N. B. Chamberlain, named brigadier for field servings to proceed at once into Rohilcund from Lahore. Bahadoor Khan's rebel bands, who have so long blockaded Nynee Tal, have become bolder, and this is an additional reason for sending a force into • province the Hindoo portion of which would not be sorryto see its Mnsaulman oppressors chastised. The outposts of Nynee Tal were attacked on the morning of the Bth December by the Bareilly insurgents, who cut off the cavalry vedettes at Isla Doongy ; and after firing on the Thnkoor cavalry (just raised) who were on parade, being drilled by Captain Creas man, they attacked the police-station a few hundred yards off, and cut up eight of the Thrums people. The cavalry, not having any arms with them at tha time, the insurgents were able to retreat without molestation, killing those of the cavalry who were at picket duty on the road. As soon as intelligence was conveyed to Nynee Tal, prompt assistance was rendered. One hundred Goorkhas, under Captain Ross, and one hundred of Read's levies, under Capt. Baugh, proceeded to the spot with all partible de spatch, but without result. Fifteen hundred Goorkhu have at last arrived at Burm I)ee from Nepaul, and one thousand of theme are on their way to Nynee Tal, where they may be expected by the 20th. Some movement would then be made against the large body of insurgents located at Sandia, reported to number 5,000 men of all arms. In the South •Aiahratta country measures more active than any yet undertaken hare become at last neosuary. The Rajah of Shoorapore, whose move-I meats I have mentioned in seversl letters, has at lut declared himself, and is to be punished. Her Majesty's 66th was sent on to Bo!gaunt from Bom bay some days ago, by the Feroze, reinforce ments of new recruits for her Majesty's 6tth and the 2nd Europeans having been forwarded previ ously. With a portion of these and detachments from Kurnool of 170 12th Lancers, 100 Artillery, 1,000 her Msjesty's 43rd, and 450 Mysore Horse, the borders of the Nisam's dominions are likely to be soon settled. The remaining portion of her Majesty's 72nd Highlanders having arrived, the whole of the regi ment will be despatched immediately to Tankaria Bunder, to join the Deers column. The blot remains here, and the Bth Hussars will start about the 20th for Mondavi. _ POSTSCRIPT. BOMBAY, JAR. 9. The news front the Panjaub is unfavourable. Sir John Lawrence had other reasons when he sited for reinforcements than that of a campaign in Rohil cund. The Sikhs are not safe, and besides this the Affghans threaten on the northern frontier. With such an old man at the head of Affghanistan u Cost Mahomed, no reliance can be platted on the maintenance of order there. It may be neoeseary in consequence to seinforce the garrison of Peshawar. THE BRAZILS. (NY 111101110 TTLai:ll.Lnc.) Crum OS/1 OWN 0011111PONDENT.) SOUTHAMPTON, WIDNUDAT. The steamslip Petropolis has arrived from the Brazils, with twelve passengers, 6,000 bags of coffee, 71,0001. in specie. The latest dates are— Rio, Jan. 1; Bahia, Jan. 7 ; Pernambuco, Jan. 10; St. Vincent, Jan. 20; Lisbon, Jan. 29. The Avon, with the outward mail; arrived at Bahia, Jan. 1. AA Rio there were heavy etocke of coffee on hand; quotation' nominaL Sales of all articles excepting wines were limited. Exchange 24 dole. Freights dull. The Bank rate has risen to 11 per cent. At Bahia the sugar crop will be late and deficient in quantity. Supplies are coming in sparingly, and good lists are difficult to obtain. No sales of cotton. Coffee inanimate. Ram dull. Freights fiat, and, at, Pernambuco, sugar dull ; quotations nominal. Cotton dull. Runt inactive. Exchange transac tions limited, at 24d. Freight' dull. Bank rate, 12 per oent. at Court. Major-General Buckley sad Colonel F. H. Seymour have relieved Lord Alfred Part mod Lieutenant-Colonel Pon ecoby in their duties as the Equerries in Waiting to the Queen and the Prince Consort. The Queen will hold a Privy Council tide atter:wen at Buckingham Palm*. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the official residence of the First Lord of the Trftant in Downing street. The Ministers present were— Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Marquis of Clanricarde, Sir George Grey, the Earl of Claren don, Mr. Secretary Labouchere, Lord Panmure, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Charles Wood, the Hight Hon. R. Vernon Smith, Lord Stanley of Alderley, the Right Hon. M. T. Baines, and the Duke of Argyll. A deputation from the local board of health for Morpoth, and also a deputation horn ratepayers of the district, had an interview yesterday with the Right Hon. W. Cowper, at the office of the General Board of Health, Whitehall. The de putation consisted of Mr. W. Woodman, clerk to the Mor peth local board of h-alth, and Mr. Langridge. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yester day. The lords pemont were : The Lids Justices Knight Bruns and Turner. the Lord Chief Baron, and the Chancellor of the Ducky of Cornwall. Judgment was given in the retie of the Baltic* (Prise Court) by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall. Jackson's (a petite a) prolongation of patent (wheels, cylpsdere, fm ; ) was herd. An aimed from the 'Mauritius, " 110 Fog v. Dart' and Re biallon," wee beard, and lodgment given by the Lard Chief Berea. Despitelese were veesiyad yesterday at t`te Cokaral-ofil 3 from the Uovemore of Osyker, Hoag Kong, and the Mauritius. THE ROYAL SQUADROIY.-DEPARTLER ?ROM TEI NORM (TEM DAY). The royal squadron very prudently proceeded no &ruler than the Nore last night. The Victoria and Albert left the Nore at two o'clock this morning for Antwerp. Tho screw gun-vessel Alacrity, Com. Wodehonse, one of the royal squadron of escort, in running down the Channel got ashore on the shingle shoal this morning at half-pest four, end was left high and dry by the receeding tide. The Port Admiral at Sheerness sent one or two steam tenders to her assistance, and it was expected she would be got off by this afternoon's tide. (MOM LAST STO/ST'S GASITTL) LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S-OMM, Fut. I.—Notice is /swap pima, that !sr llapsty mill bold looms at Bt. lance' s Palace as the &Bowie, dam. at two o'clock :—Thunufey, 18th ,natant; Wednesday. 10th March next; Wednesday, 17th March next. N.B. The Knights of the emend Orders ere to sepses Match- collars et the lame on the 17th of March seat, it Mew a collar day. INDIA BOARD, FEB. I.—At page 430 of the London Goon*, Janesey 28, 1!6{, in the hat of casualties, for " Cap. Ws S. W. MsealsW, eldmdaaamp to chief of the staff, sseerely,“ mod " Caplan C. B. Manalleld," &c. ADMIRALTY, JAN. 10.—With reference to General Mr Celts Campbell's degree of the 1 kb of Decanter, DM, Crigla the leaden Oenotes of the 29th inst an t, th e e.mainiselonen of He Admiralty hare this day been to sign a commaiseles, in.seag Lieutenant Jame 0717:n i t Vaughan to the rank of sersomader. FOREIGN -OFFICE, JAlf. 16.—The Queen hu been =Zly pleased to sprint David Lismeanne, Esq., to be oty's Consul in the &Mid of Quillizmate, Benne and Tete, as the fasters Coast of Africa. Viscount and Viscounts's Palmerston entertained at dinner, at Cambridge Moe" yenteeday, the Belgian lif l adder sad Madame Van de Were, the Marquis d'areglio, Sardinian Minister, the Bart sad Countess of Shaftesbury, the Right floe. Sir B. Hall, M.P., Mr Henry Holland, Mr. sad Mrs. Thomas Parham sad Mr. Patina. The Countess Bougier has left the Brunswick Hotel, St. Issues's, for Paris. Tits Baron sad Barrows Posarrhohrt have also taksa their departure from the same The Dean of Worcester has arrived at Verruca's Hotel, Bdgrarkr, from the Deanery, Wormier. The gentlemen attending his Royal Highness Primes FredaMok William of Prairie lett /11110111 . 1 Hotel yesterday. Colonel North, M.P., has left Fenton's Hotel, foe Wroxica Abbey, Bielae. Mr. E. AkiOyd, M.P., and Mr. M. Drury have ar rived at Fisk.. Hotel trace 13eakfielel, Halifax. The Princes of Siam, with their suite, yesterday visited the palest prise reaper sad arioabursi um br of Nark Burgess sad Kay, sad purebred a grainy of siriceltral isseimeass. THE CAMP AT ALUDIBAGH. The following is all that the Bombay papers pub lish respecting the action at.Alumbagh : " Sir James Outram, at the date of our last ad vices, was still holding the palace of the Alumbagh, and we have received the following despatch by telegraph from Madras of a success just achieved by him there: • Ontram attacked and dispersed the enemy near Alumbagh on the 22nd December, and captured four guns, one elephant, and much ammu nition. Our loss was very *Ming.'" EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (FRO* 0171 OWN PARIS. TI7ESDA7 EVYNING. The measure which has been proposed to the Corps Legislatif is a prOet de lei entitled one to provide for the public safety, and it consista of certain addi tions to several of the articles of the Penal Code. Article 2 punishes with imprisonment of from one month to two years every individual who, with the object of disturbing the public peace, or of exciting hatred and contempt against the government of the Emperor, shall have practised any intrigues or carried on any correspondence either within this country or abroad. Article 3 punishes the sale of murdereu engines without a proper authorisation. Article 7 declares u follows : " Any individual may be interne in France or Algeria, or expelled, who was condemned, expelled, intern!, or transported in May or Jane, 1848, in June, 1849, or in December, 1861, and who may again have been pointed out by important circum stances as dangerous to the public safety." The privy council instituted to-day for the purpose, as the message expresses it, of learning the duties and necessities of government, in order that it may be prepared for the important task which it may one day have to fulfil, is, I believe, quite a novel idea. The men of whom this council is composed are all eminent and able, end m the Emperor says that they possess his confidence it would be difficult to object to the selection. There is a rumour, it is true, that M. de Persigny and M. de Morny are at dag gers drawn, but the Emperor, who ought to know better than anybody else, evidently does not think so. The ministers are not very well pleased at the ap pointment of this privy council. It, in fact, rednoes them to ondsr-seorotorics of state each in their own department. They were not, it is true, much more previously ; and although they are frequently spoken of colloquially as a " cabinet," the word, as I have often had occasion to remark, was always inap plicable to them. There is no solidarity between the imperial ministers. They are under no respon sibility to the public. Each is the separate servant of his muter alone, and events have fre quently reminded them of a mot of Louis Napoleon after the coup rretat, that he did not want ministers bat only a good staff of clerks. The Bonise opened with great animation, and the Rents for account, which yesterday closed at 69fr. 25c., rose to 69fr. 90c. ; but within a few minutes of the close of business a panic set in owing to a rumour that Lord Palmerston had de manded explanation of the military addresses in the ifbniteur threatening England with invasion, and that, the explanation not being satisfactory, orders had been given to pat the entire English navy into commission. Under the influence of this report, the Rente dropped to 69fr. 20c., being a fall of 15c. from yesterday. Mobilier fell 20fr. The railways were less affected than the Rent. by the panic,:butileft off in a very uncertain state. Prince Christian of Denmark, the heir presump tive to the throne, accompanied by General Scbleyel, was, according to a telegram, to leave Copenhagen this day for Paris, on a miasion of congratulation to their Imperial Majesties. PIEDMONT. ACQUITTAL OF THE "RAGIONE." The Ragions of Turin, a number of which bad been seized by the authorities for publiahieg a letter from Paris, which appeared to contain a kind of defence of the men who attempted the life of the Emperor of the French, was tried on the 28th ult. by the Court of Assizes of Turin. The prosecu tion was conducted by M. Lavini, deputy fiscal advocate, and the defence by M. Tecchio, a member of the Chamber of Deputies. The jury returned a verdict of acquittal. The Regions itself has the following on the subject :—" Now that our words son so longer be misinterpreted, we repeat that the authorities had misunderstood the meaning both of our correspondent and the journal itself. When one declared that political assassination is murder, and the other joined in the universal execration of the regicides, it was not irony, as the authorities pretended, but, on the contrary, as our counsel showed, the immediate and necessary consequence of the principles which the Regions has ever pro fessed." " Adding example to preoept, the Emperor Alex ander," writes the St. Peterabww correspondent of the No* "has resolved to emancipate the whole of the serfs on his private domains, at the mme time securing to them all the advantages granted to the pendants el pirate individuals. His also gives up to them gratuitously ell the building' with their dependencies in which the peeeents reside." The following were the ages of variou soYereigtUl al the let Jan., la the present year:—King of Wartetebmg, 76; Slag of the Belgians, 67 ; rho POP., 66; King ef p ra as, 62; Rleg of Sweden, 56; King of Sammy, 67; Emperor of the French, 49; King of Dannerk, 49; King of the Two Sicilier, 47; King of Bavaria, 46; Eine of Greece, 42; King of the Netherlands, 40; Emperor of Roads, 89 ; Queen of Great Brits* El; nog of NI/WW. git ; Eng; of Sardinia, 37; the Bahia of Tea fa% 34; Ma; perpr of Austria, 22; Queen of Spain, 27; sad tie KW pf Portopl, 20. PORTUGAL. SOUTHAMPTON, TIMSDAT. The Alhambra has arrived with the Peninsular mails, having left Lisbon on the 29th ult. Amongst her cargo is specie to the value of 8,5001. sterling. She spoke the brig Crimea on the 31st tilt. From Lisbon we learn that the Loule administra tion remains in statu quo, except that, it is said, its position is stronger than before the crisis. The general belief, however, is that ministers only I remain in office until their are appointed. ' It is rumoured that Senor J Antonio Aguiar has offered to form a cabinet, t the King de clined because Aguiar wished to g in some of the Regeneration party with him: It is rumoured also that Viscount De Castro has been sent forby the' King, and that he declined. . - . Coast Lavradio is expected at Lisbon, to occupy his post as President of the Chamber of Peen. A project has been presented to the courts for con tracting a loan to improve the sanitary condition of Lisbon, the interest to be paid from the Customs. It is proposed also to improve the lszarettos. The British Minister at Lisbon gave a dinner on the 25th tilt, in honour of the marriage of the Prin cess RoyaL Exchange on London: 90 days, 53} to 531; 30 days, 631 to 62i. AUSTRALIA. The date from Melbourne is December 15. There is not much political or general news, but the com mercial intelligence is important and unfavourable. The following statement from the Melbourne Price Current will explain the situation of affairs : In our lam circular dated the 16th November, we gave a detail of the causes whose operation had produced the extraor dinary stagnation almost amounting to a crisis then existing. We expressed some surprise that so few failures bad occurred. Up to that time only one or two of moment had been an nounced. Scarcely, however, had the mail for England laft, when a series of stoppages took place, to such an extent u for a time almost completely to destroy confidence and suspend tattle. We havo before us a list of Insolvencies of fifteen demo, whoa, liabilities, ringing from 13,0001. to 90,0e01., present en aggregate of 470,0001. The oriel" has Leen sharp, but fortunately it has been short. The principal failures have extended over a period of about six weeks, and we are happy to Nay that, so. cording to the opinion of both bankers end merchants, the severity of the crisis is over, and it la believed that few or no further failure" will take p lace for the present in Melbourne. In the other seaports, and in the interior townships, the mer cantile communities have remained comparative) y sound and stable. It is possible that many houses in the interior may be seriously affected by the disastrous occurrences in Mel bourne, and that some may have to give way, but at present there has been no such result. On examining the list of houses that have suspended payment the restricted effect of their insolvencies is accounted for. Several are houses that have been strufgling since 1861 with the engagements of the previous crime, and most of the failures are those of houses which four or flu months ago speculated for a rise. Suircely any of these homes hays been directly connected with the goldfields. Within the lest f ew days thus have been no fresh failures, or even rumours, sad aessed. Ing of confidence arose, which for a time ; t epidly in m _ _ Jost ss oonfidenoe was arising as above mentioned, it re ceived a rode shock by tho unprecedented occurrence of • run upon a bank—the Union Bank of Australia. This continued for several days during the past week, but at the worst it was in • very mild form and not more than 60,0001. fa gold were drawn. The pani c, it is believed, arose from some ex pression' used in a report of a meeting of shareholders In London, in which it was mentioned that some of the direr tors had received considerable advances. Not only were reports spread unfavourable to the credit of some of the load directors, but the stability of the bank itself was impugned. The folly of the run was clearly recognised from the first by all men in hominess, and latterly even by the mast Ignorant. To make assurance doubly sure, how. ever, • meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was called, It which a considerable proportion of our chief mercantile Arms attended, and they passed a resolution expreseing the highest confidence in the stability of the Union Bank of Australia. This has been abundantly effectual, and the run has altogether ceased. We have personally ascertained that the st ori es of enormous advances to directors and which have been circulated here, are absolutely untrue, it is equally untrue that there is any cause of doubt in refer ence to the stability of the bank. In another column we publish a statement of the meets and liabilities of the various banks here. If our readers will take the trouble to strike • balance between the assets and liabilities of the Union Bank, within the colony, they will find that the value at credit of that bank, representing the amount of capital employed in the colony, is 763,4201., being • larger amount than that of any other bank. This institution also stands alone in being =chartered, and the liability of each shareholder is unlimited. The security to the public in dealing with the Union Bank is therefore muchmreater than that of any other institution trading in the colo. &vv. In M- I di ti on to all this, it is only justice to those who havenmanged and directed the bank to state, that during the last crisis its losses by bad debts were comparatively trilling. Notwith standing these patent facts, the unthinking multitude did " rush " the bank. From this unfortunate oomrrence anions evils must flow, the • pal of which will be the necessity for the bank its accommodation; and the incon venience to its rentemare will be felt by the oommercial com munity generally ; a portion of the burden will be thrown on the other banhi, which will again limit their accommoda tion ; and thus the low prices new wiling will become 01111 lower by this aboard run, causing • continued want of con fidence, less credit, and less money for the use of trade. We believe that about the beginning of the year all the banks of Melbourne will allow interest to their depositors, and that simultaneously with this movement it is not unlikely that an advance of 1 per cent. on the rates of discount will take place. Though there may be an advance in the rates of discount, however, in the event of the preesure on the money market bring relieved the former rates may be re-esta blished. — lt way be easily Imagined that la moat airmastancse trade has beau earal7ol4. The first session of the Victoria Parliament was terminated by prorogation, and after a few days' recess a new session opened for the purpose chiefly of voting supplies for the ensuing year. The financial statement of the Treasurer exhibits the revenues in a satisfactory state, aad a considerable reduction in the expenditure. The estimated revenue and expendi ture are respectively very nearly three millions ster ling. The sales of land continue on • very large scale. The total revenue for 1867 is estimated at 3,189,8981., and the expenditure under 3,000,0001. The balance of surplus revenue at the end of the year in the bands of government will amount to nearly 400,0001. The estimated proceeds of sales of pubhc land in the year is 750,0001. Government have called for tenders for the execu tion of upwards of 200 miles of railway. They intend to borrow money in the London market, if bet not to force the debentures there; and th r l , essnrer anticipates that at the end of next year he will be able to pay off the whole of the rail way loan of 841,0001., being the amount he proposes to borrow for the works of the current year. An act has been passed to oblige the Chinese in Victoria to take out a license, renewable every two months, to reside in the colony. The license fees will oat 81. par annum. The penalty for not pay ing this tax is that than who have no license are not entitled to ens in any court of law. The followikare the aggregate gold returns from the various di cgs :—Week ending September 6, 82,643 or . ; pt. 12, 49,828 oz. ; Sept. 19, 80,281 oz. ; Sept. 28, 84,138 es. ; Get. 3, 65,989 oa. ; Oct. 10, 66,099 oz. ; Ost. 17, 60,010 as. ; Oct. 24, 49,240 oz. ; Oct. 31, ASV on. ; Nov. 7, 47,344 oz. • iNov. 14, 60,988 a. ; Ns% 21, 60,018 es. Not. 28, 60,843 GC. LAW LNTELLIGENCE. THIS DAT. COURT OF QUERN'S BENCH. (81tsisp at Niel Peas at Weatainatar—Before Lord Campbell dad Special aeries.) main AND WITS O. THZ LOUTH ILITIIHN ZAILIT&T COKTkICT.-ACCIDENT. __ _ - Mr. E. Imes and Mr. Hawldna were counsel for the tiffs; Mr. Sergeant ghee and Mr. Needham appealed for the defendants. The action was brought to recover compensation for in juries sustained by the plaintiffs, in coneequenos of the ac ' cident at Lewisham on the 2811 July Last. The do ffed/ate had admitted that the accident was to he attribute/ to the negligence of their servants, and the only question for the jury was the amount of damages. It appeared that the plaintiff Collins is a young man about 29 years of age, and by trade a bout-closer. He was making about 34 a week before the accident. On the day in question ha and his wife were in • third-cleas carriage. B y the collision the break-van was thrown upon th e roof of their carriage , . and broke tlunegh it. bk. Collins's legs were jammed between the wheels of the van and those of the carriage. He remained in ' that position an hour and • halt The inside of his left thigh was severely 'wasted and the muscles torn. The wound is still open. His collar bone was broken and his arm torn out of the socket, four of his ribs were broken, and the lower part of his person was so injured as to prevent the medical tam from setting the collar bone, and his arm was still out of the socket, and he was totally unable to work at his trade. He was carried to St. Thomas Hospital, where he remained for 16 weeks. His life was in danger for 10 days. He continued an out-patient for some time after his discharge, and was also under the care of his own medical man. He went to the osuntUt. did not derive much beadle from the The injuries sustained by Mrs. Guiana were not so serious as those of her husband. Her left foot was caught between the wheel of the van, and she remained in the same position. Her instep was crushed, and she cull suffered considerable Pak. Mr. Timonr stated that Mr. Collins could not recover the complete use of his left arm, the shoulder joint and collar bone were deformed ; his hinge were injured by the feature of his ribs, the wound in the thigh would continue open foe some time, and the part would be permanently damaged. Mr. fierjeant Shen addressed the jury for the defendants. He sad the defendants were moat willing to give the Collinsin tiff every resaionable compensation. He admitted Mr. C would no longer be abbe to pursue his former trade, but if he did not follow that he would be able to fellow some employment to support himself sad his wife. He was quite capable of many employments end there use nothing to prevent him when he received some hundred pounds at their hands, from establishing himself as a master boot-closer. His lordship having summed up The retired and on their return they found a verdictfor the y plaintiffs, damages, 7 801 ., which they thus ellqw boned : 6001. to the to 1001. his wife, and 801. for the expenses COURT OF BANKRUPTCT. (Bdore Ur. Commissioner Gooniurn.) IN to LYON BAKVEL. This bankrupt wit; to-dayl;Oughiup — in custody to maks eppliestion for his diacharge. His appearance wan much the same as when he was last before the murk and did not dis play any of those alarming syn.ptoms which had been des cribed to the court when the last epplicatka was made. He with a seat at 'lke table, and demeaned himself very quietly. Mr. Norton appeared for the assignees. Mr. Sturgeon sap• ported the application of the bankrupt. Mr. John Wilcox Wakem, of West-square, Southwark, surgeon to the Queen's Prison, was examined by the Com minions', and deposed—l have attamled Lyra Samuel, a a patient, for the last six months. 1 Lave observed a greet change in him. His health has been math Unpaired, and hs has exhibited symptoms of approaching inanity. If he is much longer incarotsated I thank he will become of on. sound mind. The Commissioner—Under those circumstances I think it ra duty— Air. Norton—May I a& this witness a few questions? The Commismioner—No, I think not. The matter is one entirely in the hands of the end. The court has been in formed that this bankrupt is not in such a state of mind that he can answer ; and for that reason 1 don't Wink be should be continued longer in custody und,r this warrant. Mr. Norton—The wigwam have endeavoured to do their duty heretofore, and they have done so in this Mimes. They have sloe had Lyon Samuel examined bye very com petent gentleman, partly by the kind 11111W111)00 of the official soignee in this case. His opinion is entirely at mimes with that of Mr. Wakem ; therefore I submit that I am entitled to ask this gentleman a few questions, His Honour concurred. By Mr. Norton—The bankrupt is a may irritable and ta citable person. I have formed my opinion from an ohne vation extending over six months, and from the reports of other prisoners, who stated that he was in the habit of get ting up and walking about at nights, and going into thir rooms. I have had muck experience of maw of insanity. He suffers from great excitement at times, end &premien at others. I have called on him unexpectedly, and found him =I.I am not aware that he gaffers from any partkular That would be decided unsoundness of mind. The That is only one form of unsoundness of mind. -- Witnese—The body suffers as well am the mind, and that Is one of the first systems of approaching bseutity His bodily health saws from hie mental derangement, and the state of the brain reacts on his mind. His Honour intimated in *pinion that Mr. Malcom ought not to be erns-examined as a hostile whams. Witness— The symptomßjraiproacldag insanity are so vary obscure that it requires an obeervation extending over some sit months to detect them. — TheComMiasioner Li; it not one of the most common symptoms of approaching insanity that the person suffering becomes regerdtess of truth ? Witness—ln many oases tt is. The Commissioner—ls it not a common case? Witnem—Yes. The Commissioner—Well, I am sati.fit d. Mr. Norton said the assignees did not wish further to op pose the discharge—the bankrupt bring adjourned sine as. The ansigness Lad thought it their duty to take the opiaioa of an eminent practitioner, Dr. Atkin?, which would be laid Idles the cart. . . . . . . . His Litman said he yelled in preference on the opinion of Mr. Waken', because it was founded on en observation of six months ; while that of Dr. Atkins bad been formed from a single visit. This came was ens of a mealier character, end not likely to recur. Had the bankrupt been ..ommitted as a punishment for any offence, or in coaseepeamme of any offence, this evidence would not have been sufficient to justify the Court in interfering to discharge him ; but he was manumitted for not answer, fully and truly, to the setiefection of the cent, the qons put to him touching the disoovery of his melte end Whose, and oonimithed only until be did so answer. Now, ft was shown, to the emit/action of the court, that hie stied was in ameba slate at present that it would be impossible to rely on what be said. His mind was off the hinge ; end he was incapable of doing that which he was committed for not doing. Everybody was aware that one of the earliest symptoms of insanity was a disregard of truth, sid a fanciful way of looking at facts totally al variance with their reality. That being so it would be imposeible to retain this man longer in custody, on the ground of his not answering the questions put to him, when, by the art of God, he was incapable ol doing so, end more particularly so when it was sworn by the semi competent authority that if he continued in prison the result wodld be absolute insanity. The order of the wart wee that he Auld not he recommitted, but that his sombation should be adjourned without day, with liberty the either piny to apply to the mart. Mr. Sturgeon rind for protection, but this was refused. The following leeks of an eppliradon for his discharge from custody wu served upon Mr. Norton, the solicitors for the assignee's, and oleo upon the detaining creditor, at whose wait he has been in prison : " In the Court of Bankruptcy. " In re Lyon Samuel, a bankrupt. " Take notice, that an application will be made to Mr. Commissioner Goulbton at the sitting of the court, or as soon after es counsel can be heard, on Friday next, Jan. for a day to be a pp ointed fur the bankrupt to be brought up sad further e:aminsd with a view to his being discharged from a warrant at commitment for not answering satisfactorily and also pawing his last examination and being d isebargs out of custody, __ " L. fistula.. " Jan. 18, 1868. " To Messrs. Norton, Son, and Elam, New-street, Bishopegate." The above notice was Sled on the 20th of January. The whetter of the detaining creditor, Van Penh, attended on the present occasion , and, following Mr. Norton's sc amp* consented to the discharge of the ban or which is the same thing, did not oppose it. Noted this his Honour ruled that the notice was too tableau and that every notice for discharge mat be made the subject of a new motion, of which four days' notice must be given to the parties. 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