The Express. — London, England, 1866-01-01 00:00:00

Jv-3r43v gi No. 6,054 ] gHKENBLAND. BLACK BALL PAS 81CNOER turr...—New arrangements with IL If.'s Colo- Gorornment. Reduction of Steerage Pare to Li& Land Orden L3O, to all classes. SOCTRERN OCEAN, Mr BRISBANE, Moreton Bay, Direct, Packet for Jan. 20. Ilia mammitcent ship, forming one of the Black Ball celebrated fleet of Queensland packet,, will be de spatched punctually to date. The accomm o d a ti on tor all cheer el passengers cannot be apply to JAMEB BAllla ssi ant Co., ; all agents for millack Ball Line : and T. AL ILiCILAY and Co., 1, Lesdeckall. ',rut. Landon. L.C. 1111L111 MOM LIVIRPOOL OR QQVWIfBTOWN TO NEW YORK, TWIG A .r riIHE LIVERPOOL, NEW YORK, and RE 3TILId-SHIP COMPANY Woad de erwltnillirlbtirrawsratineClar tit nilt Iron Screw eent-liblo. carrying the LWV Wks FROM MICRO° for NEW YORK. CITY OP NEW YORK, Wednesday, Jut 3, CITY OF MANCRISTRIL Saturday, Jan. 0, CITY OP BOSTON, Wednesday, lan. 10, And every Wednesday, and alarsale 'Mays sad Wards" Cabin passage by the wag steamers saLin e g ags = a r im edns= 11, 17, and II Wars, aeperßag to the by the Fridays and Istardses shame% 15 Plialbet , age Forward NINON implodes a tall sappily of errolW4 Tossogwe frte Ow& sad the 17nited beelosd tra milAmdventsgrns, ler WON, partlaiwe be INelf, llakstaisnee, Liverpool; or le Oa MACIT, Waaiseet, Landes. fIVIRIAND ROUTIL—OOMMUNIOATION Iv smut to wm. AUSTRALIA. dm,vM EGYPT The P and OLIWTAL enum NAVIGATION OOMP PASSENGSMS and melee Cargo and Parcel at their leaden case for Gibraltar. Malta, Dent, Aden, Ceylon. Madras, Calcutta, the Welts. and China, by their eteamers ljaarathampton on the 4th and 20th of every month: for , Malta, Egypt, Ades. and Bombay, by those of the 116 and 27th of melt mama; and for Ma es lune George's Sound, Melbourne, and Sydney, by the demurs lammg South. ample on the 20th of *very month.—lce ftrther pertlcalare apply at the Comgents Mom lit LeadeekeLetreet, LC., LIM don or Ortenfal-place. goalless/4cm METROPOLITAN DISTRICT RAILWAY oorwry. NtSTICE IS HEREBY GlVEN,titii the INTEREST, at the rate of 6 per cent. per *news, will in future be PAID HALF YEARLY, on the lit January and let July. On Mes;clay, the Ist of January next, the proportion Wend accruing since the 13th September last will be paid at the onto of the Registrar of the Comma', 21. Austinhiam Provisioffial Scrip Cmglat to bearer must be forwarded to the Registrar at the above Mhos, la order that the dividend war rants may be duly prepared. F. RITSO, Registrar. 27, Anetlntrlars. LC. IMPERIAL MERCANTILE CREDIT ASSOCIATION (Limited). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the THIRD ORDINARY GENERAL MELTING of the Shareholders in this Association will be held at the London Tavern, Bishopegate-street, in the Clty of Landon, on TUESDAY, the ?Ord day of January nest, at I o'clock p.m. precisely, for the purpose of receiving the report of the directors and statement of accounts, of declaring a dividend, and for general p By order of the Board. W. C. WIN2EROM, Secretary. 27, Lomhard•atreet, Landon, Dec. 29, ISSIL THE IMPERIAL MERCANTILE CREDIT ASSOCIATION (Limited). Capital suOumun—JOHN C bscribed. I.6,OOO,OOO.HA PMAN, Paid u 4400,000. Manama—Henry J. Barker, Hag., and . Prager Sandeman, This Association makes advances upon approved mercantile and other securities, and rewires money on deposit at interest for short or long perieda. Depositors for periods of not less than three years may procure, on application at the °Mom, debentures of the Association, bearing interest at 6 per cent. per annum, payable quarterly by coupon " to bearer" attached. W. C. WINTERBOTTOR, Secretary. 27, Lombard-street, London, LC. ALBERT INSURANCE COMPANY (Limited). lIRE and MARIN& Capital, One Million. Premiums, 1864-5. merles. Agent for Fire Department required, where the Company la wit represented. Mt)ItKLL THYSMIALD, Manager, Tin Department. 8, Finch-lane, LC STODA RE.-CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.- THEATRE of MYSTERY, Egyptian-haII.—MARVELB in MAGIC and VENTRILOQUISM, as performed by command before her Majesty the Queen and the Royal Family at Windsor, Tuesday Evening Nov. 21 , 1866. Great attraction for Christmas — Magic, Ventriloquism, Inexhaustible Showers of ktriaMal Presents, the marvellous SPHINX, the birth of Flower Trees, and utodare a celebrated Indian Basket Feat, as only performed by him—EVERY EVENING, at 8: Wednesday and Saturday, at 3.—Stalls at Mitchell's, Old Bond-street, and liox-eMce, Eceptian-liall—Admission, la. and Ea Stalls, Ss. " Almost mirsculous.”—Vide "The Times," April 18,1806, THE OXFORD. - CHRISTMAS ENTER TAINMENT. The MARKET GIRLS and KING CHRISTMAS.—These highly successful Operettas will be per formed in addition to the usual varied programme of the above establishment. embracing the services of all the most talented Artiste. now In London. Conducted by Mr.Y.Jenghmans—EVEßY EVENING. HYAM and Co.'s JIIVRNILE CLOTHING. flyam and Co, 68 and 67, Oxford-street, have special arrangements by which the Newest Modes and the most desir able materials are employed In the production of every descrip tion of Boys' and Youths' Clothing. HYAM and Co.'s GARMENTS and PRICES. The new Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred Overcoats and Capes, las. 6d. to 42a ; Knickerbocker, !Mon. Harrow, and Osborne Sults, its, 6d. to 45a.; Jackets, Pa 6d. to 251.; Trousers Si. hd. to Ha Od.; Vesta, as. 13d. to 7a Od.; Jacket' amd Ve.sia alike. 16s. 6d. to 275. 6d. UTAH and Co., GENERAL TAILORS, CLOTDIEIIB, HATTERS, HOSIERS, &e., dc.: 88 and 87, Odord-strest, W. 21, 22, and 23, Yaw-street, Birmingham; 8 71 22 1 de, Leeds; and Westgate, Dewsbury. BLOSSOM of HONEYSUCKLE, a delicate and distingun perfume, extracted from the flowers, by JNO OtriN ELL and Co., Perfumers to H. SH. the Princess of Wales. No. 13. Three King-court, Lombard-street. London. THE PANTHEON TURKISH BATHS, 3. Great Marl -street, W. Ladles, Wanda's, 21. sa, all other days. powELL's BALSAM of ANISEED. FOR COUGHS. F OR AST HMA. F OR SHORTNESS of BREATH. SOLD by ALL CHEMISTS. WAREHOUSE, 16, BLACKFRIARS-ROAD. PO WELL'S BALSAM of ANISEED. The BEST COUGH MEDICINE. LA M BERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM, an effectual remedy, without confining the bowels ot electing the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is admitted to De the best medicine for immediately relieving coughs, colds, confirmed caws of asthma, and incipient consumption. It fre quently cures persons whom the faculty pronounce Incurable, admirably allays the tickling which provokes frequent coughing. In approaching consumption its effects are truly beneficial. Moons deprived et sleep, or even lying down for fear of suffoca boo, may depend on relief In a few minutes after taking it.— PrepaM only and sold by W. LAMBERT. chemist, 8, King Wit. hatu.street, Charing-crou, London, and by all druggists, in bottles, INC and three quantities in one, 2s. 9d. Be particular /ad ask for Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam. The name and address we engraved on the stamp. GOVERNMENT INSITRANCE AND ANNEITIER.—The tional post-offices are now opee for the receipt of insurance of lives or the purchase of govern under the act 27 and 28 Viet., cap. 43, and of the premiums becoming due to the Poet. from time to time, under contracts for the or the purchase of government annuities, lent of any sums which shall become pay. ttnaster•General under the said cootracts (Bletchley Station), Matlock Bridge (Mat. rberth, Neston (Chester), Newcastle Emirs Olney (Newport Passel), Paumaeoruswr ly (Leeds), Pwllbeli, Sedgefield (Ferry-hill), , Sbioston on Stour. Sidmoutb, Sitting -7 (Chesterfield), Stilton (Peterborough), hiry), Wavertree (Liverpool). These offices such purposes during the hours appointed Klima of money-order business. A handbill principal rules of the Government Is lenity-office, and of the Poet-office Savings printed for gratuitous distribution, and obtained at the above-named offices. A Welsh of the hand-bill has also been printed in Wales, and copies may be obtained at Wales which has been opened for the trans inment Insurance and Annuity business. The from time to time, be extended to other post .hoes named above, and due notice will be given !oolong. If application be made to any port - lxtension of the measure to his °Moe, he rrt the circumstance to the secretary. LOSPITAI9.—The Salisbury and Win sla state that a cottage hospital for the poor on the Savernake estates and in the orough and Ramsbury, is about to be 'stab 'rough by the Marchioness of Ailesbury, and AS undertaken the satire expense of fur. opting the premises, while the latter with the ‘bout five acres of land will be given by the allowing additiou Imes for the h eat annuities, ui I. or the receipt of aster• General, fi asorance of lives d for the pay= • le br the Poet= h ton, Stratford I noir Rath), Narbe Carmarthen), 0 Conway,) Pude*, to 'Duly (Leeds), acne, Staveley of mayn (Shrewsb,r be open for al or the transactio ; otainiog the I ce and Ant et .Ira, has beau e. lea may be imitation into IS Or distribution io poet•office in ' Vali of Governo ti tabors will from r< ffiora than those each extension, ft r for the e t • I at oar. row .10 CorrAot HO! • dater journals 'fit of the po IM ere of Maribor edit Maribor ladyship has n and adapt ae and &boo e marquis. LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 1, 1866. THE R I.—An IJMITRACT of the GROSS PRODUCE of the REVENUE of the UNITED KINGDOM in the undermentioned periods, ended Dec. 31, 1866, compared with the corresponding periods of the preceding year. tplarter o a elided ; Year ended Quarters ended i Year .., . --, 1 ended ' March 31,1 June 30, I 840.30, Dcc. 31, I , Den 31, !Man* 21. June 30, Sept. 30, Dec. 31,1 Dec. 31, 1886. 1 1886. 1866. 1885. 1 1865. 1886. 1884. 18134. 1884. UM. A12122;2 2 2 1 2 2 : 2 CUSTOMS 6,670,000 6,178,0001 6,289,000 5,670,000 21,707,000 6,633. 5,640001 6,424,000 5,932,000122636,000 EXCISE 3,8411A1001 4,866,0001 4,332.000 6.110.000 19,649.006 5,127,.. , 4,966,000 4,352,000 5,000,000119.363,000 STAMPS TAXIS 398,000' 1,407,000 242000 1,317,000 3,384. 1 387, 1,432,0001 168,000 1,294.000 3.261,000 PROPERTY TAX 2,127,000 2,210,0001 816,000 1,461,000 7,603,000 1 3,18000 2,409,0001 781,000 1,680,000 7,e80,000 POST-07FICII 1,006,009 970,000 1.146.000 1,130,000 4.250.0001 906,000 1 960,000; 1,045,000 1,090,000 4,000,000 CROWN LANDS XISCILLANIOUS 1,160,161 360,520 3,7,M2 860815 2,873.47 /,308, 495, 486, 882680 3,151,874 TOTALS IL—INCREASE and DECREASE in the periods ended Dec. 31, 1865, as compared with corresponding periods of the preceding year. Quarter ended Dec. 111, 186.5. I Nine Months ended Dec. 31,1963. Year ended De:. 31, 1965. A. I • .. -- laerease. Duress's. Increase. Decrease. Increase. Decrease. A 4 i E 4 L CUSTOMS = 110, — OOO 24 91,000 900 845 306,000 ,000 818.000 RI STAMPS 130,000 106,000 168000 TAUS 23,000 :1,000 193.900 PROPERTY TAX POST-OFFICE CROWN LANDS . MISCELLANEOUS: 1,019 319,959 , 470,196 TOTALS ..- , . .----- ' ' , 6 62,181 41,116,968 4 926,896 Net Decrease. I Net Decrease. Net Decrease. lII.—An ACCOUNT SHOWING the REVENUE and OTHER RECEIPTS of the Quarter ended Dec. 31, 1865, the Application of the same, and the Charge of the Consolidated Fund for the said Quarter, together with the Surplus or Deficiency upon suc.h Charge. Surplus Balance beyond the charge of the Conso lidated Fund, for the Quarter ended Sept. 30, Mb, et:. : Urea& Britain — irehuid .C223,5113 £386,683 berme received In the Quarter ended Dec. 31, 1866, an shown in Account I. Amount received in the Quarter ended Dec. 31, 1866, in repayment or Advances for Public Works, &c Lid,740,601 Balance, being the Deficiency on Dee. 31, 1865, upon the charge of the Consolidated Ynod In Great Britain, to meet the Dividends, and other charges, payable In the Quarter to March 31, 1084 and for which Exchequer Stills (Deficiency) will be leaned in that Quarter £21,314.105 Amount applied out of the inoome in redemption of Deficiency Bills Wined In the Quarter to Dec. 31, 1866, for the charge of the Consolidated Fund in Great Britain on Sept 30, 1866 L3,018,224 Amount applied out of the Income to Supply Ser vices, in the Quarter ended Lee Si. 1866 Chaof the Consolidated Fund for the Quarter d Dec. 31, 1866, viz. : Interest of the Permanent Debt .... AMON Terminable Debt =XS Principal of Exchequer Bills 384200 Interest of Exchequer Bills Interest of Deficiency Bills The Civil List 101,31/6 Other Charges OD Consolidated !and 6/3.966 Advances for Public Works, ttc UMW linking Fund 130.142 8.774,338 Surplus Balance in Ireland beyond the Charge of the Consolidated Fund in Ireland . for the Quartet ended Dec. 31, 1866 910,724 £21,314,105 AMERICA. suing his Message, had assured Mr. Seward that the French troops would withdraw from Mexico in a short time. Mr. Johnson's Message was in conse quence modified on the Mexican question. This rumour is partially credited in well-informed French circles. According to the New York Herald's Washington correspondence the Mexican Estafette states that 1,000 Zouaves, en route to reinforce Marshal Bazaine, had been landed at Martinique, where they revolted, with cries of "Death to the Em peror!" " Viva la Republique !" The garrison endeavoured to restore order, but many were killed on both sides. 400 of the Zouaves, on their arrival at the city of Mexioo, were disarmed, and ordered to be court-martialled. The Hon. George Brown has resigned his seat in the Canadian Cabinet. The Etna has arrived out. COlimpstnor INTELIJOISCE. Money abundant. Geld, 146. Exchange on London, 160 ; on Paris, 3.53 i. Stocks very firm : New York Centrals, 951. ; Illinois, 133 ; Erie, 96i ; 5.20 Bonds, 1021. Cotton very firm : Middling Uplands, 51 ton. Flour, wheat, and corn slightly firmer. Provisions advancing. Coffee steady. Sugar heavy. Molasses steady. Petroleum dull : Crude, 40e ; refined, 60*. MEXICO. NEW YORK, Dec. 19. Advice!' received here from Vera Cruz to the 6th4inst. state that 600 French troops arrived there on the 2nd, and were immediately despatched to the field. Maximilian has extended for 16 days, from Nov. 29, the time in which republicans laying down their arms will be amnestied ; and has also ordered a draft for the army throughout Mexico. The Empress reached Merida in Yucatan on the 23rd ult., and was enthusiastically received. The friends of Ortega have issued a manifesto denying Juarez the constitutional right to re-elect himself president, and declaring Ortega to be the rightful president. Despatchee from New Orleans assert that the French officers at Matamoraa generally anticipated war with the United States. THE "FIRST" AND THE "SECOND" EMPIRE. Our Paris correspondent writes :—" Avery clever caricature of the fashions of the present empire appears in the shop windows of Siraudin, the dramatic author, who a few years since turned confectioner, On one side of the door, opening on the Rae de la Nix, is a pretty effigy of the Empress Josephine, a little larger than Mrs. Tom Thumb. The head, I believe, is made of some sweetsttiff, which to my eye simulates wax ; and the body is said to be stuffed with sugar p lums. Bat as the robes, which hang so grace fully around this image, are the chief medium of convey ing the satire, they require a more detailed description. The dreesmaker's art seems to have been exhausted in giving to a rich white satin skirt embroidered with silver, and a crimson velvet train with like garniture a graceful sweep. The drapery falls in such a way as to show the form it seems to hide. A simple frill of that eat yellow lace so prized by Frenchwomen breaks the harnhness of the con trast between the neck and the staff the dress is made of. The head is adorned with a diadem rich yet chute, and Wens Meo super:loons jewellery on seek, breast, or arms. In short, the charming creole lady whose soft manners, to some extent, redeemed the camp rudeness of Bonaparte's court, is there before you ; and the scores of people who crowd round Siraudin's door do not need to read the inscription, " First Empire,' to know whom the effigy is meant to represent. The other side of the door, and facing Josephine, is a lady, given as the type of the ' Second Empire.' She is in morning street drew The general idea is that 'she is walking in the Bois.' Her skirt is of delicate India muslin. On each breadth there is a little Love, painted by some artist who understands the management of flesh tints. Along the seams are garlands of ruses, which end in festoons. The tunic is what M. Pelletan calls of ' the genus street-sweeper.' It trails along behind the wearer, and displays a heavy trellis-work of brass at its lowest extemity one-fourth at least of the depth of the whole garment. The too mathematical regularity of this trellis is agreeably diversified with brass knobs, ,belle, and zeccins, which are reproduced on a scarf end on the body. Chains, also brazen, descend from beige of hair that keep up a little bonnet which seems to be entirely composed of beads, bugles, humming birds, and flowers. The success of this caricature is very great. The Charirari has repeated it, and the story runs that Siraudin has been obliged to take down the ineeriptions tacked upon his images which merely informed the public that one of them was the first and the other the second empire, and leave it to them to judge of the progress of the latter." ANSON'S DRAMATIC ALMANAC FOR 1866. —This useful little publication, published for the benefit of the Dramatic, Equestrian, and Musical Sick Fund, has just en tered upon its tenth year, and has cast off many of the errors inseparable from youth. Mistakes exoepttd, it is one of the most portable and valuable records of theatrical facts issued from the press, end the present edition is en. riched with a special antiquarian contribution by Mr. J. W. Anion on histrionic London. The little work is now under the editorship of Mr. J. H. Siddowi. Ex nem-Hems —The last Christmas performance of the Messiah will be given by the National Choral Society oo Wednesday next. The principal singers will be Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss Lucy Franklein, whose first appear ance at the performance of the llleraiah on the 20th gave so mach satisfaction. and the new tenor, Mr. Leigh Wilson. Conductor, Mr. G. W. Martin. Oa this occasion a large portion of the hall,will be set apart for three-shilling ticket holders. THE CORPORATION OF LONDON AND THE CATTLE PLAGOR—A final meeting of the Cattle Plague Committee appointed by the corporation of London for the purpose of endeavouring to establish semitone for the treatment of cattle afflicted with the plague was held on Saturday, at the Mansion-house, for the purpose of winding up its affairs. The committee having is vain endeavoured to induce the government to sanction the principle of establishing semi tone in different districts of the metropolis, and the pro posal having also been regarded very apathetically by the public, so far as the subscription of money was concerned. the committee, at • meeting held in October last, resolved that it was useless for them to continue to act, as no good was likely to result from their proceedings, and it was agreed tbat the money which had been received should be returned after the necessary expenses bad been deducted. Mr. Gibbs, the secretary to the committee, now reported that the total amount of money received was 1,6501., which included a donation of 1,0001. by the corporation of Lon don, and several other sums from different City corn mule, and persons connected with themest tide in the metropolis. the general public having subscribed hardly anything to the fund. The amount exceeded, principally I in advertising, was a little over 1601., or about 10 per seat. on the sum received • end • formal resolution was passed that the money should be returned. The committee then separated. THE SILVER GRILL AT LVDOATE STATION. —The railway arch at the Ludgate station of the London, Chat ham, and Dover Railway has been converted into an elegantly-fitted up dining saloon for Messrs. Spiers and Pond, who are well known for the reformed system of sup plying refreshment. for railway travellers and others, which they have established in c onnection with the Metropolitan Railway, and at the Victoria station of the London. Chat ham, and Dover Railway. The Ludgate room was privately opened on Saturday evening, when a number of the officials of the company and others were entertained ; and to-day everything will be in readiness for the public. In addition to joints, lac., the proprietors will supply (after the manner of many City chop houses) steaks and chops cooked in the preened of the customers upon a "silver SUPPOSED SUICIDE TIC THE RIVER LEA.-00 Friday as inquest was held at Lea Bridge-road, on Mrs. Mann, aged 41 years. Deceased, who was addicted to drink, was found in the River Lea on Thursday. dressed, but with neither bosnet, shawl, nor shoes oe. The skirt of her dress was found about forty yards off, where there was a stroll current running. There was a bruise over the left eyebrow, and a small indeed wound at the beak of the scalp, caused after death. A verdict of "Found drowned" I was returned. TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE. (aruna's TILZGRAIIII.) ITALY. TERMINATION OF THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS. FLORENCE, Din. 31. The following are the members of the new Italian Ministry : Cenl. Della Marmora President and Minister for Foreign Affairs. Signor Chiaves Minister of the Interior. Signor Scialoja Minister of Finance. Senator Defalco - ship and Justice. Signor Jacini Works. It is generally believed that General Cadorna will be Minister of War, and General Angloletti will retain the portfolio of Marine. 1 ITALY AND THE ZOLLITEREIN. BERLIN, Dar. 31. The treaty of commerce between Italy and the Zollverein was signed to-day at the office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It is asserted that the protocol of the treaty states that the exchange of the ratifications will imply the recognition of the kingdom of Italy. THE AUSTRIAN BUDGET. VIENNA, Dn. 3L The financial statement of Count Lariech, Minister of Finance, and the Budget for 1866, have , been published to-day. The public expenditure for the ensuing year is fixed as 531,273,881 florins, and the revenue is calculated at 491,134,735 florins. The deficit is 40,139,146 florins, which is lees by one-half than that of the past year. Several reduc tions have been made in the different branches of the administration. FRANCE AND THE GREAT GERMAN POWERS. BERLIN, DEC, 31. The Spenersche Zeitung of today says :—"Letters published in the Cologne Gazette and in some other German papers, apparently from semi-official writers, assert that an alliance has been, or shortly will be, concluded between Austria and France. We are ignorant on what authority such a statement has been made ; at all events the most ardent wishes of Prussia would be realised should the relations between France and Austria become more favourable than they have been of late years. It can but gratify Prussia if the position of her ally, both in her home and foreign affairs, becomes more satisfactory. The supposition that an alliance between Austria and France would be opposed to Prussian interests could only be credited by persons unaware of the real political state of affairs." FRANCE. PARIS, Dec. 30. M. Thuillier, Councillor of State, is dead. PORTUGAL. LISBON, Dzc. 30. The Kiog and Queen of Portugal arrived here by rail this evening. Their Majesties were received at the station by the ministers and several of the nobility and leading citizens. MEXICO AND AMERICA. PARIS, Dm 31. The Patric of this evening states that diplomatic relations will shortly be established between the United States and Mexico. JAPAN. BERNE, Bac. 31. The Swiss government have received official in formation from Yokohama announcing that the representatives of the European powers have gone to Asakka to demand of the Mikado the ratification of the treaties and the reduction of the import duties by 5 per cent. AMERICAN Maim—The mail steamers due from America this week are the City of Boston, from New York on the 23rd ult., the Allan Company's steamer Hibernian, with correepoeding dates from Portland, and the Cunard Company's steamer Java, from New York on the 27th ult. The City of Boston and the Hibernian may be expected to arrive, the former at Londonderry, and the latter at Queenstown, to morrow, Tuesday ; the Java will probably reach Queenstown on Friday evening or Saturday morning mast. (azurza's;TlLEGßAx.) The Royal Mail steamship Asia, from Boston and Halifax, arrived at Queenstown at 1.30 p.m. yesterday, with 15,208 dell. in specie, and 48 pas sengers. She landed 93 sacks of mails and six pas sengers, and proceeded immediately for Liverpool. All well. (Per the Asia, rid Rookie's Point.) NEW YORK, Dzc. 20, Momum. President Johnson has sent a message to the Senate, accompanied by reports from General Grant sod Carl Scburz, upon the condition of the Southern States. Mr. Johnson declares that the rebellion is suppressed, and that the people are yielding obedience to the laws of the Federal government with more willingness and greater promptitude than under the circumstances could reasonably have been anticipated. Mr. Johnson con tinues : " The prospect of affairs is more promising than could well have been expected. Sectional ani mosity is surely and rapidly merging into a better spirit. National representation, connected with a proper system of taxation, will result in the har monious restoration of the relations of the States to the Union." General Grant reports that he is satisfied that thinking men in the South accept the present situa tion in good faith, and regard slavery and secession as for ever settled by the arbitrament of arms. He recommends the presence of small garrisons, mostly of white troops, in the interior of the South where there are many freedmen. No force is necessary elsewhere, except on the sea coast and in the forts. The South desires to return to self-government within the Union as soon as possible, but while reconstructing, requires government protection. The freedman's mind is not yet disabused of the idea that he has the right to live without care or provision for the future, the tifect of which is idleness and accumula tion in camps and cities. Freedmen require for a few years not only laws for their protection, but the fostering care of those on whom they can rely for counsel. He, therefore, recommends the con tinuation of the Freedmen's Bureau in a modified form—that is to say, by partially incorporating it with the military department. The House of Representatives has passed an amendment prohibiting the payment of the rebel debt. California has ratified the constitutional amend ment. The government has arrested Captain Semmes. NEW YORK, Die. 21, Evarma. . . Yesterday in the Senate Mr. Sumner reiterated his remarks that President Johnson's Message was an attempt to whitewash the South, and read ex tracts from letters and papers showing the South erners to be strongly disloyal and constantly per petrating outrages against freedmen. The provisional governors of Alabama and Georgia have been removed, and the governors elect have assumed office. Mr. Seward has officially announced that three fourths of the States having ratified the constitu tional amendment abolishing slavery, it is now valid as part of the Federal constitution. A resolution has been introduced in the house, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, declaring that the United States ought never to recognise any government imposed upon any nation on the American continent by European arms. The house has adopted a resolution asking the President for information concerning the steps taken by Maximilian, or any European power, to obtain from the Federal government the recognition of the Mexican empire, and also asking what cor respondence or what action of the Federal govern ment has taken place. In response to a request of the house for in formation concerning Maximilian's decree establish ing peonage, Mr. Seward has furnished the opinion of Attorney-General Speed and the accompanying correspondence, which are now in the hands of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Mr. Speed's opinion, which declared that the result of the decree was to re-establish slavery, was forwardediwith other re levant matter to the American Minister in Paris, who called the attention of M. Drouyn de Lhuys to the subject. The French government has not yet replied. A New York evening paper publishes a rumour that M. Montholon, previous to Mr. Johnson's is- [STAMPED, Id. ADDITIONAL.] THE ROUSELESS POOR ACT. The meeting convened by the metropolitan poor law inspector, Mr. Parnell, to take steps for ascertaining the °poems of the various metropolitan guardims upon the provisions of the above set relating to to dietary and la bour test, Molt place on Saturday, at St. Martin'. Hall, Long-acre, at which there was a very full attendance, although each parish or union was limited to the sending of some two or three delegates. Mr. Fantail was, on the mo tive of Major Lyon, unanimously called to the chair. The Peon-Law INSPKTOR opened the proceedings by ex planing the object for which the meeting bad been con vened. An impressing had goon abroad that the Homeless Poor Act had broken down and was a failure • but it was not so, if the act were carried out properly. There was no doubt that there was one thing required to give it that practicalre effect that was intended, and that was that then should be uniform practice both with regard to the dietary and the labour, so that the parties who came under the denomination of casual poor should not go to one place one eight and another the succeeding night, and find one place better than the other, for the natural consequence of such • proceeding was that where they found the best dietary and the least labour, there they would be an,, to congregate. (Hear, hear.) It would appear from some statements which had appeared in the public papers during the last few days that the Homeless Poor Act had broken down, and that it had tended largely to in teem the evils of vagrancy is the metropolis. (Heer.) This he was prepared to deny. Those returns bad been obtained from the masters of workhouses, who were no doubt hostile 10 the act, became it entailed as them somewhat more labour. It bad not increased vagennoy, but it had done this, it had caused those people who were previously in the habit of sleeping ander dark arches, in cellars, and in door ways and other places nightly, to go to the workhouse casual wards and there claim relief in the shape of lodging and food. Since the Houselees Poor Act bad been in operation he believed it could be proved there bad been less vagrancy in the streets than there was before. Before the passing of the act the aggregate amount of acoommoda. tion for the homeless poor was, in all the metropolitan parishes and :Mifflin, only 997 nightly ; and while some parishes had casual wards others had none ; the effect being that whilst the poorer pariahs' had to bear the burden, the richer parishes largely and in some instances entirely escaped from it. The object', therefore, of the act were to dis tribute end spread the relief required by this class over the entire metropolis, as well as to make the burden upon the different wishes equal. (Hear.) The result was that the accommodation in the casual wards for the homeless poor now amounted in round numbers to 2,000 nightly, and the average number nightly receiving relief was 1,238. Taking these numbers in comparison with an aggregate population of three millions of people, he thought it moat be admitted es not showing a very large amount of this class of pauperism. (Hear.) Indeed, the whole statistics of pauperism, so far as the metropolis was concerned, only showed 34 per cent. from the youngest child to the oldest man or woman of the population. The great questions, as he had before observed, were the two points of the uai formity of dietary and labour test to be applied to the bowline poor. He proposed to deal is the Grit instance with the question of dietary, and having disposed of that, then to proceed to that of the labour test. The subject had been under the consideration of the Poor-law Board, but they were desirous of consulting the opinions of the gut diens of the metropolis. He bad also oonsidered the subject, and as a general principle he thought that six maces of breed sad one ounce of cheese would be an ample meal for each drat for ewer, and six ounoss of bread and s pint of porridge for breakfas t. However, he should now be glad to gather the opinions of the meeting upon the subject. (Hear.) Mr. HAIM/ILS (St. George the Martyr) said be had paid very great attention to this "abject, and had prepared some statistics he was desirous of laying before the westing. The kinds and quantities of food given to vagrants in the metropolitan workhouses were diverse. In 14 workhouses bread only was given, in 17 bread and gruel, in one bread, gruel, or milk and water, in one bread and gruel or soup, in me Wad, gruel, and cheese, in two bread and tea, in one bread and cheese, and is one bread end tea or cocoa and gruel. In the workhouses which only allowed bread the average quantity was 104 ounces. In those where bread and liquid food were given the average quantity of the former was 114 trances, and of the latter 14 pint. Able-bodied men, not vagrants, got on an average 6 ounces of bread, and 14 pint of gruel or porridge at breakfast, and the same quantity et bread with 14 pint of broth or 2 ounces of cheese at supper. With reference to the treatment of prisoners, he (111r.Harries) had a copy of the amended dietary recently adopted by the Secretary of State, and be found that • man committed to prison for one week or less was allowed six onuses of bread for his breakfast and the same for supper. There was nothing, In his opinion, to justify different dietaries being used in the metropolitan workhouses for vagrant'. In deed he thought, in justice to all parties concerned, that there should be but one uniform dietary. (Hear, hear.) There was one dietary for adults and children above nine years of age and one for those under nine years. Looking, therefore, at all the circumstances of the case, be thought the following scale would be fitting for the class in question :—For adults and children above nine years of age, 6 °more of bread and 1 ounce of cheese ; and for &Unto under nine, 4 ounces of bread and 4 of an ounce of butter for supper ; and for breakfast, adults and children above nine years, 6 ounces of breed and 1 pint of porridge ; and for children below nine years, 4 ounces of bread and 4 a pint of milk. (Hear, bear.) Mr. Alderman ABBI6B, chairman of the City of London Union, proposed the following resolution :—"That it is the opinion of this meeting the guardians of unions and parishes in the metropolitan district should adopt the fol lowing scale of dietaries for the homeless poor and wan derers who are relieved in the metropolitan workhouses, yin :—Supper : For adults and children above nine years of age, 6 ounces of bread and 1 ounce of cheese ; for children under nine years of age, 4 ounces of bread and butter. For breakfast : Adults and children above nine years, 6 ounces of breed end 1 pint of porridge ; and children under nine years, 4 ounces of bread and 4 a pint of milk." He observed that there was no doubt a large mass of idle vagrants who did not deserve this consideration, but it was exceedingly difficult to discriminate between the really deserving and the vicious until the test was made. Mr. TAVINIZ seconded the resolution, although he con tested be preferred giving graal instead of cheese, as being more natetions. —...--. Dr. BREWIrft, of St. George's, Hanover-square, and Mr. Bruibiteld, of St. James's, were also understood as approv ing of gruel instead of cheese. Mr. Mottos, sea., Lambeth, maid it was usual to bait • mousetrap with cbease—(anghter)—and he looked upon this proposal as • bait to catch the vagrant.. (Renewed laughter.) Mr. CHAJITUNGTON, chairman of Stepney Union, did not Nee the necessity of adding chew and butter. In his union the class of casuals they had were mostly those who bad bees getting work during the day at the docks, and having generally bad • good dinner, they did not, when they came there at night, care for food, and although they gave them six minors of good wheaten bread, they kept it till the next day. AS a whole he was not averse to the proposal which bed been made, but he thought there should be some limit as to the time when these rations should be distributed. He was of opinion that no rations should be given to canals before 8 or after 10 o'clock at night. (General expressions of approval.) Mr. FAILNALL said it could be embodied in the regula tions. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Ftienraw (Camberwell) entirely agreed with Mr. Charrington as to a restriction of time, but wished to add that the should should also insist on giving them • bath. (Cheers and L in ter.) Mr. lON (Poplar) considered bread alone at night without anything else quite eufficieat. (Hoar, hear.) Mr. Rummel.", (Fulham) said be was prepared to move as an amendment, " That the dietary should be six ounces of bread night and morning for men and four ounces of bread and • pint of gruel for women and children." (Loud cheers, and "Haar, hear.') Mr. Pleura (Chelsea) seconded the amendment. Major LTOS (St. George's, Hanover-square), amidst ap planes and interruption, denounced what he considered as the unwarrantable interference of the minister in sending an emissary from Whitehall to coerce the guardian of the metropolis into giving the vagrant poor luxuries in the shape of cheese aed butter. (Laughter, and cries of " Oh, oh.") He looked upon this as only the thin end of the wedge, and it shadowed forth that presently they would be called upon to give them tea. (Hear, hear, and Oh, ob.) He called upon the guar liens present, whilst they had the power, to veto such • proposal en the part of the minister by adopting the amendment. Mr. PAANaLL begged to set Major Lyon and the meeting right. The minister really know nothing at all about the matter. (Hear, hear.) It was felt that some proposals for uniformity were necessary, but he was there on the part of the Poor-law Board to carry out in • uniform manner what ever the guardians themselves wished. (Beer, bear.) Dr. EMMET (Islingteo) differed entirely from the re marks of Major Lyon, He wished to see the resolution carried with one small exception, and that was to give gruel to children in lieu of butter. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Churchwarden RO/38014 (St. Pancras), and one or two others having spoken, Alderman ABBlee replied, and the question was then put to • show of bands. The number. were : For the ameadment 33 Against it Alderman ABIUBB demanded a division, but after it was announced by the chairman that on the amendment being put as • substantive motion it would be open to another amendment, it was snot pressed. The amendment was thee declared carried, and on being put as a substantive proposition, Mr. PRICE (Leliegton) moved a second amendinent, "That the original proposal be adopted - 11•11 a _pint of gruel being substituted for butter for the children." This was .wooded amidst some soafasioe, and, on • show el hands, dealsged to be carried by • majority of 34 to 29. Oa this again being put as • substantive propeetioa, Mr. CaalalNGTOff said he should move another amend ment, (Oh, oh, Hear, hear, and laughter.) He did not oink it want all seceseary adults all the year rood. moved aa an amendment at gruel at night to adults months." (Cries of Hem, Mr. Memos (St. Pancras) Mr. Teverze (MaryleboM be huadreds of mew where p daily required gruel in the winter, and he contended general ruts depriving them On this amendment being majority of 28 to 26, and was previous me in the original rs Mt. FLIIIALL rid the other now to thunder was that of +. (Hear, hear.) Guardians I exact from the casual poor , for the food and log dietary, in some pariah's others pickiog oakum, sad r recce, of coarse, operated % would go where the least had been prepared for the gat had considered the subject, might he acquainted with general mulation would be each board thereon. (Hear, Mr. Dooms, chairman the following resolution :—' meeting that the guardian the metropolitan district eb tion :—' That the muter union, or parish, do sot ander any temporary or perweessi an ocomicieel poor parson, - • workhouse, in,return for such person, to perform the say (here set forth the task ...- person shall be detained against formasce of such task of work ' hours, from the hour of bray after admission, and provided shall not be required from strength, and capacity it shall Mr. Dar (Camberwelli Mr. FARNALL, is answer . that in the event of a vagrant assigned to him after partakim provided by • pariah,' the time. • detaining such person for Mr. CHAPPLZ (Vestry square) said the usual practice able-bodied vagrant who had t• to work, was to take him borough-street, who oaly work, and who then commit days. He thought that the m with them. (Hear, hear.) After some furt her okwervatit and carried unanimously, iv." Mr. FARNALL said he wo. the minutes and resolutions forwarded to every metropoli under the provisions of the hear.) A vote of thanks to the proceedings, which throughout character. PRIVATE BILLS IN THE HOUSE Or COMSIONS.- , As official list has just been issued showing that the num bar of private bills filed io the House of Commons for next session was 633. Lost year's list showed 595. ESTIMATES FOR THS NEW RAlLWAYS.— Saturday was the last day for lodging estimates and declarations for private bills in the next session. It is supposed that the d money it money on the estimates will amount to about ten FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.—A shocking (=Sr. rends took plods on Friday evening on the South Western Railway•bridge which crosses the Thames at Barnes. One of the ticket collectors in the service of the Metropolitan Rail. way, and employed at the Heinnsersmith station of that company, called on Friday Griming at 5 minutes to 5 o'clock at the Bull's Head lsn, ee-terrace, kept by Mr. Pank burst, wed after taking some little refreshment inquired of the landlord what time the next down train would leen Barnes for Kew. He wee told that the next train would leave that station at 5.20 p.m., and he th en left the house after bidding one of the men " good bye." Between 5 and 6 o'clock his mangled body with the head and foot partly out off wee found on the down rails upon the bridge, the poor fellow having evidently been knocked down and killed by the 4.30 p.m. train from Waterloo. His name is supposed to be Chambers, and he wore the uniform of the Metropolitan Railway. From the circumstance of his having lived in the vicinity of Chiswick it is thought that the unfortunate man had got upon the bridge for the purview of making a short out to his home, and thinking the line was clear had proceeded os his way, not noticing the approach of the down train behind him, and that no doubt caused his death. He, however, bad no right upon the bridge, and was trespassing when killed. The remains, by the direction of Yr. Ryder, the Barnes station• master, were conveyed upon a trolly to the Boll's Head Inn, 'entreat an *nest.— On Saturday morning, about 7 o'clock, one of the platelayers named Worrell, working upon the main line of the South Western Railway, Dear Clapham Junction, was accidentally caught by &pilot engine and killed instantaneously, his body being fearfully crushed by the violence of the blow which caused his death. The corpse was taken to the Wandsworth Union. SHOCILIPICI CASE of STABBING.—The police were called at an early hour yesterday morning to the house of a retired tradesman, Henry Keeble, 5, Southwood-lane, Highgate, a person passing having hew informed by him that there were thieves iu the blues whom he had attacked with a knife ; groans being at the same time heard in one of the rooms. The police found Keeble himself, who is about sixty-eight years of age, to • state of delirium tremens ; sod his wife, aged about sixty, lying en the pound matinee in blood, which was issuing from some thirty or forty serious wounds in various parts of her body, which she states were inflicted by her husband. She can hardly be expected to recover. The husband is in custody. TYPHUS FEVER. IN ST. PANCRAS WORKROOM. —On Saturday at St. Pancras Workbonne, Mr. John Roberts, the senior surgeon of the infirmary, died from typhus fever, contracted whilst performing his duties in attending fever patients. Some fortnight or three weeks back a whole family of children stricken with typhus, but who bad been refused admission to the tendon Fever Hos pital from want of room, were brought under Mr. R•berte's care. The type of the fever being of the malignsat kind it moon net only extended to other inmates but to the nurse., thus adding materially to Dr. Hoberta's labours, as well as anxiety, and ultimately resulting in his contracting the disease himself. For some time after the first ravage, of the fever Dr. Roberta progressed favourably until Friday, when symptoms of an alarming character est in, and be died on Saturday morning at an early hour. Dr. Roberta was only 26 yews of age, but be was looked upon as a moat talented medical practitioner, and ass highly respected by the authorities am well as by b' poor. - A Nre, !Ls&'s Gm 143 DEBTORS. To-day the various inmates of Whitecroe&street Prim will be regaled with beef, bread, and beer at the expewe of the &herds of Loudon and Middlesex. There are only 60 debtors in the prim. CHRISTMAS DINNERS TO THE POOR.—The distri butioo of Christmas fare this year at the Leicester-iguana soup-kitchea, Ham-yard, was by uo means an unimportant item is the beoefactioes of the 301111011. Seven hundred families, comprising 3,sooisdividuals, received a substantial dinner. This is a larger number than dined in the City of London and Strand Unions. Of course a corresponding quantity of good things was required. The plamTudding weighed over 2,00010 e. sod the meat 3,0001b5. Each family, according to numbers, received 4lbe. of beef and 2albs. or Mb*. of pudding, with tea, sugar, and loot of bread. To make the feast more seasonable by the addition of luxuries, • hogshead of biscuits was generously sent by Huntley and Palmer. Mr. Gordon, Messrs. Green and Be Carne sent some brandy ; led and Coope, • barrel of Rumford ale ; and Godiog and Jenkins a barrel of stout. This was all care fully dealt out to each family as their need seemed to require. Several noblemen and gentlemen kindly contributed to the fluid, and the Earl of Darnley sent • fine sheep from Cobham-park. THE NaW FIRE BRIGADE.—At 12 o'clock last night the whole of the engines belonging to the various imam= offices, forming what is termed the London Brigade, were banded over to the Baird of Works, and is future the engines will be called as belonging to the Metro politan Fire Brigade. The firemen in future will wear brass helmets instead of leather ones as hitherto worn. The stations will be considerably augmented, and the outskirts will in future be amply protected. Messrs. Shand, Mason, and Co. are manufacturing several land steam fire and manual power engines, as well as some of the patent @article engines THE Bourg Yoßisuran Comaata. —On Friday afternoon a meeting of the executive of the Miners' Amoco elation was held at Wombwell, for the purpose of consider ing the offer made by the Coslmasters' Association, to ad vanes the =Least the men at their collieries five per cent, to continue in force till May next, instead of the permanent ten per cent. It was resolved that th•oolliers should accept the five per amt. with weekly pays, wherever such terms WWI offered uncoaditionally ; and it was further agreed that the restrictive system should remain is force, sad the men about to come out on strike should persist in that intention =low satisfactory terms were 0000sded. At nearly all the collieries unconnected with the Masters' Associatioe, the five per sent. has been conceded. At the Oaks, Smithy Bridge, Bast Gewber, Mount Osborne, and Lan ill. the men have accepted the five per cent, so that at least two- thirds of the collie's in the district have accepted the terms Proposed- ,f~i ~` ;, '1 ' I. N EW S PA PE R : :- 7, ''‘'-• •-\ il ~,, :-. .._1 4 7, ~ ,c. ~•- , - .\ , , _ 'At rat, ''. '—'--,.. ..-. P• ssauaxa I _ . (TWOPENCE try that gruel should be give. to I. (Hear, boar.) He, therefore. . or additioei, " That the ono pint of be omitted dozing the summer i hew, aid Oh.) as) ascended this ammedroant ow), contended that thane might a poor women with children seps- is summer mouths as well as the that it would he cruel to make a 1 1 en of it. (Hear, boar.) being put it was carried by a was then incorporated with the al resolution. other part of the subject they had of the uniformity of labour tort. • I under the act were bound to tr some test of labour in mg they received, but, e like tfiexchange 1/ ores they gave breaking stristro in • . 4 other employment. This Me- , • , d very prejudicially, and vagrants • i i ist work was exacted. A form 1 1 i guardians to till in when they 10 • Sot, so that the Poor-law Beard ith their opinions, and then • be framed for the guardians of *r, hear.) a of the Lambeth board, moved :—" That it is the opinion of this 1 ias of unions and parishes within should par the following resole- I rr of the workhouse of the • . every adult pesos sot suffering remanent infirmity of triply, heZ , who shall be relieved su the the food and lodging afforded to the following took wok, that is to rah of work), provided that no seek against his or her will for the per , • work for any time exceeding Nor f breakfast, on the morning Bert ided also that such amount of work from any person to whose age. shall appear to be unsuited.` • I ' ill) seconded the resolution. t ter to a number of gustier's, said vagrant refusing to do the labour partaking of the food and lodging the authorities had the pause. of r four hours, but not beyond that I Clerk of St. George's, Hanover- practice in their parish when sa 1 i had been lodged sod fed retard m before the magistrate at Marl- • y required proof of his ability to i inmittod him to prison for Devon i• he most simple comae of dealing r.) M inos, this resolution was put would have copies of the whole of . , I. ions of that meeting prepared and mpolitan board of guardians coming •I the Homeless Poor Act. (Hear, be Poor law inspector closed the . I ghout were somewhat of a stormy I THE HOUSE Or COMDIONS.—, been issued showing that the num- in the House of Commons for seat ear's list showed b 95. I • I i s New RAILWAYS. —Saturday , I ging estimate. sod declarations for I session. It is supposed that the . 'timers will amount to about ten t ILCCIDENTS.—A shocking occur- ( day *riming on the Booth Western g w ores the Thames at Barnes. One of i ' ~!I 4