The Express. — London, England, 1864-11-16 00:00:00

the erwretiO. TO CoRREAPONDENTA. itivertiiementi inteuden for ifln - iY.4r;a;" London Evening Pap. r. u:114 I. • at the °Mee. 10. tonveriewkwat, by Iwo u cidk en the day of publication. HAIISIARKET. TnN Err_vrso. VIE WIND.—THE STE \ N Mews Howe, fixren. Chipp,:ndAle, Compton, and r: Sl,s,lArne4 Beatrice and Keeley.—ON TILE SLY. Mi. kM,Litoue.—Aml Oa - 1t MARY ANNE. Mr amt. PR TNC ESi S. Inra V.Yrreeo. BnR N TO 0001) LUCK. Mr. D. Murray. And TILE ,IsttliEro oF LONDON. ]lean. Vining, J. W. Ray, D. Fisher, 0. Murra), J. NelLn, tl. Forrester, and 11. Mellon; Mrs 11. Marston, Mbaes Barnett and Gerynne. LYCEUM, 'Ent , Ermiro, NER , EVCfIe'ITiVF.ED.—And THE KING'S Slvs4ra. Feebler, Ryder, Illthlicorub, Chsrlt.9, Caymona, Ili lord, Ilimbes C. Leclerot, E. Lavi nu, and B. Lareub. JOHN BROGDEN recommends the public to have the carat gold stated on the invoice . 4 Fine gold and pure gold." an applied to jewellery, beluga delusion. JOHN bitoODk:N s GOLD CHAINS are sold upon this piiaciple only, and at issuutacturees prices. Manufactory, 16. Henrietta street. Coventvarden, W.C. This establishment to closed at 6, and 0 saturdays at 1 o'clock. 'S) M R iv, !i d: LL . E ed S l6 : S T li t a i! s eit z NAT R had " 73, kißtioK-srithd . ,HANoVER-F411.41134 where "comp:Sirius t fairly Instanced by Miles." ALFlthli WISHIS MILK,. EsTABLISHED 1841. INTEGRETTI and ZAMBRA'S One Guinea and two Guinea F 117.0 GLASSLII and TILEiCOPWi are war ranted as unrivalled for power and brilliancy. 21s. and 425. In =or complete—a. liatti.n.gardyn, LC.: W. Cornball. L.C.; 122. Itegeadatireet, W.; Il=l-street: and Crustal Palace. REMEMBER! we wait Supper for you after the Covent linnten Opms. at Er NS. Fail not. kiILITAXN lA. TMS EV7LtO. THE MoTHER'S DYING CHILD. Lane.—Singing h 7 Slo. Albert Merle and Mille. DontL—Mrs D..w.tr.l Paul trinil with the Italian Lyric, " Rome or '—And CAPTAIN .tolls LUCK —Comatonae at MGR WATER AT LONDON-TRIME. TRT9 DkT u r, .hg, 3h. 21m ....Meth." 3h. 42m. Jl orL we e ih. 2m....Aft.r.suoou. th. 23m. LONDoN, WEDNESDA VE3IBER 16. THE long inquiry into the causes of the fatal explosion of gunpowder at Erith was yesterday brought to a conclusion. The coroner and jury have spared neither time nor pains to make it as complete as possible, and although they have not been able to pronounce a decided opinion as to the cause of the explosion—further than that it originated in one of the barges of Messrs. JoIIN 11.tm. and Sox, as it lay off the jetty of their magazine—their labours have accumulated a body of evidence concerning the public safety and the extent to which it is menaced by the present prac tice of dealiug with gunpowder which has already had the effect of drawing attention to that important subject, and may show us how to prevent similar cata strophes in the future. Under the judicious advice of the coroner the jury, in the remarks appended to their verdict, have simply called attention to the points on which existing legislation respecting the guupowder trade is defective, without undertaking to recommend specific measures for their remedy. The one fault their enumeration of those defects is that it is too wide. When we are told that the quantity of gunpowder stored in any ono place or conveyed by barge, waggon, or railway train—the construction and situation of magazines, and their proximity to populous districts, to river walls and other sources of danger—the construction of barges and other vessels for the conveyance of powder, and the necessity of their having better distin guishing marks—the shipping and discharging of powder gem: illy—the importance of government inspection and supervision of the storing, packing, and conveyance of gunpowder—and the penalties relating to the infringement of all acts of parlia ment bearing upon the subject generally, are only " a few of thepointa - on which immediate legisla tion is required, it is apparent that the jury have only a vague notion that powder is a dangerous substance, the manag,emeut of which requires attention from the moment of manufacture to that of consumption, and that the addition to their verdict is simply a recapitulation of the circum stances under which a disastrous explosion may take plac.L.. These additions are worth nothing as indications to the legislature, and the utility of the inquest consists solely in the evidence it has elicited. After the explosion at Erith no ono will doubt that great stores of gunpowder have been allowed to be formed too near populous towns. Thi re is no reason why this should be any longer A, as in our island there arc spots accessible to navigation where maga zines might be formed out of range of important towns and villages. When, however, it is said that government inspection is the re medy for some of the dangers attending the stor ing of gunpowder, it may be observed that the wisdom of the government has not prevented the accumulation of enormous quantities of that article at l'urtleet, the expl sion of which would any day blow Gravesend into the air. Again, no one who has followed the evidence in this case can doubt the propriety of a letter regulation of the barges by which gunpowder is conveyed up the river. The rules prescribed for this purpose are excellent, but they remain a dead letter, and probably it is to negligence in this respect that we owe the explosion of October I. These are the two mai❑ points t, be attended to—the suitable location of magazines, and the conveyance of gunpowder under proper precautions against igni tion. These gained we shall have a substantial addition to public safety. But over-minute regulation of trade is to be avoided. We cannot, indeed, be too safe, and any legislative provi sion which cAti contribute to this end should be adopted without hesitation. But if we attempt to carry regulation too far we shall only delude our selves into false reliance upon securities which, when too late, we shall find never existed but upon paper. CoL , To N . , DAY iv BRI , T,,L.—The annual gather ing of . p'..lauthrophists in commemoration of Firistol's g:. ,te t boo ,ctor, Edward Colston, was held ou Monday. The c •iiect: , tm made at the three societies amounted to nearly The Grateful (neutral) Society heeled the bet with 7.4. ' the Anchor (liberal) coming nest with ti till and the Dolphin (conservative) being row. lie. Id. The presidents were :—Mr. J. Perry, town councillor, Anchor; Mr. J. Colthurst, town councillor, Dolphin •, and Mr. W. Hathway. merchant. Grateful. Additional si.enifieance was imparted to the proceedings of the two politiyal societies this year by the presence of the candidates s-I , 2ei-s1 by the liberals and conservatives for the seat which Mr. W. If. Gore Langton will vacate at the end of the present parliament, Sir S. M. l'eto being among the vests at the ‘nehor dinner, and Mr. Thomas Fremantle. West son of oir Thoulas Fremantle, making his di.but at the I . . 1 it.‘ : 7l or I,oeo I‘T VC - N ERi. —We regret to an neloce the d. xth ..t Hastings, yesterday, of the Right Hon. John Henry 1./ntl %loner., who, as a resident for some years at Farnham Hall, sod &captain in the West Suffolk and a deputy lieutenant of the county, wee ioti rnutu-lv connet!tNl with this neighbourhood, and will be remembered with sorrow by many of our readers.—Bury P.. 1. THE IN LANCASIIIRE.Yesterday the Eight Hon. the Lord Mayor presided for the first time since his mayoralty at a meeting of the Mansion-house Com mittee of the Lancashire Relief Fund, when several grants were made to various districts when the distress is most prevalent. ()wing to the approach of winter many local relief committees have rammed their operations, and to meet the probable emergency, the Mansion-house Committee resolved at their last meeting held on the let No vember, to adjourn for • fortnight only, and for the present to meet on the lint and third Tuesday in each month until further notice. The total slim received was reported to be r.. 21.1“)?.. of which upwards of half a million has been, since the formation of the committee in Mara, 1P42, distributed amongst 260 local relief committees in the distressed option districts. PILOBAJO.I. Tilt RSDAY. OM NORM mu ;TWAY. Eto N. and W., strong COMM. N. to W. and S.W., to a sale, rain strong, ailits/I,y,rainy. mow. W. to N. and back, Wzfrria. N.W. to AW. strong, gali.s, with ruin. with squalls, rain at N.S.W. to W.S.W., 13017121:11.1. As next above. fresh to a gale, with rant. N E to N. W., and N.N E. to W SW., S. W.. strong. squally, strong to fresh, it gale lu places, with squalls, with rata. ram. Cautionary Signals on Monday. Northern=aeottand. ilintiero.,- Around. Wales, nad ad la . m ilea. So uthern= Mar Ugh Channel ay of blow. Seaterslnetward Ingland and North 3... and n GCNERLL TODLEBEN IN SlliFFlELDo—Yellterday, the pliant defender of Sebastopol paid a visit to Sheffield. His arrival had been expected for some days past, but as the visit was strictly private no public sasouncernent was made. He arrived at the Midland Station from Newcastle yesterday afternoon, accompanied by his side-de-camp, at a quarter past two, where be was received by Mr. John Brown, Lord Wharncliffe, and Capt. Blekeley. the investor of the Blakeley gun, who arrived in Sheffield on Monday in anticipation of the visit of th e genera l. Mr. Brown's carriage was in waiting, and conveyed the party direct to the Miss Works. Here an elegant loacheon was provided, after partaking of which the exte ns i ve wor k s were Tilted and minutely inspected. List evening. at the Victoria Hotel, the gallant officer was entertained at dinner. —Leeds Mercury. THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 16, 1864: gbt court. WINDSOR CASTLE. Ndr.ls. The Russian Ambassador (Baron Brunnow), the Earl and Countess Cowley, Viscount Palinenten,sed Lieu tenant-General the Hon. Sir J. Yorke Scarlett arrived at the Cut!. yesterday. In the evening the royal dinner party included the l'rioce and Princess of Wales, the Princess Helena, the Countered Caledon, the Countess of Macclediski, the Hon. Caroline Cavendish, t h e Hon. Flom Macdonald, the Russian Ambassador (Baron Brunnow), the Earl and Countess Cowley, Viscount Palmerston, the Hon. Mrs. Wellesley, Lieutenant•Geueral the Hon. C. Grey, Lieutenant-General the Hon. Sir J. Yorke Scarlett, Colonel the Hon. Sir C. B. Phipps, Dr. Holzmiusn, Lord Methuen, Lieutenant-Colonel Kingscote, Lord Charles Fitzroy, Colonel the Hon. A. Harding% Major Teesdale, and the Master of the House hold. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Beatrice, walked in the grounds this morning. The Prince and Prinoeu of Wales, attended by the Coun tess of Macclesfield, Lieutenant-Colonel Kingscote, and Major Teesdale, went to London in the forenoon, and re- turned to the Castle in the averring. Princess Louise, attended by MC.. Norelle, took a car riage drive. Princess Helena rode in the riding-school. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, iu Downing-street. The ministers present were Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, Sir George Grey, Earl Russell, the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, Earl de Grey, Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon. T. Didner Gibson, Lord Stanley of Alderley, the Earl of Clarendon, and the Right Hou. C. P. Villiers. The Prince of Wales presided yesterday at a meeting of the Council of his Royal Highness, held at the office of the Duchy of Cornwall, Buckingham•gate, St. James's park. A deputation from Manchester had an interview with the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, at the Home.oflice, yesterday, as to the expediency of holding a civil as well as criminal winter assize in Manchester, for the Salford division of the county of Lsocaster. A deputation from the General Shipowner' Society had au interview with the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, at the odic° of the Board of Trade, yesterday, on the subject of "dock passes." A deputation had an interview with the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, at the office of the Board of Trade, yodel.. day, on the subject of dock regulations. Mr. Maples, introduced by the Rev. G. T. Driffield, rector of Bow, and Mr. Barth, of the Temple, had an interview with the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, at the office of the Board of Trade, yesterday, to submit a proposed and regia. tered railway passenger' Despatches were:received yesterday at the Colonial-office from the governors of the Mauritius, Malta, and Gibraltar. Badger Creek, a tributary of the Terra, about 40 miles from Melbourne. The Argus says :—" There is every reason to hope that there are enough to secure the return of some of the grilse from the sea and thus to render certain the success of the experi ment. Thus far the work has gone favourably on." The ship Lincolnshire, which arrived from Lon don the other day, brought a valuable collection of birds and animals, including seven nightingales, the gift of Miss Burdett Coutts to the Acclimatisa tion Society. A gigantic block of granite, 36 tons weight, has been brought down from Harcourt, in order to be worked into a monument intended for erection over the remains of the explorers, Burke and Wills, in the Melbourne General Cemetery. In commercial matters there is little calling for remark. The tone of business continues generally good, although there is a tendency to over-specula tion in some mining enterprises. o f which the public have become familiar with, will soon be beard of u military stations no more. Though there is peace throughout Waikato, and along the east coast, it must not be supposed, it seems, that the soldiers' work is yet completed. A Melbourne paper says : A campaign on the west coast, on the onoe•thriving die. trict of Taranaki. is Inevitable. There the Maoris@ have as yet had it nearly all their own way. Our forces have suffered defeats, and at present they are still ceeped up within lines of fortifications. It was the Taranaki tribes who commenced the war, and General Cameron has now to terminate it by subduing them. Toe only bodies of natives openly in arms against us ere now congregated in this locality, for the remnant of the Waikato., with their "King," kfidatera, an-t the strength of the Kgatimanipotas, tinder the celebrated Rewi, have joined the local septa. A runanga, or council of the leaders, has been held within gunshot of our lines, with what result is not known. Delegates from the fol lowers of the mad prophet of Wanganui were present, and it appears certain that every effort is being made to induce these fanatic to act in the organised movement against us. The British forces at Taranaki are still being strengthened. The 50th Regiment, it is expected, will leave Aucklend at once for the new theatre of hoetoities. General Cameron is about proceeding to the spot himself without delay, and as soon as fine weather sets in this, in all probability the final campaign of the New Zealend war, will be initiated. On the 12th of September Auckland was thrown into a considerable state of excitement by the escape of the Maori prisoners, to the number of 200, the most of whom were captured at Rangiviri, from the Island of Kawau. Orders were given for the Miranda to get up steam, which she did ; and sailed from the harbour with his Excellency the Governor on board, and in pursuit, it is supposed, of the fugitives. It is said that about the time the pri soners escaped some Maori crafts were seen cruising about the Kawau. "It is quite possible," says the Southern Cress , " that the main body may have sailed direct for the Thames. Landed at the Thames, they would be with friends, and could with less trouble join Thompson, who would re ceive them with open arms." The gold fields of New Zealand maintain their yield well. " Considering the small population," says the (nag , ' T hi,s (Sept. 17), "and the season of the year, they are wonderfully prolific. Some amendments of a most liberal nature have lately been made in the gold field regulations, which it is expected will be eminently satisfactory to the mining community." (FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZZTTL THE PRINcE OF WALES'S COLNCIL CHAMBER, BCCION,IIAM-GATE, Nov. 15.—The minus of those who have been Dominated by the council of Hu Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to serve the office of sheriff of the county of Cornwall:—John Michael Williams, Esq., Carhayes Castle ; William Peel, Esq., Trenant Park ; and W illiam David Horndon, Esq., Pencrebar. DOWN INu.STREET, Nov. 15.—The Queen has been pleased to appaiot Major-Geoeral Sir Henry Knight Storks, t ..C.8., G.C.M.G., to be Governor and Commander-in. Chief of the laland of Malta and its dependencies. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Rawson William Rawson, Esq., C. 13., to bo Governor and Commander-in- Chief of the ahama Islands. NVIIITEIIALL, Nov. 14.—The Queen has been pleseed to direct letters patent to be reamed under the Great Seal of the tinted Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, granting unto Henry Harington Molyneux-Seel, gentleman, the office of Bluemantle Pursuivant of Anne, vacant by the promotion of Henry Murray Lane, Esq., to the office of Chester Herald., Their Serene Ilighne e, the Prince and Princess Edward of Saxe-Weimar have rettumed to their town mai. dance from s tour of visits. Lord Healey, M. P., has arrived at Cataldi's Hotel from Baekl•ad House, Berkshire. On .Moutlay last, the 02nd anniversary of the birthday of Lord Cambamere was celebrated with unusual rejoicing by his tenants and othen. Sir John Hemmer, Bart., M.P., presided at a dinner, supported by Colonel Cotton, Major Starkey, Rsv. R. Dymock, Dr. Brook, and the leading resident country gentlemen. In proposing the health of " The Cheshire Hero," the hon. baronet quoted from the Duke of Wellington's despatches to show that Viscount Combermere was one of the best generals and best working officers the duke ever had under him. Sir John stated that Lord Combermere was even now more energetic in looking after the interests and welfare of historically than any nobleman in the country. The Lord Lieutenant has intimated his intention to visit the exhibition of the Royal Dublin Society on Tnuralay, on which occasion the society will present him with an address. On Monday Sir David Brewster, the principal of Edinburgh University, delivered his inaugural address to the students of the university. The learned principal chose for his theme the necessity of `• the better endowment of the adversities in Scotland, and the claims of science, lite. ratnre, and the arts to national recognition and support, cot only as taught in these universities, but as advanced by the discoveries and inventions of their professors and students." DANI,II WOUNDED.—The committee which at the outset of the Daniell war waa formed, under the pre sideocy of the Marquis of Clanricarde, to collect fonds for the relief of the sick and wounded of the Danish army, have just remitted a final sum of 124'. 15a. Gd. to the Dania' committee at Copennagen, making a total of nearly 9,300 1 , collected is England and remitted to Denmark for this benevolent object. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) WEIMESDAT, No , F-118ER 1.% 8 &Z. K.. S. B. f. Y.l.lLx, Nairn 29.34 34 E. Almrdeon 49 N. %V. Leith Ardrossan 42 E Oreencoetlit 29 37 41 W. Galway' . .14 47 14 W. N, W. Capt. Clear 44 N.W. Q 114014401113 lt N. W. Tv 3l 44 N.N.R . Holyhead Yembrt.ke 29.74, 47 Y.N.W. Parmanco N.N.vr. Steel . .24.42144 N.N.W. L lent ,h,f .rt "94.72) N. W. Pl,mouth th Weymou ,39 44'44 N. W. Port truoutb I htoo - 44 N. N. W. toutko 42 W. N. W. kwer ..... 29.2 J ii N. W. Yarmouth _12.421 41 N. Aoari...rougb ,29.2,; to N.E. ahlel4a Helloolantl D. 25 L ' 3 b .E Irb 1 S N. of 24N I c I 2 E N.E 'cm 2 ' 3 W. N.W. c ; N W ob 3 6 N. N.W. . 1 3 s; • W . C n 6 N I Z 3 N N.IP. cb 14 Cr N. NW. o 7 6, W. \.W. oc 3 6 , W. \.W. c Cf r 2 3 I N. oc ' 3 3 1 N. E. rm 2 61 N mo ' , r 4 I S.W. rua 3 2 i s. 0 3 5, W. N.W. o ' 2 2 NE. r 2 1 ' S.W. oc LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE OVERLAND MAIL. INDIA. THE CYCLONE.-TERRIBLE LOSS OF LIFE. We have this morning received Calcutta papers of Oct. 15, all of which are filled with details of the appalling effects of the late cyclone. Every day brings intelligence of fresh misfortunes. In one district alone (Diamond Harbour), and the country between it and Calcutta, it has been com puted that not less than 5,000 souls have perished, drowned by the land flood of the storm wave. Great exertions were being made by the Calcutta community to organise a system of relief for the survivors of this dreadful visitation. A steamer had been chartered to convey medicines, blankets, rice, and water to the Diamond Harbour districts, and left Calcutta on the 14th ult. for this purpose. The following statement of the destruction to life and landed property in the town and suburbs of Calcutta is gleaned from reports submitted by the superintendents of the different divisions to the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Captain Reveley : Casualties—Natives killed, 41 ; ditto wounded, 12 ; puckah houses occupied by natives damaged, 1,383 ; ditto destroyed, 18 ; katcha ditto destroyed, 89,412 ; Europeans killed, 2 ; ditto wounded, 5 ; ditto houses damaged, 2,295 ; ditto destroyed, 92. The Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal was to leave Darjeeling on the 15th, en eonte for Calcutta, when it was hoped that no time would he lost in organ ising a strong establishment, placed under efficient supervision, for the removal of the carcasses of men and cattle, which are scattered all over the portions of the southern parts of Calcutta visited by the gale ; and fur the removal also of the dead contaminating the air on the banks of the river and on its waters. The Ifuelarn says : That no efforts are - being spared to restore matters to something like their former poaition the present appearance of the river sufficiently teitifies. Many vessels in the har boor which but a few days ago presented a most distresaing picture of damage and destruction are now riding on even keels, displaying masts, spars, and rope., all arranged as we have been accustomed to see them ; and although there are, alas, • great many still lying stranded on both banks we have hopes of their being got off again in • short time, to ride the waters once more. In Calcutta itself, the ditris with which our streets were strewn has been removed and carted away ; the gas-lamps once mor3 dispel the darkness of the night, masons are busy on private and public edifices to remove the unsightly scars which the storm had left, and, so far as appearances go, Calcutta will be herself again shortly. But beneath this exterior of com fort and repose there is to be found • lament able amount of discomfort and inquietude, caused by the sudden and rapid rise in the prices of all articles of food, which has compelled great numbers of the lower orders of the people to live on rice which has been damaged by the heavy rains which succeeded the gale, and which is in con• sequence rotten, and most injurious to health. The total destruction of thousands of houses has subjected crowds of the natives to exposure to all sorts of weather; and this, combined with the wretched garbage on which they are living, will certainly produce bowel complaints acd other diseases, which will sweep hundreds into the grave. The Governor-General was on his way to Lahore, where the great gathering of Punjaubee chiefs awl nobles is to be held ; after which his Excellency intended to speed to Calcutta. AUSTRALIA. We have Australian advices to the following dates :—Melbourne, Sept. 24 ; Sydney, Sept. 23 ; Adelaide, Sept. 26. VICTORIA. The mail left in the midst of a general election. The Legislative Assembly was dissolved towards the end of August. The main truck line of railway from Melbourne to the River Murray has been completed, though not yet opened for passenger traffic. The colony of Victoria can now be traversed from north to south by means of the railway iu something like six hours. It is anticipated that a large propor tion of the wool and goods which heretofore have been forwarded via the Murray to Adelaide, will be sent direct to Melbourne by rail. Coincident with the accomplishment of this important work a dispute has arisen with the sister colony of New South Wales. The A ry ms gives the following account of the quarrel : Jealous of the trade which, owing to her facilities of intercommunication, Victoria has opened up with the western or Riverine section of New South Wales, our neighbours have resorted to the unwise step of establishing • cordon of cuatoms•housee along the River Murray, so that no dutiable goods shall enter New South Wales from Victoria without being subject to such imposts es the Sydney government may think fit to levy. Nor is this all. New South Wales claims the Money es part of her territory, and therefore proposes to seize all goods which she may find on the river, unless customs duties are paid upon them. This arrangement the officers of the Sydney government eodearoured to enforce on Monday last. A detachment of police was accordingly sent to Echoes to protect Victorian intereste, and when the Sydney collector of custom. sought to seise • shipload of goo is, the inspector politely told him that be must not do so, and, to use the curt language of the telegram, " resisted the collector." The question of sight being thus raised, the subject, it is to be supposed, will be brought before the courts of law, and will ultimately find it. way to the Privy Council. For • difference far less tntling, neighbouring European nations have come to blows, but, fortunately for Australia, there are no standiog armies in these parts, and the solutwo of the difficulty may well be left to judicial arbitrament. The Gaztfte announces the nullification of the compact entered into by the Victorian govern ment with the governments of New South Wales and South Australia, relative to the collection of Custom duties on the border. Official notice is given that all dutiable goods entering Victoria, whether by the river or otherwise, the duty not being paid to the Victorian government, will be liable to forfeiture ; and persons concerned in introducing such goods be subjected to a fine treble the value of the goods, or 100/. penalty, at the option of the Commissioner of Customs. The Council of the Anti-Transportation League continued to hold periodical meetings, and public feeling on this subject was strongly excited. The mining prospects of the colony are reported as encouraging, and this improved condition of things has caused a considerable influx of capital from all parte of the country. There has not been much doing in reference to new rushes, but many of the old mines have been yielding well, and re turning something like an equivalent for the outlay which has been made. The operation of the Limited Liability Act, as applied to mining ventures, has bad the effect of reducing many of the large shares held in several of the companies at Ballarat with scrip, thus affording a more extended field for the disposal of capital. Some nuggets of goodly size bad been discovered during the past mouth. One weighing 103ozs. was found in the Old Lead at Dunolly ; half a dozen, weighing from two ounces to six ounces, have been turned up in the neighbourhood of Creswick ; and a magnificent specimen, weighing four pounds and a half, nearly all gold, has been unearthed from an old 'haft at the White Hills, Maryborough. The young salmon have been safely deposited in NEW SOUTH WALES. Private letters received at Sydney on the 23rd Sept. from missionaries at the Loyalty Islands re port extraordinary proceedings by the French at Lifou. The French soldiers had prevented the natives attending divine service, and put in irons some of the natives and missionaries who refused to obey the prohibition. The unfortunate islanders are, it is said, treated with the greatest cruelty, and many of their leading men have been carried away captives to New Caledonia. It is supposed the Roman catholic priests have instigated these proceedings, of which a full report will be sent to the home government by the outgoing mail steamer. The principal topic of interest with regent to political matters was the approaching session of parliament, which wa., to commence on the 18th of October. Matters were dull at all the gold-fields, with the exception of the Wentworth. There the yield con tinued to be exceedingly rich, though no regularly continuous lead of gold had yet been hit upon, the metal being found in leaders or feeders that are supposed to be tributaries to the main stream. Burrangong had been again agitated by a Chinese disturbance, reaching upon one occasion to a riot. A large number of the residents—shopkeepers and persons in business—were agitating for the removal of all restriction on the working of the Chinese, and several pro-Chinese meetings had been held. The miners, however, as a body still retain great an tipathy to poor Mongolian John. "Business," says a commercial report, " has been quiet during the month, but as this is generally considered the dull season there are not many complaint'. In the present state of our markets there is very little inducement to 'peculates to operate, hence the few alterations we have to report. Our trade with the gold fields has during the past year considerably fallen off, but, on the other hand, a good business has been done with the neighbouring colonies of Queensland and Victoria. It was expected that the news by the Madras of decreased shipments would have caused a move in the prices of those articles which show a decline, but such has not yet been the case. The principal transactions both at auction sod privately, have been in flour, sugars, and teas—but in other articles of daily con. sumption the sales have only been made to meet present requirementa." SOUTH AUSTRALIA. A new exploration party has been despatched front Adelaide, under the command of Major Warburton, who, iu accordance with resolutions passed in both houses of parliament, has received instructions to examine the country beyond Mount Margaret, and then to take steps for connecting the interior of "No Man's Land" with the coast near the Great Bight. It is expected that the party will be out about four mouths. The expedition consists of the major, five men, and 24 horses, and has been provisioned for four months. There is also, however, another expedition spoken of, and one which is to be fitted out for a more extensive exploration. It is proposed to send out a party under the leadership of Mr. A. Ball, with the view of exploring the country between Mount Margaret and the western shores of the continent. Such an expedition as this, if successsul, would complete the great work of exploration which South Aus tralia has been engaged in for more than 20 years past. It would open the only large portion of the interior which at present remains unknown, and would solve the geographical problem as to the existence of high mountains iu or near to Central Australia. It is proposed that this expedition shall be fitted out by private subscription. The government have expressed their willingness to join the government of Victoria in subsidising a fortnightly mail, on condition that the ocean postal steamers shall call at Kangaroo Island. The select committee of the House of Assembly on new parliament buildings have recommended that designs should be invited, and premiums of 5001., 3001., and 200/. offered. The probable cost will be 50,0001. TASMANIA. We have files from Tasmania to the 21st Sept. On that day the governor was to prorogue parlia ment. The Hobart Town 3loenry says :—" A letter has been received in town from a person, whose authority should be reliable, to the effect that a shepherd had arrived in New Norfolk from the River Styx, with a sample of two ounces of gold, which he states he discovered in the locality in question. The report had caused intense excite ment amongst the residents of New Norfolk, by whom it is confidently believed that a payable gold field has at length been discovered in their neigh bourhood, and considerable numbers of persons were providing themselves with picks, shovels, 4:c., with a view to starting for the scene of the alleged discovery." Good accounts are given of the pair of salmon de posited in the Derwent breeding ponds. They are progressing favourably, but there will be no change to report in connexion with them until the advent of that mysterious instinct which prompts them seawards. THE WAR IN NEW ZEALAND. We have papers from Dunedin to the 17th, and Invercargill to the 14th Sept. By proclamation in the New Zea!and Gazette, under date August 22, the native title to the Wei totara block of land, in the province of Wellington, which is estimated to contain about 40,000 acres, is declared extinguished. A discovery of coal has been made in the northern portion of the Auckland province. All continues quiet in the Waikato, the powerful tribes of this district, the principal promoters of the struggle, having apparently abandoned their country to the military settlers, who are being located as speedilyas possible. Several companies of the 2nd Re giment of Waikato militia are receiving their allot ments at Kihi Kihi, in the fertile settlement of the rebel chief Rewi, now the main upholder of the war. So undisputed is our possession of the Waikato, that the chain of redoubts by which communication with the front has been maintained is being done away with, and Drury, Rhodes clearing, the Queen's redoubt, Pukeimu, sad other stations, the names ITALY. A Turin letter of the 12th, in the Dant.% says " The sale of the railways to M. de Rothschild was concluded yesterday. The purchase money has been reduced 20 millions on account of the transfer of the capital. The financial question is therefore settled for the present, and there will be no neces sity for demanding payment of the land-tax before the usual time." (RITTER'S TELEGRAMS.) VENETIA. STATE OF SIEGE IN FRICLI. MILAN. Nov. IG. Intelligence received here from Venetia an nounces that the district of Friuli has been pro claimed in a state of siege. MEXICO. PARIS, Nov. N. Official advices received here from Mexico state the condition of affairs to be most satisfactory. The Emperor Maximilian continued his journey amid the enthusiasm of the populations. A great impression had been created by the cap ture of Matamoras. The J uarist troops had re volted and been disbanded, and since the fight of September 21 Juarez had with him not more than 100 cavalry. lie tied ou the 27th towards Chi huahua. THE BRAZIL MAIL. LISBON, Nov. 13. The Messageries Imp4riales steamer Bearn, with the above wail, arrived here this morning. (By telegraph from Lisbon.) MO DE JANEIRO, OCT. 24. _ _ Exchange on London, 26. Coffee, good first, 6,300 to 6,400 rein. Shipments since the depar ture of the last steamer, 48,500 bags, including 1,600 for the CbanueL Stock, 80,000 bags. Freight to the Channel, 60s. BUENOS AYRES, Ocr. 14. Exchange, 49i. Ounces 28.75. Wet salted ox hides (no transactions), held more firmly ; dry American, 34. Wool unchanged, no sales or stock. Tallow steady. Lumber, 37 to 42, weaker. Flour, 6to 6i, beiug a further decline. Refined sugar, 19 to 20. Imports unchanged. DREADFUL ACCIDENT AT TUNIS. EIGHT NAVAL OFFICERS, THREE SEAMEN, AND A MARINE OF H.M.S. ORLANDO, DROWNED. On the 3rd inst., at Tunis, a cutter of H.M.S. Orlando was upset in a squall, and eight officers, three sea men, and a marine were lost ; one man only, the common, was wired. It appears that on the morning of the 3rd inst., a cutter, having on board Lieutenant Still, Surgeon C. B. Wood, Captain Pritchard, KM., Midshipmen De Game, Fielding, and Ramble, Master's-Assistant Hada', and Aseistant•Paymaster Stratford, together with four seamen and one marine, left the ship, on a pic-nic party, and while returning at 3 o'clock in the after noon, under sail, a sudden squall struck the boat when about a thousand yards from the shore, and upset it. See ing that all hope of assistance was impossible, one of the seamen struck out for the shore, and was the only man saved. He was found the next morning completely ex hausted and in a state of nudity, in au Arab hut, by another cutter of the Orlando. which, in tow of the French frigate In. vincible's steam launch, had been sent in search of the miming boat. Up to the last account+, nothing else had been found but a jacket belonging to Mr. Fielding, and a portion of the mast of the beat, notwithstanding the Orlando sod gun boat Tyrian had been searching under steam for the missing bodies. The sudden calamity created universal sympathy in Tunis. All the foreign representatives displayed their flap half. mast, and waited upon the English consubgeneral to express their condolence. Mr. Fielding, one of the unfor. Senate young officers who perished, was one of the few survivors of the lamentable wreck of her Majesty's ship Orpheus on the mast of New Zeeland. A BEDOUIN INVASION. The following is an extract from a private letter dated Gerba (coast of Tunis), Nov. 1 : There has been much disturbance here, the Arabs (Bedouins) having made as irruption and destroyed the Jews'qoarter, carrying off everything portable, even to the doors and windows of holism, and leaving the unfortunate Israelites destitute, between 500 and 600 being at present quartered on the British consular agent. The rest, to the 'number of 3,000 or so, are scattered among other charitable persons' houses. The Maltese escaped the ravages of their enemies by plunging bravely into the water to any depth, whither their wive/varies would not follow them. The blockade runner Lady Stirling, which was captured by three blockaders off Wilmington on the night ol the 28th ult.. had 900 balm of cotton on board. The camel and sago are veined et 800,000 dole. President Lincoln ban put a representative re cruit lute the army. J. S. Staples, of Stroudsburg, Monroe minty, Nuts,'veins, VW an man selected to bar the Presi&atial musket.-4 merlon paper. Fifty pears on a stem 18 inches in length are ex hibited at a fair in flan Fraamme. The fruit weighed 191be.--Coisferssien paper. U. 23 LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sittings in 13n0v.- 7 (Befor! Lord Chief instic.6 Erie .11,1 JuatiCee Kyles mid Keating.) 110888 V. SEIZCRE Or TIIE PETEL:i - . This was an action to recover the amount of 1 pu, insurance upon some goods which were on board ti. , . Pet, • hoff when she wss seized and condemned by tLe I Lit. States., and the question now raised upon demurrer w.. whether the circumstances of the seizure set out ..q.L tLL pleadings were an answer to the action, and exercp . t.l underwriters from liability. Mr. Temple, Q.C., for the plaintiff, said that his had insured certain goods on board the I'eterho't, voyage from London to Miitamoras, and the pJliey w the usual form, and contained all the usual provision-. the 7th plea the defendant pleaded that the goods tion were contraband of war, and were shipped 1., • plaintiff and Messrs. James Wetherell and Co., to ported into a State of North .Imorica. a u with the United States, and were liable seized as contraband of war ; that the shin w a carrying goods and papers which rendered her liab:e to seized by the United States cruisers,that the ship a:,.1 were seized accordingly, and that this constituted complained of. The eighth plea alleged that tla, ‘al , l and goods were seized by the cruiser of the United , and carried into a port of the United States, and such proceedings were had that it was terniioed by the United States Prize Court it. York. That the ship was known to be on a voyage sas s : in whole or in part with articles that were contra, ,r. war ; that the ship and cargo were not truly for the port of Matamoras, but for some other • :, and were going there in aid of persona at wa the United Sates; and that the ship's • r were simulated and false as to Ler tion, and that it was adjudged by the r .f • at New York that the ship and cargo should be f. , r!..t. and this was the lose complained of. In the 7th p 1... ::.. r-, was a demurrer, and also a replication denying the . the facts therein stated. du the cth plea there w.., ; mnrrer ; and the matter resolved itself into te, . tioos—tint, whether the 7th plea was a g , swer to the action ; and secondly, whether judication of the court of New York was co, in this country so as to operate as au estoppel to prevc... plaintiff from recovering in this action. Now as t, to ;7, plea, he had to contend that it contained upon the no answer to this action. The defendant said that tL were contrabaud of war; but that of itself was n.. to the action, for there was nothing which ! it illegal to export goods which were contra' • war so far as the law of this country a concerned. The authority for this was "Arnould, page 76%6." The plea added that the goods " were ;.i.. by the plaintiff and J. Wetherell and Co., for the r arp .,., a being sent to and into a port in North Amer:. State which was engaged in hcstilities with Cu I Sates of America." That allegation carried the c.:, further and was of no effect, unless it ..:: that the ship was going to break the : ,• sde. There was nothing illegal in these goods to a port in the Confederate States not blockaded. The plea did not seen allege that the was going direct to the Confederate States. There wa.. doubt that Matamoras was used for the purpose of buti:n ing stores by the Confederate States, but Le cQnt,t.:•,l that an English merchant had the right to ~1 ! any goods to any neutral port, eren he might know in his own mind that they were likely to find their way into the Confederate states. 1 1 , .re was no doubt that if the plaintiff had intended to break the blockade his act was illegal. The plea went or., "axd that the said ship in the plea mentioned wasoluzin.; the ~,n-tinuance tinuance of the risk, carrying . goods and papers that rendered her liable to be se ized by such cruisers.' That, however, carried the case no father, for the carrying of contraband of war ini,:ht remove then], liable to seizure by the cruisers, yet it w‘s competent to the ship to carry such goods so far as the jaw of tha country were concerned. Upon these grc,..i.ds ho contended that the seventh plea did not allege acytL.L. .in answer to the action. _ _ The Lord Chief Justice said that the plea conukur.l au allegation that the receiver was ignoraat of these Lets. Mr. Temple—That would be a question of fact f.r the ary The Lord Chief Justice—The demurrer admits it. ad therefore u yon ay nothing about it, you say it signuice nothing. Mr. Temple continued that the insurer being ignorant of the facts wasunimportant. The Lord Chief Justice—You say if all the premises are immaterial, the knowledge of them mud be immaterial also: Mr. Temple—Just so. The eighth plea set out the I words of the judgment of the New York Court, and pleaded that judgment as an estoppel. As to this plea, Le pro. posed to argue this proposition that a judgment in a foreign Court of Admiralty is conclusive in this country only provided that the English court could see clearly the grounds upon which the foreign court went, if this foreign court set out the grounds of their judgment. This proposition was I clearly laid down by Lord Chief - Justice Tindal in "Dalgish v. Hodgson" 7 Bingham. Now astothe terms of the condemns, tion of the plaintiff, it must be remarked that the document from first to last applied only to the ship, whilst the policy in question was au insurance upon goods. It was of im. widows) to bear this in mind, beususe there was • great deal of difference between ',hips and cargo. The sentence of condemnation alleged "that the ship was laden in whole or in part with contraband of war," bat ' it did not appear that the plaintiff's goods were contr.- band. It continued " and had thetu in the act of transport. ation at sea • sad that the said ship and cargo were not truly destin ed to the port of Matamoras ;" but that was no ground for consideration. if the plaintiff had invited his goods for Matamoros intending that they should go direct to some other port, that would be concealment which the defendant could set up in answer to an action upon the policy, but it was no ground of seizure. The condemootion continued : " And that the said ship and cargo was not truly destine I for the port of Matamoros, but on the contrary to some other port, and for the use and in aid of persons at war with the United States." All these facts taken together furnished no ground for 000demnatioe. It was added "And that the ship's papal s were simulated and false as to their real destination;" and upon this allegation a separate argument would arise. If the ship's papers were for Matamoros when the ship was intended for Nassau that would be a defence for the undorwriters upon an action on the policy, but would be no ground of condemnation ; and this deistic* the underwriters raised by their plea. His contention was that the re was no ground for the condemnation of these goods for any violation of the law of nation., which was necessary in order to support the plea. It was true that it was said that this had been dons in violation of the law of nations, but the judgment set out no facts toauppart this conclusion. Mr. Justice Byles—Two things are alleged : that there wr coutrabsod of war and also simulated papers, which are infectious, and destroy the ship sad cargo. Mr. Temple—l say that is not ettough. [The CAN sou proceeding when our report left COURT OF EXCHEQUER. Sittings in Banco.—(Before Lord CLA Baron Pollock sad Barons Bramwell, Ctaanell, and Pagott.) zwANs AZD oraras r. joses AIAD . BASE ECM Y ACT. This was an action by the plaintiffs against the defend ante to recover 12:d., and it now came before the court by the consent of the parties as a special cone, the question being as to the validity of a deed of assignmeot mu le by bankrupt named Scala, conveying over bin property to trustees for the beoent of his creditors. Ti.e contention on the part of the defendants was that the assignment was void, as it was not for the equal benefit of all the creditors nor a surrender of the wnole cf the bankrupt's estate. They also contended that it was void under the statute of Elizabeth. Mr. Sarjeant Hayes was heard for the defendants, sad Mr. Hannan on the part of the plaintiffs. The Quart thought that the deed was goxl welt% the Bankruptcy Act and gave judgment for the plajatitls. Judgment for the plaintiffs. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (13efore the J edge Ordinar, 4 !frail. V. HYATT., This case, which was partly heard o. Sat inlay, and which has already been reported, war resumal ; and was stul pro greasing when we went to press. SECONDARIES' COURT. (Before Mr. Secondary Potter and a Jury.) TEI BOMISAY AHD CEZTHAL INDIA RAI L NY coNtrANY r. PEZI.DI4.—LIWORTANT To ILYILWAY (rEFICLtte. This was ao action in the Q ueen's Bench I.v the &rectors of the Bombay and Central India Railway Company to re cover of the defendant, a young man named Andrew for king, a penalty of 3001. for a breath r.f agreement as a dim triet superintendent of the works at Bombay. Mr. J oyes appeared as counsel for the company, acd Mre Nicholson for the defendant. _ _ As the defendeot had allowed judgment to go by default, the only question wu the amount of damages to be awarded by the jury. The cashier of the cou•pitoy was called, sal proved that the defendant was engaged at 250/. a year, and saved an agreement. He was paid a monthly salary, and the company bed paid 1071. for hie paaaege out. Mr. Joyce said he had proved his cue. The defendant had admitted that be had left the service of the comas). The action was to recover the penalty, on the ground that the defendant had quitted the employment without notice. and be was therefore liable to the full amount of the penalty. Mr. Nicholson said the defendant waa forced to leave Bombay as his health gave way, and now he was without a shillisg, and could not pay any damages. He had been is s situation of 40/. a year, and took the situation, but the climate of Bombe was too severe, and he was co mpelled to return to Englan answer to Mr. ?beldam, the cashier said be knew of parties who had been to India returning on account of their health. He had never bees to ladle himself. Yr. Nicholson prayed the jury to consider the situation of the poor defendant • he got to India and was obliged to own to &gland. He'had not repaired his salary. Yr. Jove@ denied that there was any salary owing to him. 4......... 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