The Express. — London, England, 1864-02-19 00:00:00

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Ton DAT Mnrnfolt. Ok. Arimsoas. oh. nai. T04K6A011.. Mondas, Oh. 51m.....AltAressa. lb. Lim. LONDON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19. SIR GEORGE Gary explained last night the pro- visions of his new Bill to amend the Acts relating to Penal Servitude. The measure is a tardy con sequence of the panic caused in London two winters ago by the sudden increase of robberies with vio lence. The prevalence of those crimes was held to show that there was something wrong in our mode of dealing with convicted criminals, but it was well that no important change in the law was attempted under the influence of temporary excitement. Without any such change to which the improvement can be traced, the number of rob beries with violence in the metropolis, which during the last three months of 1862 was 58, fell in the last three months of 1863 to 11. Si• Grown GREY, who probably relies on the experience of Sir RfCHARD MAYNE, amounts for this reduction by ascribing the offences of 1862 to a gang of robbers whose exploits quickened the vigilance of the po"ce, and thus led to their capture and the dissolution of their confederacy. And seeing that statistics show a considerable and progressive decrease of crime throughout the United Kingdom during the last twenty-one years, it seems reasonable to refer the state of things which marked the close of the year 1862 to exceptional cause.. The alarm caused by the garotters, however, drew attention to some weak points in our system of punishment, defects to which those who interest themselves in the state of our criminal law had vainly called atten tion until it had become dangerous to walk in the open streets in midday. A general relaxation of punishment had been gradually and silently taking place. Convictions had ceased to be feared by the criminal classes, who, emboldened by comparative impunity, proceeded to alarming extremes of vin• lance. Until the appearance of the Report of the Royal Commissioners on Penal Servitude the con tempt of the criminal class for the law was gene rally, but, we believe, incorrectly, charged on the administration of our convict pianos. Some of the necessary regulations for breaking the terrible monotony of prison life, and preventing a sentence of imprisonment from becoming', practically a sentence to madness or death, were seized on by popular writers, and at length it became almost a settled belief that the prisoners passed their lives in eating, sleeping, and playing. The Commissioners found on inquiry that the con victs were compelled to lead a hard dreary life of penal labour, altogether unrelieved by those plea sures and amusements which had been the theme of imaginative authors. In the Commissioners' opinion the fault was not in the nature of the punishment, but in its duration. The judges had administered the Act of 1857, enabling them to pass abort sentences of penal servitude, as if the Legislature had intended that there should be a substantial mitigation of the punishment of crime generally. In another respect the law was ad ministered with a feebleness equally dangerous. Ely means of tickets of leave, granted for no reason whatever, criminals were restored to their old haunts sad their old practices with frightful rapidity. The aim of the Hosts Scent-riser, in his new Bill, is to place both judicial sentences and the ticket-of-leave system on a surer footing. Sir Geoaoz GREY proposes to abolish the short sen tences to penal servitude, such as have been passed since 1857, and to enact that the minimum term of that punishment shall be five years. It appears that of the 13,331 sentences to penal servitude passed from 1857 to 1862, as many as 3,825 were for three years, and 4,432 for four years. The Com missioners had recommended a minimum of seven years, but Sir GEORGE GREY shrinks from the obligation of taking charge of so many criminals for so long a time. With respect to the ticket of leave it is proposed, among other things, that in future the fact of conviction for an indictable offence shall work the revocation of the license, and that when this has taken place the convict shall undergo the remaining portion of the punish ment for his original offence before he begins to work out his new sentence. These are material improvements in the law, and may be expected to add to the safety of the public, both by making punishment more deterrent, and by providing a means of withdrawing inveterate criminals from society for longer periods. Sir GEosoi (ares Bill is avowedly an at tempt to amend the existing system. He declines either to recognise any new principles in the science of criminal jurisprudence, or to re turn to those which we have long since discarded as erroneous. To those who imagine that there is some unfailing method for rooting crime out of society which only our weakness and effeminacy hold us back from adopting, his proposals will seem but wretched palliatives. Those who have not unlimited faith in simple unmitigated terrorism, and who do not think that the community would be safer if men who had been schooled by it were returned to society, will take his Bill as a measure of substantial though moderate reform. It is with deep regret that we observe the persistence of the Government in sending convicts THB EXPRESS, FRIDAI" EVENING, FEBRUAIb? 10, to Western Australia, and its refusal to admit the justice of the remonstrances of the inhabitants of the Eastern Colonies who live by their own labour, and not by that of men who have forfeited liberty by crime. The people of the Eastern Colones have proved demonstratively that their social safety is endangered by the practice of mad ing out convicts to Western Australia. In the appeal which we published on the 14th ult., signed by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Victoria, the Mayor of Melbourne, and a large number of magistrates, clergy, and others, this 'statement occurs :—" Twelve escaped " convicts from Western Australia have been " within the last twelve months arrested and re " turned. Fifteen came into the Bay, were " watched, and went on to Sydney without land " ing here. Forty expirees and others of this " class are known to be here, whom the police are " powerless to return. The numbers arriving are " increasing annually, and are difficult of de " tection, as they reach this through other free " colonies, many through South Australia. They " are the most dangerous and expert criminals with „ whom the ponce have to deal." The colonists have appealed frankly and honour ably to the fair feeling of tbii country against the system which subjects them to this danger, and thereupon Sir Geoaor GREY, in his place in Par liament, most unwarrantably accuses them of " dictating" to England. Surely the free colonists of Australia have a better title than any body of men in England can have to give judg ment on a matter which affects their social secu rity and fair fame now, and will have a lasting influence on the character of their continent. It will be remarked how the HOME SECRETARY we , chrer: d in those parts of his speech welch pro mised that the remonstrances of the Australians s'iould be disregarded, If those remonstrances bad come from a part of the Empire dotted with p rks, and blessed with squires, settlements and game laws, instead of from free and indushiLus but thoroughly democratic communities, we believe they would have had a very different reception in the House of Commons. LATEST IN' THE INVASION OF SLESWIG. The belligerent parties seem to remain in their repective positions. It is said t►at in consequence of arrangements entered into between the Prussians and the Austrians, the latter are to form the reserve in the attack on DiippeL The Prussian troops, in their turn, enter on actual service and undertake the task of carrying the Danish lines. The assault on the Danish position has appeared too difficult without t►e aid of heavy artillery, and the present delay is caused by the necessity for bringing up the necessary guns and organising the batteries. A Copenhagen letter in the Nations/ Gazette of 1 Berlin says : Account+ from Jutland stake that the 4th division of Danish infantry, which had taken the road to Apenmda, safely creased the River Honig's°, which eeper►tee Slam* from Jutland, and that its advanced guard was expected at Fridivicis. A letter from Hamburg of the 14th says : The bay of Kiel is about to be fortified by the Pre mien' on four different points, at the entrance and in the middle. The works, however, cannot be commenced until the weather becomes milder and the snow disappears. There is reason to believe that the Prussian engineers only intend to intablish earth batteries sufficiently strong to protect the bay sod the port against the entrance of Danish vessels. The inhabitants of the town, however, feel • certain un assumes, and think that the Prussian government has more serious objects in view by those works, namely, the inoorportion of Holstein to Prussia. The Prussians car isioly appear to be installing themselves in Kiel, sod rumours are currant that they intend to build • bsrralk at the entrance of the port. The Prussians have mined the fortress of Frede ricaort, which commands the roadstead of Kiel, with 84-pounder guns. A battalion of the 18th Regiment of Prussian infantry has arrived in that town, and the soldiers have b3en quartered on the inhabitants. scholars, I think I as not impertinent in letting them know in - the vernacular how immense is the swallow of the French Emperor for flattery. The following is the rough translation of elegant verses which it was not thought absurd or ironical to read in his presence. Speaking of the imperial prince in his character of Cupid, the above lines have the following signification : _ _ This new and oharming Love is not by any means the one that was formerly adored in Greece. No; he is adored in France, and he is the daughter of a goddess. This is not the peevish child of the frivolona Venue. Al though his mother is no lees beautiful than Venus, she is attended not only by the grains but by the virtues. His father is master of the lightning, which sleeps calm and terrible in bin powerfrl hand ; and the attentive world waiting respectfully to see what he will resolve, trusts to him the furl destiny of humanity. Let all the powers of the earth who presumed to carp at the " congress " take this to heart, and know that the French Emperor in his own draw ing-room likes to be told that he is the lord of the human race. Sir Henry Bulwer, who has been spending a few days in Paris, and who was greeted by many friends at Lady Cowley's reception on Saturday last, left Paris yesterday for the embassy at Constantinople. The Bourse was somewhat oppressed at the open ing by a vague feeling that, after the rise of the last two days, a reaction was to be expected. There were some fluctuations, but ultimately Rente for account maintained a rise of sc. upon yesterday. Mobilier rose 131. r. 75c. In ragways there was little change. It has been a subject of general remark that the Archduke Maximilian, whose throne in Mexico is, acocording to the Moniteur, so smoothly turned down for has been lately rather backward in coming forward. To-night, however, his principal organ, the Patrie—by way, I suppose, of just keep ing the vestal fire alive —announces, in large type, that "people believe in Trieste " that the Arch duke will come to Paris on his way to Mexico in the mouth of March. A ball for the benefit of the British Charitable Fund will be given in Easter week for the benefit of that admirable institution. It will take place at the Grand Hotel, Boulevard des Capucines, and will be under the special patronage of the Earl and Countess Cowley. Cbt Court. --*-- OSBORNE, Frs. 18. Prince Leiningen arrived at Osborne yesterday on a visit to her Majesty. The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone ~ho arrived from London, and had an audience of her Majesty. Mr. Gladatooe hal the honour of dining with the Queen and Royal Family. ST. LEONARD% Fem. 18. The Prince and Princes of Wales drove out yesterday and tilted Battle Abbey. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yester day. Judgment was given in an appeal from York, "Richards v. Riflery," affirming the judgment of the court below with cams. An appeal from the Hish Gov't of Admiralty in the matter of "The Haswetl " was heard and dismissed, but without costa. The Lords present were Lard Kingedoen, Dr. Lrnb'ngton, and the Lords Justices Knight Bruce asd Turner. Despatches were received yesteed►y at the Color , r'-offtee from the Governors of the Australian eoloniee, Osyloe, Hong Kong, Lebrun, Gibraltar, and Malta. Despatches were sent to the Governor of Canada. The Countess of Fife gave her first dancing party hat evening. at the family residence, in Grosvenor-placie. which was most fashionably ►ttended. _ _ Mrs. Gladstone gave an evening party last even ing at her residence on Carlton House-terrace. Amongst the company present were his Excellency the Anstriam Ambassador, his Excellency the Saxon Minister. his Excel. lency the Italian Minister, his Excellency the Amnion Minister, and Mrs. and Mies Adams. Prince Gortahakoff, the Duke and Dachas of Argyll, the Earl of Stanhope, &c. The Earl and Countess Grey ectertained at dinner yesterday evening, at their residence on Carlton House terrace, the Earl sal Countess Rowell, the Earl and Countess of Morton, Lord Wedshonse, Lord and lady Staiday of Alderley, Mr. sad Mrx T. G. Baring, Mr. Austin, Mr. Wood, &c. DEATH or Ma. Pcm.aa, M.P.—The death ie announced of Mr. Puller M.P. for Hertfordshire, which comma unexpectedly, slid after a short WINO% ou Tues. day lest. Mr. Puller represented Hertfordshire for some years past, gad was held is deserved respect by men of all political creeds in parliament. His death makes vacant owl of the seats for the county, which, it is said, will be sought on liberal Principles by the Hon. Henry Cowper, next brother of Earl Cowper. THE WORKING MEN'; CLUB AND INSTITUTE Movratorr.—A public meeting was held on Monday sight, at Sheffield, to inaugurate the new Working yen's dab sad Baths. John Brown, Faq. (ex-Mayor) was expected to pre. I side, but he was unavoidably absent. The Rev. J. Aldhous took the chair. The Rev. H. Sully (the secretary of the Club end lostitute Mike) spoke on the general subject of clubs. urging upon the attention of both employers sod em ployed thereat benefits lowing from those already est& I ,l isheil.—A public meeting was held at Rotherham on Tres lay, to hear an address from the Rev. H. Scilly, and to take measures for the establishment of • local club. A large atteodaeos of working men was moored, and the meeting wee in every way successful. THE LINILNDRAPERS' AND SILEMZECEES' INarf trurlos.—Toe thirty-sewed aimed meeting of this society was held last evening at the Landon Coffeehouse, Ludgate bill ; Mr. John Pearce in the chair. The secretary! read the report, which stated that the applications for pecuniary aid during the part year had been very numerous, and 62 mass of members ill bare received 8781. 15e. ; seven awes of blind and insane, 113/. les 6d. ; and 62 cases of widows and orphans bare received 788/.10. In all 1,760/. 19s. 6d. has been thus distributed. The gross income of the year bed amounted to 2,558/. 15a. 11d. and the expenffitrm to 2,4981 Is. keying • bal ance of 604 les. 21. The invested capital now amounts to 40.3954 lek. Bd., product an income of 1,209/. 18a. 3d. per annum. The number of life subscribers is 1.610, of annual subscribers, 626 ; sod of auxiliary subscribers, 112. The report was adopted, and the committee and other officers for the ensuing year having been elected, • vote of thanks to the chairmen clamed the meeting. THE PROPOSED ROYAL ARCADE.—By this pro- ject, for which • bill promoted by • company is now before parliament, as area& is contemplated between Regent. street end New Bendetreet, running parallel to sad south east of Ooedultetreet, and parsing across Old Harlingen'. mews, Beralepisea, Boyleetreet, and Coachend-Hones yard. It will be 50 or 60 feet high and have a gradual rashes from Boadotred to Regent-street of about 16 feet. A part of Boyle-street, next Old Burlington-street, will be diverted, end New Boed-etseet for a short distance will be widened by setting bank the houses on the east side, next Clifford-street. The preamble of the bill slates that coma modieue sh o ps and houses are to be erected in the line of the proposed arcade, that it will greatly improve the com municators between Reseat-Mreet and Bood-strest, besides affording to the public • place of exercise and recreation. The eonsmay am to erect gates across the erode, and to keap them closed for the exclusion of the public during such hours of the night as they shall think fit. This, it is said, may abolish an existing right of way between Saville-row and Cooduit-street, through place, • thoroughfa r e new much used. The Fret Commeeioner Wo l er f ;a r : referred the project to the Metropolitan Board of Works, with a request that they would report their opioice to him in reference to it. A committ, r of the bond has alum had the matter under consideration, and at the last meeting of the board reported in favour of the proposed amide as • patio improvem en t. On I the report being presented. Mr. Bidgood, a member of the board, strenuously opposed its adoption—first, on the ground that the arcade was unnecessary for pia of traffic, Coo duitetreet, to which it would nth lel, being • commo dious thoroughfare for can Mires an pedestrians ; and next that it would be • builder. from 50 to 60 feet high.oocupl lag , an acre end • half of what was now breathing-groped in a I crowded part of the reetropolie—via. between the beaks of the houses In Conduit-street and Burtiegtonetreet. That ' being so, he asked if they were really about to say to the First Commissioner of Works that such • structure would be a public improvement. Al to what he called the moral part of the question, the inhabitants of St. James's, of whom be was one, had experienced though to know that an widitiorial covered way would become • pride nauseam On that very ironed, be said, the covering oe each side of the Quadrant was removed some years see at great expease to the parishioners, and now the only pethspot of the kind le.t in that part of the tows was a bit of covered way in trout of the County r 12.4411011 in Regeat-street. ut t= he risked, who wen the projectors? Threes four i speculators with • large anions* of capital, and &rise no feeling in common with the people of St. James's. Mr. Crellio, another member of the board, complained that " the social evil* had been imported into the consideration of the question ; and Mr. Newton held that this was simply • matter of polies, and ought not to Interfere with what he thought would be a manifest improvement in that part of the town. The report was then adopted.—Tunes. ATTACK ON EGENSUND. We (Times, second edition) have received the following telegram from our special correspondent : " Copenhagen, Feb. 18, 7.55 P.N. " The Danish Monitor (iron clad) Hrolf Kraka has attacked Egensund, attempting to destroy the bridge erected by the Austro-Prussians in the Braager Peninsula. The results are unknown. "The Monitor could not get near enough owing to the shallow water. She fired 72 shots and the German batteries fired 150. One shot went through her funnel. " The Germans drove the Danish pickets from Stendrup and Nobel woods, killing five and wounding 30. " The Danish sallied in force, when the Germans retired without resistance. " The position of the Germans in Braagerland is very dangerous." (sacra's TELEGRAMS.) THE WAR IN SLESWIG. OOPENHAGEN, FEB. 18, 4.13 P.M. It is officially announc-d that the enemy bag thrown a bridge across the Egern Sound, and occupied Broacker in considerable force. A Danish ironclad battery has left Sonderburg for that place. The weather is frosty. FRANCE, PLRIS, Fn. 19. An imperial decree has been issued, appointing a committee to draw up the regulations in connexion with the sugar bill which has been submitted to the Corps Legialatif. IL Corte, member of the Corps Legislatif, em• barked yesterday for Mexico. He has been en trusted with a mission, and will be invested with authority over all financial functionaries and agents. The following telegram has this day been received at Mr. Reuter's office from the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company : BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS. The 'Weals, with the above mails, arrived at Marseilles at 1 a.m. this day. The mails were to leave for London at 11.30 a.m. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. IMPERIAL REVELS. (nom ova ow oomsrowlarr.) PARIS. Twasoar Emma. The publication of an elegant charade, composed by M. Ponsard, of the Academy for the Court of Cotnpihgne last autumn, gives the outside public a sample of the quality of imperial revels. The word was Harnweie. Mis-spelling being allowed in charades the first syllable was " Arms," and it was illustrated by a scene representing the cere mony of conferring knighthood in the middle ages. A neophyte receives his sword, and takes the vows of chivalry in presence of the lady whom he adores. The parts in these as in the succeeding scenes of the charade were played, not by actors, but by the Rik of court society, the Emperor and Empress being in the seats of honour. The first syllable, " Harm," is now done. The next " onie" is intended for the idan Rosana expression au aid. The idea is that young love is hidden in a nest of rose bushes. Young love was played by no less • personage than the Imperial Prince, the heir to the throne of France (etat 9 years), who was dressed up as Cupid. A number of nymphs (all court ladies in low dresses and short petticoats) set out to look for him. Two of the principal nymphs fall in with a hunter, who puts them on his track. But seeing many other nymphs coming in the same direction, they say to each other that the hunter must be a man " loose of soul, " since he has told every body what they had Battered themselves was • secret. These two nymphs, who seem at all events to have got a good start, then consult together to see how they may get at Cupid before competitors come up. The following dialogue takes place : let Nymph—Cherolsoos I os potursit now le prandre. Si nom le saisiasooe mum bruit, None name, now deux, nous enteridne. Tu Nunn le jour, moi lo suit. 2od Nymph—Too lot ne sera pea le pint, Maio Pik j'aeoepte le morche ! Although the above warm lines were recited before a court by court ladies, I decline to translate them. The nymphs, after much searching, succeed in pulling young love out of his hiding place, and then • goddess comes forward and explains that this particular cupid (i.e. the Imperial Prince) is something widely different from all Cupids of by times. In a strain of eulogy altogether of the time of Louis XIV., the courtier poet says : Os saavel et ebarmemt Amour West plus aslui qui tut ador4 der l Grime. Nos ; ori !Worn so Preece, easel Case dolma. C. east plus rare enfant de is folk View Si mere u'est pee mains belle. a Ise crams emit autour Aatour dell e set is vertu& Boa pare est maitre de la foadia, Qui dart terrible et cabs/ ease puissant* mala ; Et le meads atbseW, Ass qu'il vs rdeoadre, Wes repose stir lai de reveuir b amain. These lines I can venture to do into English, and as all your readers cannot be presumed to be French 11011A3L1 SATURDAY. 01 101711011 SUNDAY. S.W. to N. and F., vs- COASTS. R. to 8. and & W., wart. vying, moderato, One. able, Itnltt to need*. rate, One. KN.& to S.S.L, mode- Wisrns. kto S., moderate, ar ras, ans. One. N.L. IL to& , trash, floe. tiotrvntan. N. n r il o , tresh, Stu N. N.ll to 9 L, strong to Ls.rgiui. donut above. moderato, ON. 9 ortissermitootland. Westem=lretand. Wass, and ad. jareseles Snothenmlbellat Channel and Masi M. Radars sagastward Legion* and Religoland. It is stated that Mr. George Elliot, of the firm et Meson. Glass and Elliot, submarine cable manufacturers, has presented to the New York Bazaar, in aid of the United States Ssaitary Commission, 1,000 tons of best coals from hie collieries is the north of England, fns oa board ship at Liverpool or Newoaatle•on•Tyoe. The Sanitary Commission extends its care to soldiers of the United States army, and to such Confederate soldiers u may become prisoners of war and inmates of hospitals within the Northern lines. It is expected that Mr. Elliot's generous gift will yield about a thousand pounds sterling to the funds of the Now York Bauer. The account of Mr. Beillia Cochrane's visite to the primes of Rome and his impressions of pontifical prf som has been extracted, with some modifio►tiono, by the Onerratore Rostano, as presenting on the whole a report go favourable to the pontifical government as to rem. der its circulation advisable among Italian ceders through the medium of the Roman prem. Mr. Cochrane figures ae "Mr. Cookreae, M.P., and Deputy to the Chamber of Commove of Lowden" The Roman writer has evidently not beep aware of the enact valuable of the initials, M.P., which he takes to mean that Mr. Cochrane is is the church, for in his wood column he distinctly mentions "II Signor Cochrane, Ministro Protestants." The spring races at La Marche will commence on Sunday, the 6th March, and continue on the two following Sundays. K de Fallon: is at present engaged in preparing for pablicatioa a somber of letters of the Abbe Lsoordaire. Mr. Home, the spiritualist, has arrived in Paris, THZ A LILIAN& —Au officer of the Alabama, who left that ship in emtwooneece e( a quarrel with Captaim Semmes, states that the Alabama has the very best Wier copes oo board. A lookout man is always kept at tke nairethesd. As moos as the faintest symptom of a sail h descried Samosas goes to the masthead himself, sod if there is the slightest probahllsty that the Wreager it a wof• war, the Alabama& is driven with iln MOM OS eat et sight, sad, if possible, in a totally opposite direction to that of the shames sail BOMB SHELLS AT ROME. All Rome is in commotion about a bomb-shell, which exploded on the 12th inst., n oder the shop of a Gel man bookseller at Rome, M. Spithover, who, although boar established on the Piazza di Spagoa, has recently opened • new and well furnished library. M. SpithOver has this reputation of beings dependent of the Jesuits, and, through the splendid plate-glass windows of his new shop, • large portrait of the Pope bad been for some days rather ostentatiously displayed. A panic seized the boreal on the cab-stand opposite, and what with their gal loping about, and the ruabiog of men to the spot, the piazza presented • scene of animation unusual after dark in so sober • city as Rome. Mr. Julian Sandman and two other Engl'ilz gentlemen were in the shop at the time the explosion took plane ; but they, sa well, as evetioue else inside, escaped without injury, although the shell was • Ter/ foi,nidable merino, made of wood and iron, and hem ily charged with powder. It is singular that the French polio. were aware of what was going to take place, and warned M. Spithover two days before, telling him at the rote time to be quite sure that the police would take measures to prevent it. As • matter of prudence, the shutters of the great plate-glass windows had been closed earlier than usual, so that only the central window and those of the upper story of the house were shattered. In spite of the police—for an officer in plain clothes was on the piazza, and • soldier placed as sentry at • little distance from the shop—the authors of the plot were able to place their bomb unob served, and bad IL Haas, who was just going out at the door, been a intents or two earlier, he would have been infallibly blown to atoms. As it was, sad knowing what had been threatened, he delved • bludgeon the moment he heard the repot and ran out oe to the piazza to catch tb• perpetrator of the deed. He, however, had disappeared. and the officer of polies and the soldier who ran up to the door at the same time bad seen no one to excite their ans. picions. It is stated that worm! persons residing on or near the Piazza di Smits bad received letters warning them not to be alarmed at any extraordinary noise they might hear. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) PIuDAT, timarmern. 8 AJL FLOGGING IN THE ASHY AND NAVY. This morning, retinue to parliament were issued, showing the number of persons flogged in the army and navy in the year 1862. In the army 126 soldiers were flogged, the number of lashes inflicted being 5,999. In the Royal Artillery 16 men were flogged ; in the 19th Foot Guards, 8 ; in the Military Train, 7 ; in the 3rd Foot Guards, 7 ; in the 41st and 60th infantry regiments, 5 each ; in the Ist Foot, 4. The other regiments in the return do sot any of them exhibit more than three cum, and many have only one. In all but 12 out of the 126 cases of flogging, 50 lashes—the highest number allowed by the law—were inflicted. In the navy, where 55,782 men were liable to corporal punishment, there were 941 eases et flogging. The highest number of lashes inflicted was 48, the lows► 6. The number of men and boys flogged pursuant to sentasees of court-martial was 71. The ships having the largest number of rases were the Odin (27), Neptune (25), Man (22), Bacchants, 20. The offences in the OW of the Odin IMO " disobedience of orders," " mutinous and disgusting lan guage." Frequent Items of ()fleece are contempt of supe rior officers and smuggling liquor into the ship. We find also such offences as them punished by the lash—"skulk ing," "insolence," "dirtiness," "quarrelling," " fides in sinuations," " bad language," " idlenees," " malinger. ing "—for which thirty-six lashes were inflicted on board the Nimble —" wimp on watch." METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. (THIS DAY.) A general meeting of the Metropolitan Board of Works was held at the oMee in Spring-pm:lens, this day. Mr. J. THWAITZB in the chair. War.. t - *bentsZzi & 1 Leith .34 2 Animus& lO3 SI 2 Creeps*.lLL .47 1 Cis!way .10.3 it ValentM Cape Cl ear 3O. 2 ueenstown SO 411 1 Liverpool . 32 3 Welytmart , 'emusrolus 3o' ' 1.11 , 1141:108 Kg 34 $ Onset 302; '1 1 VU.4.at 10.1 ' - tochefort 30.04 1 - Plymouth 36 3tl Weymouth 130.117 - Portsmouth London - Dover ltarmoolti IQ 1 - iitsuiewoosh .3 '''tl flLlettle a i 1 $ B . iLI u. -;~+~ &S.W. 11 &W. 1 2 i Ii 11. i 1.N.1. t Ai Ia a. i N.Z. 1 LN.I. Ntl i 1 I li:ii.i I i ICIL, • &N.L $ ILL • •r _-- TEE ACCIDZITT TO TILL FLU', BIWA The CHAIM AN said that there appeared to be some mis apprehension as to the last precepts that were sent out, as to the sum of 26,0001. in excess of former expenditure, which was mainly due to the accident to the Fleet Sewer. That amount the board had expended in the repair of that sewer, and therefore they were obliged to raise that amount is their present precepts. The board had taken action against the Metropolitan Railway Company, and Le had no doubt that amount would be reeovered by the board. He thought it right to maks this statement in order to relieve the minds of members and district boards. A communication trier;toTieed from the vestry clerk of tte parish of St. George, Hanover•square, stating that Major Lyan had been elected to represent that district board in the plans of Mr. Robinson, resigned. RAILWAYS IN yEIS wirsolous. A deputation from the inhabiteass dEaston-square, &c., atteoded the board to present a memorial on the subject of the varione railways proposed to be constructed on the site of Euston-square. The deputation wee introduced by Mr. Silas Taylor. The memorial stated that it wee contemplated to con struct two lines of railway known by the names of the Tottenham and Hampstead Junction sod the North Western and Charingcrom Junction, through Easton. square and other streets in the neighbourhood, which would completely destroy a long line of trees and a large apse space, which it wee most desirable should be preserved as conducive to the health of the inhabitants, and would 4estroy • large amount of valuable property. They also urged that if these lines were necessary • mach better route might be obtained than that which these bills is parliament proposed to take. Mr. Sransit addressed the board in support of the memorial. Mr. amts TAYLOR moved that the consideration of the subject be referred to the Streets and Improvement Cam mittee for report. Refereed accordingly, and the memorialists' retired. THE OAB 11A1118 n SUBWAYR. A deputation was received from the metropolitan gas comp..nies on the subject of laying gas mains in sub ways, &c. The deputation was introduced by Mr. Harris, sad a memorial was presented, obeli stated that a bill was is progress through parliament for the purpose of compelling ps companies to lay their pa pipes in subways, to gather with water and telegraph pipes. They viewed this bill with coosiderable feelings of alorm, inasmuch as it was impossible to prevent the escape of gas from their mains; and if this gas was to be confined is a tunnel, it might lead to the most dangerous 00 06 meg nem. Three sets of men who had to enter these tuonek were com a pe lled to take lights with them ; and if such so gas took place, a sacrifice of human life must inev itably eil follow. Mr. RICBAILDB addreeeed the board, and the memorial was referred to the Streets Committee. THE WsAram—A sharp frost during the night ham bees followed in London by snow, which has contioued to fell throo%hoat the morning. Yesterday, in the case of Yelverton r. Longworth (or Yelverton), the petjtion of the respondent that the appellant may be ordered to pay to the petitioner the sum of 5001., or such sum as to their lordships shall seem meet, either in name of s';mony or for the purpose of enabling the petitioner to complete her rase, and that the hearing of the cause ma► be postponed for three monthe—wmi read and referred to the appeal committee. The general committee of elections have ap pointed Tuesday, the Bth day of March next, to chums the select committees severally to try sod determine the Lis tens Borough sad Berwick•epoe.Twed Borough election petitions. . . The general committee of elections have selected the following members to serve as chairmen of election committees during the present series :—H. E. Adair, Jsmes Wentworth Buller, E C. Egerton, Viscount Eobeld, G. Ward Hunt, R. Loogfield. New POLITICAL CLUB. "Junior Carlton Club" is about to be established in Loudon, the permits eligible for admission to b, " those who pedalo Coe. ',restive principles, and acknow ledge the recognised leaden of the Conservative party.* The following noblemen and gentlemen have expreesed their walleyes= to be nominated ' as trustees of the club, vin.:—The Fort of Derby, KAI, the Earl of Malenesbv7, G.GB., Lord Colville, the Right Hoo. Besj. Dinaeli, and Cloloiml Taylor, X.P. TWA first 500 members will be sleeted by the committee with. out the ordinary formalities of a proposer mid seconder, and no sabscription will be called for until 300 members have bees elected. RePRESLITTATION or ORRAT YAEMOI7III.—The liberals, it is understood, propose to being forward Mr. W. F. APCullagb Torrent (author of the " Life of SIT J. Graham" sad other works, and M.P. for Dundalk in the parliament of 1847) and Mr. David Flacks. as candidates for Greet Yarmouth at the next election. Mr. Torrens was returned for the town is 1867, but was un seated on petition. Mr. Falcke who is of the Hebrew per aussioe, and a highly respectable retired tradesman, wee recently appointed by the Lord Chancellor one of the ma gistrates for the borough. The conservatives will again support the sitting members, Sir E. 11. H. Lame, Bart., and Sir H. J. Strom!, Nat.—Poet. DEATH OF DR. HEADLAM.—Dr. Headiam, M.D., uncle of the night. Hon. T. E. Headlam. M.P., Judge Advocate-Geor died at Newcaatle-upon-Tyne, early yes terday morning, in the 86th year of his age. His death is attributed entirely to hie advanced years, as he expired without any disease, and in full possession et his facul ties. He was a native of Gateshead, practised with great emcees in early life in the north of Ho gland as a ph and took an active part in the social and political reforms of the country up to within a few years of his death. He was early appointed a justice of the peace for the borough of Newomtle, and was twice elected mayor for that tows, once in 1838 and again in 1846. TEE HAMBUSG AGRICULTURAL EX ararrioN.--- The American commissioner who attended the Bamberg Agricultural Exhibition last year has just pribbShal his report. TM exhibition grounds (he says) covered 80 acne, sad were provided with s he ds and builam for 4,00 entries of stock ; 2,00) sheep were exhibited. The ARISCIOIRS vied off the Twins for reaping machines and aerie* sheep, ' sad England the prime for agricultural steam ineakieery. This machioery commanded the greatest attention. The exhibition led to the formation of an agricultural museum rat Hamburg. which is the third commercial citof Europe, and the doorway to 150,000,000 of people In Northam A COIAINIAL CRITICISM ON MR. CHARLES KEA/T. —The Saturday Review, tells us that "the drawbridge was raised' when Mr. and Mrs. Kean left Ileglaed for Australia, No that we may consider that the drawbridge has been lowered from the moment that they arrived ameeg as. As a matter of strict criticism, we consider it absurd to join in the tremendous puffery which has been lavishly poured oat on their heads in some directions. With the exception et such characters as Cardinal Woinsy, Louis XL, and haps Shylock, Mr. Keen's acting does not impress us with a sense of unusual dramatic genius. Os the coadrary it leaves a painful impression on the mind that we have sees better actin/ before. With his lifelong experience of the stage, it is inevitable that he should display many of the aooompliahmeets that mark the consummate aster. He is always oscura In his gesture, and he is seedy always correct in his recitation. But when he assumes the cha racter of Othello or of Hamlet, be Impresses his audience with a seas of weakness, or rather . He has sot soul enough to fill up the splendid outlines sketched by Shakespeare. This may, in some measure, be attributable to his age, but it is evident that he sever, at any period, meld have made a really good Othello.—Spiksey Empire, Dee. It 1663. A Pourr or Law.—The concession of the sub 131.Timl 01610 to Denims* made to the Submarine Wipe* Oorepany by the Dudek 'marmoset is likely to give arse 10 a aloe point celaw. The sable terminates in Bleu* and when the Dames were driven out of Siernrig by the Premier sad Amides', they cut the cable. The 'mottos therefore arises—Who is amwemble to the English occapanr tricien. Lox DON &Trate 0 x Ines raxY(LlMlrtn). — Trefge reesipts for the week,sudieg Feb. 14, 9,8064 Oe. iid. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) EQUITY COURT. (Belors Vic►C6anoallor viood.l LOWIDIS T. THZ CAINE! AND NOSILY GOLD MINING COMPAYY Or AMERICA (LIMITED). - . . The facts were thsee":—The Company was established for the Wedse of work* mines in America tinder a deed A t, 1853, registered in accordance with tie 7 and 8 Vic. n. 110, in January, 1854, and was duly registered in H a n k a as a company with limited liability under the Joint-Stook Companies Act, 1856, in September, 1856, sad had always had its principal place for carrying on business in London. In the yearn 1854 and 1855 the plaintiff, who we. a shareholder/ in the company, had accepted for the accommodation of the company four bills of exchange upon which he had paid in 1855 and 1856 various sums, the whole of which, with interest at 51. per cent., was, he al. leged, still due and owing to him from the company ; and that the company had by a minute of the 4th June, and of course within six years of filing the bill, acknow. lodged and promised to pay the said debts. 0 0 the 23rd of November, 1860, at au extraordinary gamest meeting of the oompany it was resolved that the eompsny should be wound up voluntarily, and that at a like meeting in January, 1861, the resolution requiring the company to be wound up voluntarily wee duly con firmed, and the defendants Rooks and others were ap. pointed liquidators for the purpose of winding up the affairs of the company, and had ever since continued in inch office. They have refused to pay the debts and interest claimed by the plaintiff, upon the ground that they considered his claim barred by the Statutes of Limitations. The Vice-Chia eilor this morning delivered judgment. His Honour was of opinion that it could not be said that the monies borrowed of the plaintiff were beyond the bor rowing powers of the company. They were monies bor rowed for carrying on the business of the company, and the company had had the benefit and enjoyment of them. The defence, therefore, fell beck upon the Statute of Limita tions ; and as to part of the monies, that tote applied, for they had been borrowed more than six years before the Sling of the bill, and had not since been acknowledged by the company. A portion of the plaintiff's claim was not barred by the statute, and for this there would be a decree with costs to be paid by the defendants. GALLOWAY IL THE CITY 01P LONDON. This was a motion by the owner of freehold property in Victoria4treet, near the Metropolitan station, baring for its object to restrain the City of London from going ou with proosedinp to ascertain the value of land Liken by the City under compulsory powers, for the purpose of making an approach to the sew meat market. It appeared that the City being about to apply for parliamentary powers enabling them to take, amongst other, the plaintiff's pre. mime, entered into an arrangement with the Metropolitan Railway for the mis to the tatter body of the surplus portion of the plaintiff's property. The act for which application was made was duly pained, the arrangements with the Me tropolitan Company became binding, the City gave notice to take the plaintiff's premises, and the jury were to meet to morrow to sasses their value. The plaintiff then filed the present bill, insisting that the City, by their previous agree cunt with the Metropolitan Company, fettered their dis cretion in acting under the act of 1862, and asking the court to restrain them as above mentioned, — Mr. Holt, Sir Hugh Minn, Mr. Septum, and Mr. Swanstos were in the real. The iiice-Chancellor went into and minutely commented on the acts under which the City and the Metropolitan Railway Company purported to act in this matter. Upon the terms of these acts it was clear that the City might take lands not only for the purposes of the market and its approaches, but likewise for the parpose of raisins money to carry she objects of the act. That money might be raised either by sale of ground rents upon hams to be granted by the City or by the sale of the lands free from any lease. Had tb fs arrangement between the City and the railway company been entered into after the passing of the act, there could be no doubt but that it would have beet perfectly legitimate and proper. Having been entered into before the priming of the _int it was no doubt open to question, but, unless the court could see some substantial detriment to the plaintiff, it did not appear to his honour that he ought to interfere. Now, it did not seem to him that there was such an amount of substantial detriment. He should, therefore, make no order on the motion beyond this. that costa he oasts in the same, but in orderto give the plaintiff an opportunity of taking the opinion of another court the corporation would be restrained from summoning a jury for a fortsight. COURT OF EXCREQUER. Sittings at Nit Priam at GaildhalC—(retata Mr. Biros Nutia sad a Common Jury.) SNOWS V. GRANT.-APIRACLT. This was an aotioa for assault. The defendant pleaded that the plaintiff was trespassing upon his land, sod that he used no more force than was necessary to remove him. Mr. Sorjeset Petiolate& sad Mr. Prentice were counsel for the plaintiff, and Mr. Garth sad Mr. Cooke for the de feedant The plelotiff wae a carpenter sad builder at Sutton, in Surrey, and the defeadant was the curate of that parish, the living of which is ander mqnsatratioa. The plaintiff wee employed by the seguestratore to repair the fames of the rectory, and the alleged assault consisted in the defendant pushing him aside, the result of which was that ha fell against a brick wall and was bruised and shaken, and being 75 years old he suffered a good deal afterwards, and was obliged to obtain medical advice. The defence was that the fall was accidental and that the plaintiff did not sustain the injury alleged, and according to some witness he motioned to work after the 000urrenoe. - --- (Too° the suggestion of the loused Judge the potties caws to an arrangement, by which a juror was withdrawn. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) THIfl SPICIAL JURY CAS/te. 00•172 V. 00ATEL-BTECTAL _ _ J O LT .. . Yr. Macaulay, Q.C., and Dr. Spiob for the petitioner lb. Qiurries Advocate and Mr. G. H. Cooper for the respondent. The snit was a cross ono for a jadieisl separation on the Citof cruelty ; but, at the suggestion of the Judo y, a private arrangement 'was entered into, and the petition was disonisivid by cement. _ HAVOOCE V. EAVOOCE LID RAMIE& -15TICIAL nil yrs Ono a petition fora dissolution ; and the parties net aPPmfing. Sir.. Wilde directed the we to be struck out of the lut ; but he said be should take we that the party de maoding the special jury should pay for it, 811 - 1111 V. SIMI RICIfillo& —SPECIAL JURY. This wu • petittoe fora divans*, and &usages were claimed to the extent of 10,0301. Only c•e special juror, however, answered his name, and Mr. Keene, Q.C., de• alined to pray • tales. The ease stood over. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissimer Goalbws.) IN NZ Z. C . PRA NBON _ This was the edjouneed sitting for discharge. The matter stood over from the last hearing, for the production of some witnesses from Hull, who wished to give evidence relative to some points on which the bankrupt had been examined. Mr. Lawrence appeared, em before, for the assignees ; Mr. Bagley for opposing creditors ; and Mr. C. E. Lewis for the bankrupt. Mr. Joseph Walker Pease, banker, of Hall, examiard by Mr. Bagley, deposed that his beak had been establidvel in Hall 110 yearn. He wee a magistrate of the musty and borough. The bankrupt did sot bank with them. Mr. Briggs did. He wee ci man of advanced age, sad very bed. At his banker's they had various aceeptasome of him to Peareos's drafts. In Jose, 1862, after a inevereatien with Briggs, Psalms called at their beak, and complained that Mr. Hoare, oss of witnese's partners, bad said that his (Pearson s) bills oo Briggs were esmenoodation paper. The answer was that what was said by them (the beaks") writ said to their own customer. Mr. Peasson's reply was that be had no accommodatios paper, that he had so pasture in his steam-ommiels, bat had borrowed to half the amount of the value, that Briggs had security for 20,C: N., and had only sampled for 15,004 Oa leaving, witness wished Mr. Pearson well. la consequence of Ms mr-.tomeot be wee led to believe that the bills were not accommodation paper, and took several after that to the amount of 9,7001. Briggs had been a customer stair/ years, and they believed him a man of property. He had since become bankrupt, so had Dobson, on whom some of the bills had, been draws. They knew nothing ag Norman and 00. Hie firm bad proved oe thin same for 3,70/. By Mr. Lewis—Their firm had dealt with Briggs 25 yaws ; he was always in good credit. They had no reams to doubt that he wee a man of large property ; he w ee generally believed to be so is Hull. In discounting the bills they looked to Briggs as their 00880804 W, and eons/dined his name sufficient for the anermat seder discount. But bankers wished to see mole than one name. They had desired Briggs repeatedly to bring fewer of that dm of bills and had rejected some. Had asked Brim if ha held security, and the manor WI the same am Pearecces, that he held 20,0001. worth of seve rity. He gave the some account of their relatives as the bankrupt did. It now appeared that Pearson owed Briggs 40,C )1. without security. Boma shares in the Inters:eland 13hippleg Company which had been unveil to Brigp had net bean registered io his name, and were attached by the company for upper] calls. Those shares might be worth 10,0001. to 20,0001. They bad charged Brim with miereprementiog the fact as to his bold. ' leg esentity. Brame bad stated in his babeee-sheet that be had security. - Of the bills discounted for Briggs after the ooereneties in June, the larger portion bad been paid. Os the 7th of August part of the security given by Pearson to Briggs was transferred to them : it wax the mortgage on • ship. By Mr. Begley—They had reason to believe that Briggs was worth 20,C30L He was a man of very careful and pe nurious habits. He had had 17,0001. left him, and had 4,C)1. in Hull and Selby Railway shares. They had no remora to believe that, the bills were accommodation paper. They were ildianseed by Yeamos's statement on the 2nd of Jane Is subseepaset transactions. Mr. John Brodrick, shipowser and wise martinet. of Hull, stated, on examination by Mr. Insley, that the beak mpt had commanded one of his ships. Had bed besieges lesameetioss with hire Ia 1857 and is 1802. Is April, 1862, bankrupt asked wienem if be had any wine fit for exporta tion ; maniples wen sent, an an order gives for port and Men", ainemilliag to MIK It wee to be paid for by ae amnia» at four mouths, the bankrupt obligeesg be at three areath‘ Witness believed the wine was a rs e asinial far i es . Kid ' 10 ova aa o w go it , a d aid ha gool. That BY Xr• L e very re ow. _b." I Ann' na► rI ):4 11 :a. i ke a reoshea k amera - .l.3k, ih• Hth . thp". : A 67 awl 4 wanted i n s Won oath OW, moo oi - ba Mr. Brod wan in his The fart! obor►ing tl in a reaped nem to a e remember* tradiction. Adjourn The keel garden. T 1 and the ben ant. -- Mr. Barr ebarge aged " taw bang this was Da plated b 7 at the certafics CONTICTIO! Mr. Joh Oesaletoolo before Mr. of 5, Mart " For that WOOD ail pariah of 8 sod from tl articles, to them pledge sum lent or contrary to Mr. DTI clear that t toe him. been mons did sot lik4 oath said t that into hi Dot the pro could not 1 sodden; 64 that it was to be swan The ems It is our usually ski could sot II Mr. IYI3 208. and 7a be should I his solids Tus P gairy wee I curios Ti touching ti London E the% on N. ander Dom London body wee coalPaot ht the p, rotted The peva 'dlte4 Re bed eh rDerm a . It had Ihrt bees North mum the triNelly st bi% 16 7 Ste ankh eentpoettie death. V Isaac ii