The Express. — London, England, 1862-02-15 00:00:00

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Is the absence of any scheme of legislative action deliberately adopted and publicly announced by her 3I tarrtv's Ministers, the short discussions of miscellaneous topics which commonly arise on Friday evenings daring the session promise to form for the present the most interesting portion of the proceedings of Perliernent. In the House of Lords last night the new ope rations reported to have been undertaken by the Government of the United States for the obstruc tion of the Harbour of Charleston wero brought under notice by Lard STANNOPL. Lord RUMMELL was unable to give any official information on the subject, and refined to the remonstrance he is known to have made when the main channel was blocked up, and to Mr. SZWARD . ri explana tion of the intention of his Government. From the quiet, businesslike way in which the new operation has been reported in some of the best Sew York papers, we fear that there is no room to doubt the fact that Maffit's Channel has been treated like the main channel. Having taken pains to ascer tain the real state of the case when a few weeks ago the harbour was reported to have been " her " mstically sealed " and " for ever blotted " out," and having expressed much satis faztion on finding ,that the best of the several entrances to the harbour had been pre served, we shall not conceal the regret and disapprobation with which we observe a return to the use of the stone fleet. The Ame rican journalists blind themselves by sophistry to the real character of this barbarous act, and are angry at being told that it is one against which foreigners have a right to protest. But it is the duty of friends whose position enable* them to take • calm view of the iieetion, to remind them that the right of a belligerent to suspend the commerce of neutrals by a lawful blockade is one so hui ful that the public opinion of the world barely tolerates it, and that to extend it by operations tho injurious consequences of which must in any case endure long after the legal termination of the blocks le, is not the part of a Government which has formerly distinguished itself as an advocate of a reform of of the laws of war, nor yet calculated to increase the forbearance of neutral nations. Lord Dcro►r\ur brought under the notice of the Peers the act of the Luau CH►\IBERLAIN in permitting the managers of theatres who hold his license to open their houses, as their rivals, the music -halls, casinos, and theatres licensed by the magistrates, already do, during a season observed as sacred by a part of the Christian Church. Lord SVI.NEV defended his conduct on the ground of erenhandod justice, but explained that neither on Ash Wednesdays nor on Good Fridays would the theatres under his regulation be opened. Why should the L PRI. CHAMBERLAIN have anything to do with the theatres f Let the Legislature except from the general liberty, besides Sunday, those days, such as Good Tiiday, which in virtue of their associations command the respect of the com munity, and Clot leave the rest to the law of the land and the police. The reluctance of the Belgians to make a com mercial treaty with this country, as they have done with France, and their desire to sell us ad mission to their markets in return for a large sum of money paid down, in the form of a capitalization of the Scheldt dues, a subject which was brought forward by Mr. Foams., the member for Bradford, intmduced to the House of Cow men' a complaint often heard out of doors, of the want of a stronger representation of the interests of trade in the Foreign-office. Lord l'sultiorros had the satisfaction of stating that negotiations with Belgium for a commercial treaty are in progress and promise well. On the influence of the representative institutions of a country upon its commercial policy, and the modi fications of diplomatic action which fol'ow from the necessity of cousidting the feelings and prejudices of parliaments, the noble lord made some observa tions which if not novel were just and to the point. He denied, however, that the Foreign-office was not w,ll c , oistitiitcd to give effect to the commercial hiteresta of the couutry, and declared that it was enalded to do so by the clew connexion it main tained with the Board of Trade. Henceforth, therefore, if Chambers of Commerce find aught to complain of in the Foreign-office, it will be understood on the authority of the Putman that the fault lies in the personal and not in the or ganic constitution of the department. The noble lord vindicated the French Treaty from the groundless charge of having caused the distress at Coventry, and paid a deserved tribute to Mr. Coam►x as the negotiator of the French Treaty. GREAT Onnomy EurnoN.—ftiorims PRocren 37c*. —The j.. 11 took place jeeterday, sad we receive by abeaMe telegram the follow* embers ss the close of the p 0: atsPotio, ; Ilemege, 436; majority 20. The brief Wearer. speaks of terrible rioting, of Mr. Ides .s hotel heieg compisaely gutted, mid of the street. Wing tors up. Tb. Ilea *km who were seat for in the morning, were, it is said, half murdered. Many men received serious injuries, as.. of widei are reported as almost Total. NATIONAL EDCt'ATlnle4ttrir•!, IRMA ND. —The Commimineers of National Education are about to anininate four nindi lair. to commie for one vacant place in ths class of eul.ia*pm tor* of national *shoots. NOM but members of tb.• Roman slouch are eligible I. eampete for this Tlir timinatines will be add le Detain, under the ilireetioe of the Lied Merwlee Oillembeisears.—Cirit Burin UtizAttr. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 15, 1862. Or Court. OSBORNE. Fes. 14. The Crown Princess of Prussia arrived at Osborne to-day at half-pact eleven o'clock. The royal yacht Victoria and Albert conveyed the Prisms% who disembarked at Osborne Pier, when the Primes Alice and Prince Arthur were waiting to eceompsey the Crown Princess to the house. The suite in Woodman are the Counter Schuleubsrg, Gr►nds Maitremw Counter Blucher, Count Funitensteith Baron Ernest Stock and Dr. Wegner. The Hon. Eleanor Stanley arrived yesterday, and n• to-00l to London today. A deputation, consisting of the Rev. H. Moule and Mr. John C. Beane, and introduced by Lieut.-Colonel Napier Sturt, M.P.. had an interview yesterday with the Right Hoe. C. P. Villiers, at the office of the Poor-law Board, Her Majesty 's Commissioners for the International Ex hibition, 1862, held a meeting at their offices in the Strand yesterday. A deputation from the parish of Dartford, consiatiDE of the Rev. G. J. Blomfield, the vicar, Mr. Gitioa, and Mr. Hayward, had an interview with the Poor-law Board yes terday at their office in WhitehalL Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial-office to the Governors of the Bahamas and Canada. The Earl and Counteas of Donoughmore have left the Pavilion Hotel, Folkestone, for Paris. Lord and Lady De Blaquiere have left towu for Paris, Rod wig remain abroad for a taw weak. The will of Sir Peter Laurie, Knight, was proved ht Loudon au the 30th ult. The personalty was sworn leader 160,000 L This well-known pothers' and popular oleic alderman attained the advanced age of 83, sad died panned of a large fattens both reel sod personal. To his nephew. Peter N. Laurie, all the freeholda, with a legacy of 10,000/., and the residue of the entire estate, both real and Perstual, are bequeathed. The sum of 50,000/. is left to his niece, Yin Y. T. Laurie, who resided with him, and to whom he leaves the residence, furniture, carriages, and other effects. A legacy of 5,003 f. to his nephew John Laurie also, 5,000/. to his greataapbew Robert Peter Laurie (the only child of his late nephew Peter Laurie, Esq.), and there are several other legacies to nephews, 1110[411, and other relatives, and to personal friends ; and a legacy of 50/. to the Scottish Hospital, Crane-court, Fleet street The will of Samuel Oxenham, Esq , of Chester termaii, RepaCtsprk, was proved in the London °Dart by hie son, Henry Oxenhane Esq., the vole executor. The personalty wee sworn under 70,0001. This gentlemen, who naked a handsome property as an auctioneer and 'date epee died having reel and personal property. He hen bequeathed to his two sons his premises in Osfortletreet and Illeoileim.mews. To his sou Hugh he lessee ten shams in the Auction Mart, city of London, end • legacy of 10,0001. ; to his sou Healy he has bequeathed the entire residue of his estate, real and personal ; to his grandson, Thomas Hugh Oxsoham, a legacy of 10,0301. ; and to his Louiddanghter, Emily Marie °sachem, 5,0001. (the son and daughter of hie sou Hugh). To his nephew, Hugh Hobbs, and his niece, Rived► Hobbs (the children of his sister Samh). 5001. each ; to his pniener and two other servants, 1001. each. The anniversary meeting of the Geological So ciety will be held at the society's apartment., Somerset House, on February 21. The annual dinner will take place the same evening, at Willie's Rooms, K4ig-street, St. Jima's. A special general meeting of the society will be held, previous to the ordinary meeting, on the evening of February 26, to consider certain proposed alterations in the bye-laws Maio( to the annual contributions of resident and oms-resident fellows. It in stated that Mr. Millais has in hand three pictures for the Royal Academy this year. One is to be the Parable of the woman who lost the piece of silver and diligently sought for it until it was found. Another (very large), Polooius giving his paternal lecture to Lurks before the latter 's departure for Paris. The third will be entitled "The Ransom." We read in the Illustratel Tinva:—" M. Pechter appears on the 24th as logo. About Easter be will pity the principal dander is a new and original drama written by him in conjunction with Mr. Edmund Yates." Herr Wagner, according to a report fraih from Germany, b writing a comic opera—wont and music. It is possible (says the A Motown') that the Brad ford Festival will not be held this year, provincial mana gers (to rum the reason given) being mule cautions, by apprehensions of the monopolising interests of the Great Exhibition. M. Sainton's four s.irf , es will commence on the 4th of next month ; the Philharmonic Concerts on the 11th, and the concerts of Mean. Klindworth and Blagrove on the 12th. The monster schedule of contributions for the benefit of the sufferers by the Hartley Colliery accident cuntains several entries which may fairly be termed " curi osities." Fur instance, " The English language of the order of St. John of Jerusalem," of which his Grace the Duke of Manchester is "Grand Prior," sends 201. ; "Collection made by the Citizens :mil Comic Inoffensibles of the City of Lushingtou Society, 1/. 2s. 6d. ;" " Implacable, 161. 12s. ; " "The boy. at the Reformatory, Brixton, Db.," is it touch ing entry; and then we have, "Collection by little Miss Mary Cock, of Hackney-terrace, 2/. 25." The It riemil of Lidia Kays :—" Another English feature has been added to the many that Howrah already possesses. The English Church has been furnished with a peal of hells. They cost needy three thouland r apees, and are said to be the only peel in India." A correspondent of the Ldmre Chronicle describes the present condition of the Cawopore Well :—" The earth has been raised by is gentle slope round the old mouth of the well to the height of about twelve or fifteen feet, on the summit of which, immediately above the spot where the bodies of those massacre' lie, stands the graduslly•risiog monument. It is now breast high, completed to the mould ing which surmounts the inscription. Standing on the bass of the monument and facing the church the eye alights on the left, on the cluster of green mounds which at present, with untabteted simplicity, denote the graves of those of the 64th who were killed in action." The Bombay Gawtte, in an article on tho Cal cutta and Bombay Universities, ridicules the idea that bemuse this year tampering with the Caleutt I examine tioo ropers has been detected, all past examinations are worthless, and states the precautions adopted to present and discover such tampering in the past, which were not resorted to this year. "Indeed, of the necessity of tho rstmoat are in this matter, we need not go further for proof than to a case that has already occurred in the history of the Bombay University, in which a pressman wu found to hare ingeniously slipped two sheets of paper into tho press at once, and so obtained an extra impression (not inked of course, but perfectly legible) of an exam nation paper, under the very eye of the person waiting to see that no more copies were printed than were to be sent to the Registrar." THE ALBERT MEMORIAL FCNll.—Yesterday Viscount Pahnerston, Eon Granville, Mr. Dierseli, and Sir Charles Eastlake, the president of the Royal Academy, signified to the Lord Mayor their readiness tc serve on the general committee of the fund now being raised at the Mansion House for a memorial of his late Royal Highness the Prince Cocoon. The total sum subscribed down to last seresisg amounted to 32.1;00/. Among the donors yester day were : —The Duke of Devonshire. 100/. ; Earl Spencer, WIC ; the members of Lloyd's, 2104 ; the Drapers' Com pany, 10.1. ; the Speaker of the House of Commons, 501. ; Messrs. C. de Marietta sad Co., 100 f. ; the Earl of Ellis. mere, 50f. ; the Earl of 7.etland, SW. ; Lord Ehury, SW. ; the officers of the 16th Lamers, 501. • Lord Foley, • Earl Fortescue. 501. ; Si r T. 1). Arced , 501. ; the Eari of Wilton. 50f.; Messrs. Minton and Co,. 611. 100. ; the Earl ' of Chicheater, 20f. ; the Bishopof Durham, 201. • Viscountess Down', 21W. ; Lard Begot, 88. • Sir .1. Rowdy, 211. • Mr. Christopher Turner, 11l • the Earl of Lovelace. 254 ;lad Waterlork. ; CoesneiLluillower, 251. ; the Earl of Sem , borough. 2 5 /. ; Mn. Mewrietta Montellore, 201. ; Major. Geocral Aegerstein, SW. ; Lord Crewe, 251. ; the Vintners' Comp a ny, 211 ; Mr. J. R. Gardiner. 25/. ; Mr. J. B. Stan ' Mope, M.P.. 201. ; Hos. Speneer Cowpm, 251. ; Rom F. Leeson" Gower, M.P.. lOC • Dr. and Mrs. Jenner, 26/. 55.; the Philharmonic society, 1"./. ; General Sir J. Galas, 101.• Mears. Rea. Marshall, and Taylor, 26/. rst. ; sod Sir Walt.; and lady James. :Al. RAMELAoM YAPHT CLUR.—Viscount Ranelagh has been eleete.l honorary member of the above club, and Lieutenant Colonel Evelyn, commodor e , v i ce M r . Talfourd , who has retir e d f rom ill health. The new commodore brine to the club the advantages of a thorough kuowled a w r i yachting, and his kind consent to become it s chief land apply his influence and energy in its service, his Mess hailed with much gratification by the whole at the reen.bera CRYRTAL PALACE. ONE Sincuico DAY. FRIDAT, NM 14. Admissions os psymtst, 632; 4110 by season WILMA, 613—tots!. 1,446. lAATMST INTELLIGENCE. Nunes THE WAR IN COCHIN CHINA. PARIS, Pu. 15. The Munifetir of to-day publishes despatches from Admiral Bonard, giving details of the taking of Bien Boa. The Annamites energetically defended the town. The result of the last operations assures to the allies the possession of an uncontested base for operations in Cochin China. ITALY. ROME AND THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF 1862. (fox oua own 00111181.031 DIM) ROME, FEL S. In my letter of the 15th January I gave a brief account of the contributions to the sculpture gal lery of the London Exhibition, which are being despatched from Rome. Having then described the works sent by Gibson, Story, Harriet Hemmer, Spence, Gatley, and Shakespeare Wood, I shall now mention those of the remaining English and American sculptors of eminence. Among the I most original will be considered Mr. Rogers's cape d'opera, the bronze gates intended for the Capitol at Washington. Like the Gates of Para dise at Florence the bas-reliefs on the panels of these doors constitute a continuous history, and Mr. Rogers has, with excellent taste, chosen his nine subjects from the life of the great discoverer of America ; the large semi-circular space on the sum mit being occupied by the triumphant figure of Co lumbus planting the standard of Spain on the island of San Salvador. The doorposts and lintel, the rails and styles of the doors, are also enriched by beautiful sculpture of arabesques, intermixed with heads of the historians and statesmen of Ame rica. The bronze casting of this fine work has been executed at Munich in a superior style, and of a deep golden-coloured bronze, which must pro duce an exceedingly rich effect. John Adams sends a statue of a boy playing at the favourite Roman game, still in common use, though described so long ago by Ovid in his "Elegia de Nuoe :" .Wor in nueibua, non amplius, alas tots sat Oum sibi suppoeitis sdditur Ina tribal.. Macdonald's contributions consist of a mendicant and a bacchante. I cannot but regret he has not added another of hie works, an angel kissing a sleeping child. A beautiful statue is the Diana of Mr. Cardwell. He has treated admirably a subject which modern sculptors have rarely attempted., albeit it was as great a favourite among their pre decessors as Venus or Apollo. The noble figure— no mere nymph, but a stately goddess—is prepar ing to descend into her bath, languidly leaning backward meanwhile in an attitude of great repose and grace. The face has a soft and dreamy ex• pression, such as actually suggests the thoughts of moonlight, and well befits the celestial Luna, the goddess-lover of Endymion. The same artist has already sent to England, for exhibition, a group re presenting the mythical form of the venerable adage, 00n4ia rincit Amor ; iu other words, Cupid con quers Pan. The contrast of the graceful limbs of Love and the brutish form of the Satyr . is very fine in an artistic point of view, but the subject is less pleasing than the Diana. The Americans, who so warmly hail ou all occasions the talents of their countrymen, will rejoice to see two national works by Mr. Mosier an Indian girl celebrated in the early his tory of the colonies, and a young lady who was long lost among the Indians and at last restored to her parents, and who is well known in American ro mance as "The Wept of the Wiahtou-wish." Besides these, Mr. Mosier sends a group of the Prodigal Sou and two statues—ono of Queen Esther, the other of Jephtlia's Daughter. The latter seems juat the damsel of Tennyson's " Dream of Fair Women," ready to die since she could boast it is written that my race Hewed Ammon, hip and thigh, from Aroer On Al.lo{l unto li;oneth, and then passing away chaunting— Thridding the .omen boskige of the wood Toward the mortal's star. THE MEDI' (nom oua OWN MALTA, Fn. 8. Ramiro Barbaro is connected with moat of the noble families in Malta, and is nephew to the ex•Arolibiahop of Rhodes and Malta. He is a young man of about 20 years of age, and has lately arrived front Naples, where he has spent the greater part of his life. He has just become very notorious in Malta from having published a pamphlet en titled "Napoli, i liorhoni ' ed it Govern Italiano, " con taining a very simple statement of facts (I have enclosed you the pamphlet, and the pastoral it has called forth), but this has given grave offence to the Roman catholic church, end on Sunday last the bishop'. pastoral, warning the prople against it, was read in all the Roman catholic churches of Malta, and now the great masa of the people will neither read nor touch the book such is their obe dience to any mandate from their dery The present pastoral is in some respects different from former ore.. In the first place, it disclaims any interference with the politics of the pamphlet, and confines itself to the moral and religious portion, and it admonishes rather than commands, 111 a friendly Christian spirit. It has had the effect of saving the pamphlet from obscurity, and calling itinto notice. There was ale w passed in Meta in 1828, when the ecclesiastical court was abolished, onlei:ug that every act tending to endanger the civil rights of any of her Majesty's subjects should bo submitted to government before its publication ; and on several occa sions, on the archbishop endeavouring to issue pastorale against the reading of several public journals, the publisher, ou being informed of the intention, applied to the ewers'. meet, who took the necessary steps to prevent the publica tion of the pastoral. Them is to-day handed about Malta a very long and well-written protest to the Pope, printed at Naples,. and signed by about 8,000 of the Roman catholic priests. Several chapters have affixed their official seal to it, and it looks very like Protestantism, but they call it pure Roman catholicism. It urges upon the Pops to abandon his tem poral power, restore the church to its primitive state, and to remember that a great majority of his clergy are from the people. f The docu ro m m ent admirably very itz ral m oofired, rhe and must have e manated alians appear to approach near a er to the Reformed Church than we do in Malta. Her Majesty 'ship 13ansbee arrived, with the Earl of Hight, on the 4th, from Narseilles. His lordship landed for a few boors while the steamer was coaling, and in the afternoon of the same day proceeded on iu the same vessel to Alex andria. Ou the 3rd the London left for Gibraltar, and on the sth the Neptune for Corfu. The crews of nearly all the ships have been paid down, but much to their credit most of them have remitted the greater portion of their money to England. Hi■ Excellency the Governor Lan prosentotl to the Cham ber of Commerce a large dish of magnificent strawberries, the produce of his garden, with an offer to any one to take Letters from Vienna mention that tho nephew of Covet Degeofeld, Minister of War, bad been devoured by wolves. He was returning from hunting in a sledge when he was attacked by two of these animals ; he fired on them, and the coachman put his horse to a gallop to escape, but in doing so precipitated the count from tho sledge. The coachman was nut aware of the accident for some time, and on returning found only the mutilated body of the count. The Maartn journals of tne lUth state that, on that day, the funeral of M. Martinez de la Rosa took place with great pomp, and that notwithstanding the severs cold, en immune crowd assembled to witness the melee. choly pageant. No funeral oration was pronounced over the tomb of the deputed sLitesinau. The Matta 01 ue rrer reports that the number of telegrams sent by the Alexandrian telegraph is largely M. creasing, and now amounts to between GOO and 700 weekly. 'the average time for a message from London to Alexandria is twelve hours, but several have arrived in the short space of four. The Italian freemasons have just introduced an important innovation into the statutes of the society. There are now sister masons, venerables, and great Lois. tresses. The Correrwomimoy, of Rome, describes the ceremony of installation with much minuteness. The Swiss Federal Assembly, before closing its session, voted a law, authorising the divorce of couples belonging to different religious professions.. In spite of the protests of the Swiss episcopacy, the law was voted after having undergone a modificatiou which renders it still more annoying for the Roman catholica ; for while the project of the Federal Council maintained the principle of the iodis solubility of catholic marriages, the National Assembly has suppressed that reserve, and decided that the cantons may regulate that matter as they think proper, so that the cantotal legislatures are authorised to permit a divorced catholic husband to remarry during the lifetime of hie pro- testant wife, and vice reran. A LUCKY Hem.. Some fishermen at Fleetwood made a lucky hit last week. Six fishing boats picked up among them thirty-nine puncheons of whisky. They found them floating about twenty-three miles west of Blackpool, and it is supposed th►t the puncheons are part of the cargo of a wrecked vowed now breaking op. The whisky has been bonded, but the tishertnen will get their salvage on it whe ther it is claimed or not.— Weatmoretand Gazette. SPAIN. MADRID, Fri. 14. Senor Don Xavier de leturitz, Spanish Ambass ador to England, has been nominated President of the Council of State, and will be succeeded in the embassy at London by Senor Gonzales. It is considered probable that General Serrano will be replaced by General Duloe. The following telegram has been received at Mr. Reuter's office from the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, Feb. 13 : THE BOMBAY MAIL The Valetta, with the above mail, left Alex andria for Marseilles at noon on the 11th instant. Thu Moo Han, with the heavy portion of the mail, sailed for Southampton at sunset on the 10th. The Salsette brought the mail to Suez, arriving there on the 9th inst. AMERICA. QUEENerOWN, TauuDiy. The Inman 'tanner City of New Tort arrived in harbour this evening, short of coal. She left New York on the 2nd, having been delayed a day by a snow storm. When about 30 miles to the westward of the Skelligs, this morning, an alarm was raised on board, the after-compartment of the vessel having been found full of water. The passengers were ordered up, and preparations were made for lowering the boats in case of necessity. Fortunately, the cause of the threatened danger was discovered, and proved to be the opening of the valve of the dis charge pipe. As soon as this was knolia the water was got rid of. Suspicions were entertained on board that there had beeu foul play practised, the chief engineer declaring that the valve bad not been opened for any legitimate pr-pose dung the Mae& Ncrinaication of a forws..d movement from the Potomac has as yet been given. General Fremont in still quietly dow;coccl ;-1 Washington. The charges against him, and the requests he has made for a cout:,-snw.tiall, have not, so far as can be ascertained, been definitely saki upon by the Government, and therefore it is not know,' what course will be pursued towards that gentleman. The Potomac blockade has been run a second One by the steamer Heels. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (ram ous owls PARIS, FRIDAY EVI3IIIIO. The Pays is instructed to warn the public against news from Mexico coming through the United States ; and denies the truth of reports that there have been differences between the French and Spanish troops at Vera Cruz. The Pays also denounces am " premature " the statement made by several journals that a reorgan isation of tho commissariat Of the French navy has been ordered. The matter is under the con sideration of a board of general °facers, of which Vice-Admiral Fourichon is president, but the board has not yet made any report, and it is quite in coieect to say that any new measure whatever re garding the commissariat has received the mink ter's sanction. The same journal is furthermore inspired to say that the treaty between France and Spail for the settlement of the debt of 1823 is not quite so ripe for signature as has been represented. France wishes to have certain questions, relating to mari time prizes posterior to 1823, settled on this occasion by a supplemental treaty, to be annexed to the principal one. It is not doubted that all difficulties will be removed in the course of a few days. M. Mon, the Spanish Ambassador, proposes to start for Madrid as soon as the treaty is signed, to offer himself as a candidate for the presidency of the Cortes. But in case M. Mon's departure should be delayed longer than is now anticipated, the probability is that M. Mayans, a former president, a . 11 be once more elected. The Patrie announces that preparations are making to prolong the French occupation of Rome (!) and that a battery of artillery is to be replaced by one with the modern rifled cannon. Further accounts of the taking of Bien Hoe by Admiral Bonnard have been received. Although the French loss is stated to have been inconsidera ble, it is admitted that, after three days' fighting, the' Anuamitea, by a very skilful manoeuvre, as sumed the offensive against some French posts, and compelled their forces to divide themselves. Ad miral Bonnard is said to have undergone great personal danger, and there are reports of his having been wounded, but according to the latest accounts he was in excellent health. The expedition against Hub was understood to have been adjourned for some time. It is in that capital that the wealth and military stores of Cochin China are collected. The Bourse showed no disposition to respond to the favourable returns of the Bank of France, pub lished this morning ; on the contrary, it was very dull during the greater part of the day. The Route declined to 70fr. 70c. and 70fr. 05c., but re covered for the close to 70fr. 95e. for cash and ilfr. ]Or for account. with a f.ll in tha lanai case of sc. Mobilier fell 2fr. 50c. The Italian Loan was again in favour, and rose 40c. The Orleans Railway rose sfr.. but the other lines were from lfr. 25e. to 21r. 50c. lower. It was rumoured that the money wanted front the London bankers Las been found by the government elsewhere ; but there is much mystery ou this subject. A French soldier named Fray, alias Vincent, has been shot at Butia, in Corsica, pursuant to the sentenceof a court-martial, for a murderous assault with a knife upon a sergeant of his regiment. M. de Saint-Marsault, Prefect of the Seine et Oise, has Just had posted up in Paris notice of a oompe titles for the construction of an hotel de rills and a gen darmery barrack at Versailles. Four prises of 3,5C)fr.. 2,000 fr., 1,500 fr., and 1,000 fr.. accompanied by • gold medal, will be awarded to the four best plans ; the fifth will receive a gold medal only. Some curiosity has been evinced as to the manner In which Dumollard, the French murderer, comports him self since sentence of death his been passed on him. It was said that he had sunk into a state of nervous exhaus tion, sad was, when physical strength returned, a prey to the most terrible despair. All this, it appoint, on excellent authority, was entirely unfounded, as the wholesale mur derer incarceratel is the prison of Ain displays an un broken sang frvi , l, and pays the most minute attention to his personal comforts. Ifs wraps his shackles round with linen to prevent them coming in contact with his flesh, and complains frequently of their weight and coldness. He dose not expect his appeal to succeed ; but is, nevertheless, ' totally indifferent to the chaplain's exhortations, and has armee tunes interrupted them to complain of the prison fare and the bad sausages of Ain. TEE PROPOSED ROAD ACROSS lIYDE-PARK. The weekly meeting of the Metropolitan Board of Works wu held yesterday, at the official in Spring•gar• dens ; Mr. J. THWAITEB in the chair• Mr. POLLARD, the clerk, read communications from the district boards of works of St. Mary, Isliogton, and St. Marytaboo., stating that it was their opinion that the pro posed road through Hyde-park was a strict local necessity, and that, therefore, it would be unjust to appropriate any portion of the met ropolitan rates towards its formation. Mr. Hughes introduced a deputation from the Board of Works for the Westminster district, to present a memorial on the subject, also in opposition to the measure. A report was brought up from the Covent-garden approach committee, to whom this question had been referred at the last board day, submitting plans and estimates for the pro posed road, and recommending that Mr. Cowper be informed that it would, in the opinion of the board, be a great public convenience during the Exhibition, and to the localities in its vicinity ; that the board, however, wilh every desire to meet the views of the First Commissioner and the public, regret they have no funds at their disposal to effect this great public improvement ; they will, however, be quite prepared to make the same if parliament will place at their disposal funds other than those derived from direct taxation for metropolitan imprevementa Mr. Lgoo moved the adoption of the report, which was seconded by Mr. HUGHES. Mr. ROBINSON thought they ought to meet this motion by a decided negative, as the road was for • local and a tempo rary purpose. The time of the committee had been occupied mlooldng over seven different schemes submitted to the go- , vernment. Those plans had to a certain extent been con. ! sidered by the committee; but now that which was se lected, No. 5, was ignored, and they were told that the chief ranger would not allow the road to go through Hyde park, but through Kensington-gardens which would be a more expensive road. The other day, when Mr. Fowler, the engineer ' was before the committee, the question was put to him whether the expedition with which this road would be formed would not tend to increase the expense, and he at once said it would do so materially ; and that increased ex pense was one 6f the twat important things they would have to consider. As to the read itself, it was wanted for a particular purpose, was local in its character, and he did hope under thaw circumstances that this motion would be rejected by • large majority. Mr. Basserr said the question of ways and means for this road was very fully discussed last week ; but this week the ease appeared to be altogether altered. It was then proposed that the road should go through Hyde-park. they now heard that the ranger of the park would not allow Hyde.park to be cut thrl. He should move as an amendment, "That this board s h. grd to the privacy of Kensington-gardens, which would rega be seriously interfered with, could not meat to it, and declined to any out the scheme now proposed." Mr. HALL seconded the amendment. The CHAIRMAN said that it was hardly correct to say that permission to make the road through Hyde-park was with drawn. The ranger said, if there was to be a road acmes Hyde-park, it would necessitate another bridge across the Serpentine. After considerable discussion, The Cumatiazi, in answer to a question from Mr. BUS row, M.P., said he believed that the amendment, not being opposed to the original motion, was informal and could not be put. Mr. Le BUTON then moved as an amendment :—" That this board is of opinion that a road amass Hyde.park, from Victorslate to Kensington-gore, would greatly feeding* the public traffic, and would be an important metropolitan improvement ; and having considered the various plans submitted to them by the direction of the first comrn;s sioner, approves of the plan No. 5. for forming a new road along or near the fence of Kensington-gardens, creasing the bridge over the Serpentine on a level, at the estimated cost of 27,5261. ' • and this board is prepared to undertake the making of the road, provided the Treasury should be em powered by act of parliament to transfer to this board the balance of the mad dues which the corporation of the city of London are about to pay over to the Treasury." This having been seconded, After a few words from Mr. SAVAGE, Yr. Bantrow, hi. P., said he conaidered the road would be a great improvement, but he was not disposed to effect it out of the ratepayers pockets. On the question being put, the amendment was negatived by • majority of 21 to 11. The original motion was then put mid carried by a majoaity of 25 to 7. Some other business was then disposed of, and the bosrd, adjourned. LONDON ORPHAN ASYLUM. The forty-ninth anniversary of this charity was celebrated last evening by the usual festival at the Loudon Tavern ; the LORD Maio* presided, and about 140 of the subscribers to the institution and their friends sat down to a banquet embracing all the resources of the great city e,,iaine. Mr. Sheriff Twentyman, Alderman Phillips, Messrs. Margeteon, it. Fowler, Lusk slate Sheriff), C. J. Kinciaird, Lowry, Capel, Fowler, Gibbs, Creatorex, Her. C. Yaclieerie, and several other heads of the chief mercantile ' , establishment& of London, were amongst the guest.. The usual loyal and constitutional toasts having been appro priately given and duly honoured, the orphan children w be are now the recipients of thebounty of the institution were intro duced, and in their presence the Chairman proposed the toast of the evening, "Prosperity to the Loudon Orphan Asy. lum." He drew attention to the healthy, orderly, and cleanly appearance of the children, and stated that the instruction they received at the asylum, as ascertained by himself during a visit paid to the schools at Claptoa that morning, was quite opal to that afforded by many of the endowed schools of Lngland. In fact, when he saw the character of the education which these children received, end tested it. efficiency by an examination, he felt that the old foundation schools must mind what they were about or the London Orphan Asylum would beat them. He rejoiced to find that many of those who had received the benefits of the charity, and who owed to it their introduction to life, were amongst its mast zealous supporters, testifying thereby the high rains they from personal experience set upon the be nefits the asylum was calculated to afford to children who were deprived of the care of their natural protectors. - - It was stated in the course of the proceedings that there were 431 orphan children in the asylum, of whom the Leester number attended the celebration, and that the total number received since its Ent establishment were 2,712. The subscriptions announced during the evening amounted to 1,7401., of which upwards ot 170/. came from young men who had themselves been recipients of the charity. THE SHOE•BLACK SOCIETIES' WINTER TREAT. Last evening a large number of persons assembled at the Hanover-square Rooms, to celebrate the annual gathering of the various shoe-black societies, on the mai anon of the winter entertainment given to them midst the auspices of their friends mid patrons, the Earl of Shaftes bury presiding. Upwards of 300 boys were present from the schools called respectively—The Ragged School Shoe black Society, the East London, South Loncbm, North-West London, West London, Islington and North London, Notting Hill, and Union Jack (Limehouse) Societies ; and it appeared that their total earnings for the past year amounted to 4,6654 A most acceptable repast in the shape of " tea" was provided for the youthful guests, who were attired in the various uniforms belonging to their respective corps ; and after they had refreshed themselves in a manner which abundantly testified their appreciation of the good fare sup plied them, the Earl of Shaftesbury observed that before he came to the meeting his excellent friend Mr. Ware, the secretary, had told him that the absence of speeches would materially contribute to the hilarity and comfort of the even iug. In this healtogether agreed with that gentleman, for the history of the shoe-black brigades was well known to everyone ; and it was mist gratifying to him to Bud that there were now present upwards of 300 boys, who, had it not been for the assistance which, under God's blessing, thE ig he ce received from these institutions, might. have been a to their generation instead of an useful element in society. This entertainment was called a " winter treat," and be was quite sure that the greatest treat he could bestow upon the boys would be to sit down, and leave them to the enjoyment of the performance they were now anxiously anticipating. This performance con sisted of Mr. W. B. Miller's entertainment, called "A Journey from the North Pole towards the Equator," a spe cies of panorama on a small scale, wherein the artist gave a description of • series of adventures which were so inge niously rendered as to instruct whilst they amused the hearers. At various intervals during this entertainment the " matter" of the lecturer was illustrated by appropriate song and chorus ; " Rule, Britannia " and " save the Queen" being executed by professed singers, accompanied by the boys themselves. At the conclusion, Mr. PAWS (who has always identified himself with the interests of these institutions) recited some humorous verses apropos of the occasion, making especial reference to the fact that this was Valentine's Day, and stating that he wished all the boys many happy returns of that agreeable anniversary. the company were retiring the "hand" attached to the brigades, and consisting exclusively of shoe blacks, per formed several popular airs in a manner which not only ex cited the surprise of all present, but really led to the con• dunce that the patrons of these societies had given rise to the display of mimics' talent, where the intention was merely to increase the useful occupations of everyday life. CROWN-OPTIC; Fla. 14.—Mseutaft RETURNED TO SERVE IN 11l PREMED. PARLIAVENT.—John Brumley Moore, of Aigbarth, near Liverpool, in the County of Lan caster, Esq., for the City of Lino3lll, in the mom of George Fieschi Renege Esq., who hr gimped the office of Steward of her Ma)edy's Chiltern Ilunadreds.--Gruette. Diooree or Calmar. PRIMA:M=7'B. The Rev. Sidney Henry Armitatead, RA., hiss been bombed by the Lord Bishop of Chester to the pevetnal eumey of the Di, rhumb of St. John the Evangelist, Sa nd-ltenth, Cheshire, on the nomination of the Rev. John Armitstead, M.A., patron. Tile Rev. Francis Sleek has been licensed to the !stipendiary curacv of St. Catherine's Church. Twin. men, Cheshire , on the nomination of th e Rev . William Elli 0; incumbent. A TRAWCAL STUIII. A letter from St. Petersburg, in the P Lyons, gives the following details of the death of .ener.,l Gentensweig, Military Commandant of Warsaw, which it may be remembered took place some months ewe c _ "Three of the aidesdecamp of General Count lambe r t, the Emperor's Lieutenant in Poland, hearing a loud aliens:. tion in the cabinet of the latter between him awl G. 1,. tensweig, entered, for the purpose of respectfully iota. posing, but the count, without giving them the time 1., speak, said, Gentlemen, I have just been gre e dy i n. suited,' and then turning to the general, added, • Aft„ the word you have just uttered one of us must dead to-morrow." That should be so,' replied iientrii Gerateusweig with the greatest coolness. rind the Or es officers, who had entered on a friendly mission, the most singular conditions. The laws in Russia iutenliet aed severely punish duelling, and, moreover, in the p resent state of a ff airs in Poland, the effect would have been mo, t , diaastrous, if any dispute were known to have arisen 1,. tween the two highest persons in the government of thf. kingdom. It was therefore decided that lots shouid l e drawn by the two adversaries as to which of them should put an end to his own existence. That sail furruility took place with the greatest coolness, fur both generals were models of bravery, and the lot fell on General Gerstenweig, who, turning to Count Lambert, said, in firm voice, 'Count, there are several cutters coeuectd with the service to be arranged, and I have also private papers to put in order ; will it suit you if I do not exe cu t e the sentence till to-morrow ! , It just what I should myself have requested,' replied Count lambert. The two bowed courteously to each other, and General Centensweig withdrew. The three aides-decamp, pale and motionless, remained silent, and the count, with much emotion, said to them, • I can readily conceive, gentlemen, the helloes which oppress you, but the fault of this deploiehlo event does not lie with me ; and then, striking his forehead with his hand, be added, What a fatality ! This will greatly affect the Emperor! I should have preferred that the tomb were opened for myself!' On the following day General Geratenweig, standing before a lookiog.glass, dis. charged two pistols at his hes& The ball of the Mat went round part of the frontal bone, making, however, a deep inci sion on the left side of the skulL The second was mortal, and the general fell. Two soldiers, bearing the report, rushed into the room, and found him lying on the floor is great agony. They placed him on his bed, when he aeon recovered his senses. Re refused all medisal assistance, but sent for his aide.decamp. The report of his suicide soon became current, although every endeavour was used to make it believed that be had been struck by apoplexy. Count Lambert went to him, and, shaking him by the Land, expressed his regret for what had hap. paned, and retried bathed in teen. The general lived for 42 hours in the greatest suffering, nod then expired. He was sensible to the last, begging the officers wLo were near to him to conceal the cause of death u long u possible from his wife. 'AS to my MP: (a young man of 17, now at St. Peteraburg), ' let him know that I have not died like a coward, who failed in his duty, or feared the responsibility of his acts, but to obey the pre. scriptions of military honour. Let him know all, that he may honour the memory of his father.' FRIGHTFUL COLLIERY ACCIDENT AT KINGS WOOD. The village of Kingawood and the adjacent neighbourhood have been thrown into a state of melancholy excitement in consequence of an accident which, if not of equal magnitude, resembles in many of its features that which recently occurred at Hartley. The facts appear to be as follows :—At a short distance beyond Two Mile-hill is an old coal mine, the property of Mr. Whittuok and others, and known amongst the miners employed in it as "Tor Joy's' Pit. About half-past seven on Wednesday evening five or six men, amongst whom were Thomas lies and Joseph Brien, were at work, about 150 yards from the bottom of the shaft, in propping up with timber a pee. than of the roof of one of the dnvings. It is said that whilst they were thus occupied, a " shot was fired for the par. pose of removing coal or muck in another part of the driving, and from the shock caused thereby, an immense mass of muck suddenly fell. It appears that the men bad worked into an old " tip"—or shaft that had been reudered useless and filled up for many yean, and the existence of which was unknown to the men engaged there—and come upon the old workings of the mine. Brien happened, at the time of the co, to be in the " tip," and the detris cruahed him to death. Iles was a short distance in we of the old driving'', and on the muck falling he was instantly de• prived of all means of communication with the shaft. As soon as the accident occurred the men in the pit, with the assistance of others to whom the sad information had been conveyed, commenced operations with a view to extricate the body of the deceased from the mass of muck, and relieve the entombed man from his perilous position and by two o'clock on Thursday morning the dead body of Brien was recovered in • shockingly mutilated conditioe s and during the night the voice of Iles was distinctly beard by the men on the outside, but towards morning it wag faint, as though he was becoming exhausted. The men worked energetically, and although they removed a vest quantity of muck the superiocumbent mass gradually fell, thug rendering their exertions almost entirely abortive, until between six and seven on Thursday morning, when a second great "fall" took place, and all hopes of rescuing the poor fellow within • short period were at an end. Before now he hail been enabled to obtain fresh air derived through an aperture which existed between the muck and the roof of the driving ; and up to nearly 7 o'clock in the morning he was heard to speak, but this formidable fall of muck entirely closed the aperture, and up to 5 o'clock in the evening the men at work heard nothing to lead them to believe that the poor fellow existed. indeed, the accounts given by the men as they came to the mouth of the pit from time to time were of so disheartening a nature that the general impression was that foul air had r wom. Osbert its deadly work. Many gallant fellows vole*• Leered their services in the endeavour to release their companion, to the imminent danger of their own lives, and so foul was the air at the spot where their exertions were required that stogie candles would not burn, and to secure any light at all it was necessary to compress several cnndles together, and thus produce a united dame that should wee':en the effect of the air upon the light. Should be air. vire it will be by his ascending the higher portions of the old workings, where, it is said, the air Is comparatively pure. Joseph Brim was about 2s years of age, and has left • wife and one child. Thomas Iles was about the same age, and has • wife and two children—the wife being close upon another confinement. Both families, we bear, are in dia -1 tressed circumstancea—Weseern Daily Preu. THE SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATE FOR ARMY MERVICRL—The amount of this estimate is 609,4031., di vided amongst the following items :—Land forces, pay and allowances, 11.78I1.; ditto, miscellaneous char g es, 76,510 t.; manufacturing establishments, military storekeepers, bar rackmasters, lodging money, rents, kr.. 11,000/.: gv , gro of artificers, labourers, and others, 27,275/.; clothing and necemaries, 178,500/4 provisions, forage, fuel, and light, barrack furniture, bedding, Jim, 126,9031.; warlike stores for land and sea service, 170,07714 barracks, 7,362/. THE EASTER VOLUNTEER REVIEW.—We learn from excellent authority that the long-projected volunteer review at Brighton on Easter Monday is likely to turn out a coop 1/14fique. The General Commanding-in-Chief has. we learn, prohibited the metropolitan corps from attending, except under the command of a goner.il officer; and so indignant are a certain distinguished volunteer commandant and his men at this determination, that they not only refuse to submit, but threaten to resign rn mane.— Un Wet Seri iet Ort:elte. THE HARTLEY COLLIERY RELIEF Ft - No.—For the support of the families rendered destitute by the late melancholy (Siestal. at Hartley the most ample provision has now been made. A meeting of the committee entrusted with the management of the funds was held in Newcastle l on Thursday, and by the secretary the agre.eable announce. silent was made that the subscriptions towards the benevolent object have reached the handsome mm of nearly 50,000/. It was at the acme time stated that the number of sufferers entitled to receive relief was about 450, and that the esti. mated expenditure of the current year would be 4,0004 Several communications, containing suggestions as to the appropriation of the surplus amount collected, were read, I I and to meet the almost universally-expressed wish of the subscribers, it was resolved to make a public intimation, to the effect that the committee would be prepared to hold any residue which might remain beyond tha requirennots of the present emergency, for the relief of 4imilar cases of calamity in the counties of Northumbeilaud and Durham, either as a basis of a permanent fund, or in any other mode which may hereafter be decided upon. A sum of 3001. was voted to the fund being raised fax a testimonial to Mr. Coulson and his heroic fellow-sinkers, and a motion to send six of the orphan girls to Haverstock School, pro. vided they could be admitted for 50/. each, was adopted.— Norwalk Chronicle. MILITINOS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES FOR TIM ENSUING Woirs.—Monday—Royal Academy. 8, "Scalp. ture," Mr. Westmsoott ; Architects, R Tuesday—Hoed. cultural, fruit and flower committee and ballot for seeds; Ethnological, 8, " Civiliastiou of Mao," Mr. Crawford; " Idol Human Heed of Jivaro Indians," Mr. Bollaari sad Don Ramon de Silva Ferro; Statistical, 8, "National Debts ;" Civil Engineers, 8, " Iron.Flated Ships," Mr. Samuda ; Royal Institution, 3, "Physiology of the fistissa," Mr. MarshalL Wednesday—Meteorolowsl, 7, oonocil ; Society of Arta, " Merits of Di ff erent Systems of Working Muni, Lc.," Mr. Salmon. Thursday— Zoological 4; Numismatic, 7 ; Linmen, 8, " Axil* Frolification," Mr. Masten; " I nooarpus 'dubs." Mr. Bentham; " Alma, Vancouver's Island," Dr. Harvey; " Harnamelidas," Professor Oliver; Chemical, 8; Royal. ; Royal Institution, 3, " Heat," Professor Tricia ; Antiquaries, ; Royal Academy. 8, " Painting," Mr. Hart. Friday--Geological, 8, Anaiversary ; Horticultural. Election of Fellows ; Royal Institution, 8, "Site of Holy Sepulchre," Mr. Fergusson. Saturday—Royal Institution, 3, ' English lAngasip," Rev. A. J. 1). LOrsay. I