The Express. — London, England, 1867-02-11 00:00:00

R 2 THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 11, 1867. JOHN BROODEN. ! a full consideration of the course of trade during to be relieved of their lithilitia are not at present advau- 1 LATEST INTELLIGENCE. r THE BOMBAY MAILS. the pest six months. Suppose that a year ag o an y tatted by it. It was admitted by the Vice-Chancell o r I -o- . .---....----. GINAL GOLD CHAIN MANUFACTORY, I one had foreseen the crisis, he would have that if the question had merely been between Messrs. j (acs ' s EXPRESS.) 1 O RI I6, HEN RI ETTA-STREET, COVENT-GARDEN. ' predicted, and apparently with reason, an entire Oakes and Peeke un the one hand, and the company The Madrid Gccette publishes the following noti on SPAIN. SOUTHAMPTON, PEE. 1L the other, th o s e ge ntlemen must h ave obtained the ' The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamship JOHN BROODEN'S 18-carat GOLD CHAINS. I leas of profit fur some time to come. The case, relief they sought. There are, however, the creditors to fication, dated Feb. 6, signed Joachim de Louza, Nyanza, Captain Weeks, with the heavy portiou of the however, stands differently. Annexed are the whom the shareholders have been held out as liable, chief of the staff : above mails, has arrived. She brings 48 passengers, specie JOHN BROODEN'S GOLD GUARD CHAINS. y dividends that han ear , compared th b f e h en paid for e same . the od f )las t half- and creditors Si r R.. Ma l ve c ins li wa t s ta d opi i iiiol m tha w t it t h he th doc k triz ied tha ge t In ci"loon7equence war .of the . yroseentio . n co h i e l fore t h e sfui u ordina d Ty oranges. ..45,240/., and a general cargo incluing 147 boxe s e JOHN BROG DEN'S GOLD ALBERT CHAINS. - - JOHN BROG DEN'S GOLD BROOCH CHAINS. r „ ieh - London ani IV , stm • 1861. 1866. leer cent. per annum. Per cent. perineum. I c tester . London Joint Stock BENSO'NS WATCHES. London and County 34 20 22 25 32 20 25 28 that to aoul any names upon the list of shareholders were "liable quer D. Lulu, Blanc, and Felipe Fernandez, who have been The Nyanza experienced along the amid of Portugal and removed upon the ground of fraudulent statement,* accused of the crime of the clandestine publication of the across the bay a heavy north-westerly swell, at times the d not be maintained. The dissatisfied shareholders joumalsficlampayo,Retuteciva,and Akeutthescjournalists ship pitching and rolling heavily; up Channel southerl y announcing their intention of carrying their case to a ore condemned-the first two to 20 years' imprison- winds and fine weather. higher court, the Daily Nora forbears further remarks ment in the Presidios with chains, a fine of 400 crowns, and Her Majesty's ships Arethuss, Endyntion, Racer, upon the decision. suspension of all political rights during the period of their Psyche, and Caradoc, and the French frigate Andre i:Zan,' GO, Ludgate hill. 25, Oldliondalrert. Alliance - macque were at Alexandria. • ROWN and POISON'S CORN FLOUR City B tor CHILDREN'S DIET. Consolidated - t o n s were at Malta. To obtain estra profit by the sale other kinds are sometimes Imperial offered instead of BROWN and Pt GAON'S. The following British ships have arrived hem :-Steamer ".ioan brown," "John Poison," Is signed by the makers on In estimating the position of the hanks it is a The Herald believes that the more the shareholders chains. - I each packet. primary point to take into consideration the consider the subject , the more they will be disposed to Genera, from Glasgow ; stammer Gibraltar, from London ; acquiesce in a decision which, though it disappoints the THE SOUTH GERMAN STATES. steamer Stella, from Loudon ; R.V.Y.C. cutter Lavrock, amount of immediately available assets against hopes they hail indulmil, vindicates those great principles The Wurtentbcrg Ga z ette of Feb. 5 contains the fruit& Marseilles ;R.Y. S. schooner Daphne, from Nice ; figh e er4 A SI re,oo. actual liabilities. The proportions on the 31st ~f commembil good 'La which neither indiridu.ds nor following ; schooner Edward Stonard, from Cardiff ; steamer Euxine, December stood, in round numbers, thus : associations can safely disregard. from Southampton ; steamer Lady Flora, from Cardiff ; : The conference between the four States of South Ger- CASH Al4l , CO % EFONECT SECURITIES. No other course, the Tektraph thinks, than that taken schooner Urania, from Canlitt ; schooner Margaret, and TO CORRESPONDENTS , many closed to-day, and the first protocol was signed in London and Westminster Advertisements Intended for '• The [sprees ;' Loudon Evening the evening. The resolutions cannot be published as yet Cairo, Paper, must be at the °Mee. 10, Bouveric•street, by Two Union 2 7 " of equity. Subject to the sole exception of the case where as they have to be ratified by the several governmenta,f rom Liverpool • schooner G - Loudon ; steamer , Gam o'clock on the day of publication. Loudon Joint Stock ll3 o a company, established ostensibly for one object is diverted but we in a position to announce that the delibem- bia " from Cardiff ; bri g antine James Sl°Danl, from Car- London and County WI . 11 by the directors to another, the decision amounts to this, • trona have resulted in a complete understanding with re- tiff; briglintine Twentyman, from Liverpool ; and DRURY LANE. Alliance 40 Pt that even if, after registering himself as a shareholder in mrd to a common military organisation for the four steamer C ' alpe, from Liverpool. 'this Evesnro, JOHN 11l LL Mr. Phelps, Messrs . T. Swim - City Bank 221 If a joint-stock undertaking, a person finds out facts which, & met. The American ship Harry Bluff, from Callao, arrived boo ue, I: l'helni, Linen, it M'lntyre ; Mesdames Yezin. Van denhotl, and Isabel Adams-And NUMBER NII' ; OR, HARLE- Consolidated 29 „ had he known them at the time, would have kept him , at Algesints on the 26th ;on the :oth December she spoke i Cal IN AND THE ONONIE KING OF TO SI E GIANT OUNTLS A Impel ial 22' 9, from, engaging in the enterprise, still, he cannot on that I (REUTERS TELEGRAMS.) in lat. 24.11 S., lon. 20.27, British brig Queen of the Fleet, front Rio, 19 days out, bound to New York, all well ; 28th, account claim to he freed from the responsibilities incurred HAY MARK LT. It is, however, impossible to make an adequateTHE FRENCH ARMY. schooner William Cam, of Goole, in lat. 3.30 S., lon. D. 9 Tam MEOW. A LENNON FOR LIFE. Messrs. Anthem, • • by the comjany. Rogers, Clark. Compton, mac. ;stn . Chippendale, 5100,00 Hill, com parison , oconsidering the diversified mode in PARIS, FED. 11. W., bound to Rio Grande ; and on the 13th January, in Wright, A,.-711E smuous FAMILY. Messrs. Buckstone, Howe, Marra, dm.; Mesdames Chippendale, Moore, Burke, dm. PRINCESS'S. which the various banks make up their accounts. The principal reason is, as we have constantly the Court. An imperial decree issued to-day orders the re- lat. 24.30 N, dun. 40.58 W., British ship Beautiful Star, establishment of the 6thaquadron in the regiments from Foe chow, for London, 99 days out. --.-- the lst. She spoke o ff Cape urged, and experience has proved to be most true, of Carabiniers, Curassiers, D ragoons, and Lancers, The Eddystone strived on TRES RYINIMO, HIS [ANT LEcs. Mews. Asernerit Fenton • OSBORNE, FEB 9 .de Gatt on the 27th ult. the . . brig Wild Wave, from Mid- Mrs. It, White and Miss Wentworth.-And sIIADoW TREE . the fact that loans at call should never be and the formation of a fresh regiment of African POI Arr. Messrs. Vining. Shore. teener, F. Villiers, Forrester, • The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, ac- dleaboro', bound to Alexandria, sixteen days out, all well. ItlcUon, and Cathcart ; Misses Montagu,Edmonds, and Maidgent. reckoned as cash ; and secondly, that a reticence cote *ed by Princess Louise, and her Majesty walked in Chasseurs. The m i n i s t er i a l report preceding the Exchanges are quoted on Loudon, 90 days' date, 491 ; about fluctuating liabilities such as acceptances is LI BEIM. the grounds this morning , accompanied by Princess Louise decree states that these measures are taken in the in- p u i. , sf r. 23 c. to 24c . ; marteillot, sft. 210. ; Madrid, I di .. ; THIS Xvintrto, THE TWO KILTS. Mr. Widdlcomb.-And not merely useless, but often mischievous. Since and Prince Arthur. tertst of the officers whose advancement has been cadiz, par; Seville, par ; Dialogs, 4 die ; premium on ROUGE ET NOIR. Messrs Feebler, Emery, Cowper. Moreland, . there is no possible reason for concealment, why The other members of the Royal Family went out also. retarded by the reduction made in the regimental five-franc pieces, #toi of a dollar per cent. Fitzpatri, k. Dalton, Reynolds, Lomas, Andrews, Price. dc. ; Stn. L. Murray, and Misses ileurate, Grattan, and C. Leileraq. should it be practised ? The Queen bail been pleased to appoint Lieutenant cadres in November, 1865. I STRAND. As regards cash alone, the proportions again Picini, Royal Horse Artillery, to be °dicer in attendance The Muniteur of this morning says :-" A jour- WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) THIS EVENtsio, NEIGHBOURS.-After which will be produced oa , n , r,i a ll o upon Prince Arthur during his royal highness's stay at the • Grand Burlesque, GUY FAWKES.-And A SUIT W." -, ------•'• In forming the estimate, h ow- Royal Milit..,ry . _ __ .. , nal has announced that the government intended TWEED'S. HOLBORN. ever, we are again hampered with the di ffi culty of Academy, Wootwicht. distinguishing cash in hand from cash at call, The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, accompanied F. 10. to submit the budget of the City of Paris to the examination and vote of the Legislative Body. The MoIIDAT, FEB eI:AR V 11, 8 &IL F. I Extreme. I &aa, 18. T. W. i 1t40 7 ,- , 2 - 7 -..., W. I R. 1 1 2 50 THIS Emma, MY TURN NEXT. Mr. Belmore; Stases since in only two instances-the Union and Lon- by Princes', Louise. Foots and Lamoc-And FLYING SCUD. Messrs. Neville, Bei- government in fact, at the suggestion of the Prefect _ __1.... More, Blake, Voltaire, Ai:. ,• Mesdames F. Josephs, C. Saunders. don and County-the various amounts are Prince Arthur and Prince Leopold, Princess Beatrice, Nairn -....t29.313 33 W.S.W. ,4 I B.W. sch tl7 2 Bane Foote, Mildest, Lennox, Raymond, ix. and Prince Henry of Prussia walked in the grounds. of the Seine, has undertaken a careful study of the Aberdare _ 19.50 au , w.N.w.. 4 1 2.2.4 v. 0, cri 2 . I specified. Again, in the former case we are Her Majesty •question, but such a derogation of the legislative and Prince and Princess Christian, Princess Leith 29.64 37, W.S.W. 2 I W.S.W. rit 0.18 1 BRITANNIA. Tam Emirs% THE PRINCESS OF TIIE PEARL ISLAND • unable to judge the real amount of liabilities fromArdroawi '29.72 40: W.N.W. 6 W. mu 0.50 4 Louise, Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, and Princess rules which control the settlement and voting of on . tie aka NI W. I h.h.E. he 0.37 1 OR. THE TAKER KINGDOMS Or PEARL, GOLD, AND . the habit of making no distinction between ordi- Beatrice, att e nd e d Divi n e service a t O s b o rn e thi s morning. th e municipal budgets does not appear to the valentla•• •••neea ani NW 3 I S.W. i/ . :I; 0.32 4 1 SILVER Miss Jacobs. - First - rate PantonalatistassAnd ran caps csar no.ll 42 N.W. N* 7 nary debts and acceptances. Taking the figures The Rev. It. Duckworth officiated. Bat:RN OF TUE WANDERER. government to be required by any interests of uy er !..„ wad 42 W.N.W.. a W. Iro 0.17 4 •as they stand, the percentage of cash against Sir Thomas and the Hon. Lady Biddulph Lad the V9O e.,' IV B.W. II 8.5. W. ne 0.32 6 importance. The news that the government had rf°l74 . ::' ' 'l: w 0 LW. nc 0.18 i . 3t23 44 W.. . . MOH CUM AT LONDON BRIDGE. obligations is as follows. In the canes where the honour of dining with the Queen and the Royal family under consideration the suppression of the octrois Bost ...._ 50.66 45! N.W. 6 B . W. ;fro 'Ole a 1 TT l ! -morning, Oh. 14m Afternoon. ent. lea acceptances are specially stated they are not in- yesterday , 10•540111011-Morning, 7h. Om Afternoon, 7h, Ssin s eluded in the calculation : - is totally devoid of foundation." Lorlent 3O 24 45 W.N.W. 3 8.8. W. otc 0.12 6 Rochefort... 3032 50 , W. 4 R. Ire 0.12 6 Plymouth ... 30 17 44 W.N.W. a W.S.W. cb 042 3 The Princess of Wales, attended by the Marchioness of Weymouth.. 30.1443 W.N.W. 4 S.W. loh 0.33 4 CASH AGAINST PUBLIC LIABILITIES. Carmarthen, took a carriage drive on Saturday. Perioneuth.. 30.08 42, W.N.W. 4 8.8. W. re 0.24 4 LONDON, MO_VDAY, FEBRUARY 11. London and Westminster - a Union Vermouth... 26.8542 W.N.W. 8 W.N.W. re 0.2 E 2 of Cambridge at Gl oucester - h ouse in the evening. Scarborough. 29.74 SS W. 2 SAW. eb 0.111 2 Jr general business be contracted, the j o i n t- London Joint Stock London and County Jr general business be contracted, the joint stock banks do not apparently suffer. The re ports for the past half-year show that the profits have again been large, chiefly from their almost ab solute immunity from bad debts. It takes many discounts and commissions to balance a single loss of 1,0001. or 2,0001. The experience of the year 1866 has in this respect been unique. Never has there been greater or more continuous financial pressure, and yet absolute loss has been at least below the average. It has become customary to charge against the improvident administration of the joint-stock banks all the evils of the late crisis, upon what evidence it is impossible to discover. It would be in vain to seek among the share holders of the Joint Stock Discount Company or • OVEREND, GURNEY, and Company, or half-a-dozen other bankrupt concerns, the names of any of the London banks. The managers of these institu tions were far too well aware, as men of business, of tho incongruity and risk of a bank embarking in this kind of speculation. In one respect they have doubtless erred. To a certain extent they may be charged with indirectly supporting a vi cious system of trading by leaving large sums at call with OVEREND, GURNEY, and Co. Still it is only fair to admit that the real position of that concern and the transactions undertaken were alike unknown and unsuspected by them and the go. neral public. The fault lies in the practice of banks leaving money at call with any house whatever, and reckoning the same as equivalent to so much cash in their till. The risk of such a proceeding has been pointed out more than once ; and the failure of OVERENIO, GURNEY, and Co. has proved a sharp and salutary, though it is to be feared not sufficiently appreciated lesson. Both the joint- Etock Alia Militia bank •;;;„;.. - 0 1 be, dissuaded fyom • - depositing an appreciable amount of their cash balances at call for the sake of a comparatively trifling additional profit, although it is certain that in times of difficulty these sums, which would then only be wanted, could not be readily made available. In analysing the accounts of the banks, it is to be regretted that several of the number omit to distinguish between their ordinary banking debts and their liabilities on acceptances. The latter item is necessarily fluctuating, and really indi cates nothing with regard to the actual position of any particular bank. In our larger institutions it may amount to not merely one, but two or three millions. Reticence of this sort is undoubtedly bad policy, and can serve no possible good. Taking the last reports wo find that the liabilities of the joint-stock banks are as follows, distinguish ing where possible between ordinary debts and acceptances : CASH AGA/248T PUBLIC LIABILITIES. London and Westminster Union London Joint Stock London and County Alliance City Consolidated Imperial The Prince unit Princess of Wales dined with the Duke of Cambridge at Gloucester-house in the evening. The Prince and Princess of Wales, with the Marchioness of Carmarthen and Major Teesdale in Waiting, attended Divine service at the Chapel Royal, St. James's, yesterday morning. (FIIO3I OUR OWN COMILIPONDINT.) RESIARIER. The Communion service was rend by the Rev. Thos. Delmore and Rev. Dr. Vaughan. Anthem—" Thou, 0 God, art praised." Green. Sung by Messrs. R. Denby and Benson. Mr. Goss presided at the organ. The aennon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Vaughan, from St. Matthew, c. 13, part of 3Sth verse. The Prince of Teck and the Princess Mary Princess of Teck attended the service. PARIS, SUNDAT Ennio. The Postmaster General's circular directing the seizure of all letters suspected of being the Count de Chambord's circular continues to be commented on by the press, whose criticisms leave not the ad ministration a legal leg to stand upon. It is abundantly proved that the judgment of the Court of Caseation in 1853, laying down the law that the Prefect of Police was entitled to exercise the func tions of a judge of instruction in regard to the opening of letters, a judgment which was thought by the best lawyers of the day to have strained the law horribly, does not go far enough to justify the present outrage on the inviolability of letters which the public expects here as much as in England. If a prosecution were pending against any specified person or persons for any crime or misdemeanour, then the law of the Court of Caseation might justify the Prefect of Police in seizing " personally"—that is the legal term used —such letters as he might, on credible information, believe to contain evidence against the accused parties. But what has been now done is far more than this. Everyone of the 5,000 postmasters or postmistresses in France was authorised and en joined by the circular to divert from their destina tion and send to Paris all letters which they might suspect to oome from the Count de Chambord. The more this monstrous abuse of administrative authority is examined the more intense public indignation on the subject becomes. The loss, the anxiety, the misery, which may have been occasioned by letters containing enclosures being detained several days for °semi- Paria; !td, 1)=1 - lance, the Chambord's circular might have been in one of them, is incalculable. It would be better to decree that in suspicious times the Post-office would only carry letters sent open, like the envelopes of cartes de visite, than to detain multitudes of letters on the chance of some of them being political. There will, I have not the least doubt, be " interpella tions" on this subject on an early day after the opening of the stallion. The Opinion Nationale, to show that surveillance and espitnuege are making prognsis in France, and require to be exposed and resisted, publishes "cards" from managers of "private inquiry offices," who were formerly in the employ of the police, and now offer their services to anyone willing to pay them. M. Ponsard's Go/i!co will certainly be brought out at the Thatre Francais before the end of the month. M. Geffroy is cast for the part of Galileo, and Galileo's wife and daughter will be represented by Mesdames Guyon and Favart. on our coasts yesterdayTii;Tri;i: were strong and squally this morning they are chiefly westerly, moderate to fresh. Baro meters are much lower lu the north of Scotland than in the south of England, and are unsteady. Temperatures generally have declined. Rain has been very general on our coasts, and hall and sleet hate fallen In a few places. In closing a review of the proceedings of the joint-stock banks for the past half-year it is desirable to urge that a greater uniformity should be adopted in preparing their accounts. The question is simple enough, might be arranged without difficulty, and would not necessitate any direct legislative interference. The whole matter is simply one of account, and could readily be arranged by the managers of the different banks after a few minutes' consultation. SIR JAMES EMERSON TENWRNT.—A private letter from London, received yestenlay, repeats the rumour that the late secretary of the Board of Trade may not improbably he again seen in parliament as member for Belfast, by arrangement. It is also stated that it is in con templation, in the project d readjustment of the Board of Trade, to have a representative of that important depart ment in parliament as a member of the government.— Norf herit WAig. 1865. 1866. *London and Westminster £19,224,571 . . £22,672,558 tUnion Bank 17,791,263 ... 19,267,467 tLondon Joint Stock 18,215,358 ... 15,306,237 * London and County 11,842,748 ... 12,067,000 'Alliance teity Bank 4,8541,720 ... 3,926,622 *Consolidated 3,037,435 ... 2,906,560 limp:nal 1,543,281 ... 1,247,864 £78,3N,853 ‘114,665,799 • Less acceptances. t Including acceptances. The greatest increase shown is in the London and Westminster—nearly three and a half mil lions sterling. The Union comes next, figuring for about a million and a half, but as we do not know how much of this is represented by accept ances, it is impossible to draw a positive conclu sion. The falling off in the London Joint Stozk Bank is, perhaps, attributable to the same cause. The London and County shows a moderate aug mentation ; the Alliance a decrease. The change in the City Bank it is impossible to estimate, from the reasons already mentioned. A similar remark applies to the Imperial. The Consolidated shows a small decline. It is extraordinary, however, that, considering this establishment stopped pay ment last May, but subsequently resumed busi ness, the decrease has not been very much larger. As, however, it appeared even in the exceptional difficulties of the time, that the step of closing the bank was premature, it is satisfactory to see that it has suffered so little detriment. OUR CONTEMPORARIES. (THIS DAY.) A Cabinet Council was hold on Saturday at the official residence of the First Lord of the Trea sury, in Downing-street. The ministers pro sent were the Earl of Derby, the Lord Chan cellor, the Duke of Buckingham, the Earl of Malmesbury, the Right Hon. Spencer H. Wal pole, Lord Stanley, the Earl of Carnarvon, Gene ral Peel, Viscount Cranborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Pakington, Sir S. North cote, Lord John Manners, the Right Hon. Ga thorne Hardy, and Lord Naas. Captain Rivett, of the Royal West India Steam Mail Packet Company, and Dr. Wiblin had an interview with the Lord President of the Council at the Privy Council office, Whitehall, on Saturday. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat on Saturday. The Lords present were Sir E. V. Williams, Sir R. Kinder'sley, Sir J. Colt ile, and Sir Laurence Peel. Despatches were received on Saturday at the Colonial office from the Governors of the Cape of Good Hope and St. Helena. Despatches were sent to the Governors of the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, St. Helena, Canada, and the Bahamas. Capt. the Duke of Edinburgh arrived on Friday evening nt Devonporty and on Saturday morning went on band hi, frigate, the Galatea. •••-• .-nAnCroMents ;or the accommoda tion of nines Arthur on his admission to the Royal Mili tary Academy at Woolwich are now complete. His royal highness, having passed the usual examination before the Council of Military Education at Chelsea, will commence his studies in the capacity of cadet to-morrow, at 9 o'clock. For the present half-year the number of cadets, including the prince, is ltti. The prince, who will be attended by Major Elphinstonc, his governor, and Lieut. A. F. Pickard. V.C., will continue his residence at the ranger's house in Greenwich-park, leaving the Academy daily at 7 in the evening, so that the only meal lie will attend in the Academy will be the luncheon at 2 o'clock in the dining hall, in common with the remainder of the cadets. The 28th of May, which is the 2ith anniversary of the marriage of the King and Queen of Denmark, is, as the " silver wedding" of their Majesties, to be made the occasion of a general gathering at Copenhagen of all the members of the royal family, when it is expected that the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Csarewitch and his bride, and the King of Greece will all meet. In one respect the shareholders of the joint stock banks have but little to complain of. The dividends lately declared have been so good as to warrant the continuance of the public confidence in these institutions. Of the eight banks that have been enumerated, five, if not six, have paid uncommonly high returns for the capital employed. The value of this result may be appreciated by His Excellency the Prussian Ambassador and the Countess Bernstorff had a dinner on Friday evening at the Prussian Embassy on Carlton-house terrace. There were present—His Excellency the French Ambassador, his Excellency the Italian Minister, the Marquis Italia, the Countess Wittgenstein and the Countesses Elisabeth and Eleanor Wittgenstein, Count Panmgarten, M. von Dobe nach, and Lord Houghton. The Speaker has appointed Mr. Whitbread, 31.1'., Mr. Clay, M.P., Hon. F. Gower, M.P., Sir F. W. ileygate, Bart., M.P., Mr. Cr. &later-Booth, M.P., and Sir W. Stirling Maxwell to be members of the general committee of elections for the present session. The government resolution regarding the suf frage will, it is said, be interpreted to mean as 201. occupa tion franchise in counties, and the municipal franchise in towns coupled with the right of permanent lodgers paying 101. a year to vote—these concessions to be counter balanced by the application of the principle of plurality of votes in proportion to property on which the election of guardians takes place under the Poor-law. It is rumoured that Mr. Lowe means to object, on constitutional grounds, to the method of procedure by way of resolution, and that his Addlamite friends will support him in this view. The Dudley Gallery collection is being properly appreciated by the public, purchases to the amount of nearly 3,000/. having already been made. Mr. Dion Boucicault is at present in Paris, making arrangements for the production of two new plays which he has been commiseioued to write by French managers. .The new street now making between the Theatre Fr:weals and the New Opera► is to be called the Boulevard Jeanne-d'Arc, and it has been decided that a statue of the Maidof Orleans shall be erected in the open space before the Thdatre Francais in commemoration of her having been wounded while fighting against the English at the old Porte St. Hononi near that spot in 1429. It will be curious to see public statues erected simultaneously to Vol taire and the Puoelle, whom he did his utmost to reduce from the rank of a heroine and a saint. THE LEGAL STATUS OF TRADES UNIONS.—At the Hull Police-court on Monday Mr. F. Summen, soli citor, applied to Mr. Travis, the stipendiary magistr ate, to institute legal prooeedings against a member of the Hull Carpenters and Joiners' Friendly Aseuciation. Mr. Sum mers stated that a trustee of that society haul appro priated part of the funds of the association to his own use —namely, two sums of 111, each and one of W. With re spect to the smallest amount he might state that Of. was paid to the defaulter on account of the society that he might deposit it in the hank. Subsequently it was found that he had only deposited It. out of the fit., and no portion of the first-mentioned two sums of 151. had been paid into the bank. A copy of the society's rules was handed to the magistrate, and after he haul perused them he stated that he was of opinion the provisions of the Friendly Societies Act would not apply to the Hull Carpenters and Joiners' Association, because it seemed to him to have been formed for the purpose of supporting the members when on strike, in ad- dition to carrying out the intentions of a benevolent society. Therefore, in consequence of that, and in view of the recent decision regarding trades unions, he did not feel justified in interfering in the matter. Mr. Summers, in furtherance of his apphcation, urged that there was only one rule of the society which might be said to have any reference to strikes, and that was the rule which stated that if any person held office in that society and was compelled on that account to leave his employment, he should, during such suspension from work, receive a stipulated sum per week. Mr. Travis again looked at the rules, when he said there were three or four which had a re.erenee to strikes, and therefore he should not grant the application. THE DUNDEE WHALING FLEET.—Great activity now prevails at the Dundee docks, consequent on the pre parations attending the fitting out of the large fleet of steam whalers belonging to the port. Within the last year or two all the old bulks that were, previous to the intro duction of the auxiliary screw, considered good enough for the prosecution of this dangerous enterprise, have either been loot amongst the ice or broken up in harbour, and their places have been taken by a splendid fleet of steam vessels, admirably equipped and fitted for the whale and seal fishing. The Dundee whaling fleet now numbers twelve first-class steaniships, all new or comparatively so • the Esquinraux, the Wildfire, the l ' olynia , the Narwhal; the Canmerdown the Victor, the Enk, the Alexander, the Tay, the In trepid, the Itavenscraig, and the Arctic. The Arctic—the latest addition to the fleet—was launched on Thursday from the building yard of Messrs. Alex. Stephen and Sons, the eminent Tay and Clyde ship builders. This veasel may he taken as a wimple of the whole. She is 652 tons builders' measure ment, and is propelled by engines of 75-horse power. Some idea of the importance of the Arctic trade to Dundee may be judged from the fact that the capital invested re resents a total of 180,0001., and that up wards of 800 men are annually employed on board the shire. Their pay depends upon the number of fish caught, and this arrangement acts as an incentive to the men to prosecute the fishing with the greatest vigour. Nearly the whole of this large fleet have at the end of this month for the seal fishing at Labrador, and if unsueesseful there they return to Scotland to re-coal, and then leave for the whale fishing ground at DAVIS' Strait'. For the last two or three weeks there has been seine talk amongst the whaling crews as to the possibility of rescuing the Hall whaler Diana, which was ca ht in the ice at the close of last season, and has been frozen in all winter. She had about fifty-eight souls on board, and it is feared that very few of them will return to this country. The reward offered for their rescue is quite inadequate to the risk run in seek ing for them, to say nothing of the loss, for in the eyes of experienced whaling captains every whale captured is con sidered equivalent to the handsome sum of LOOM Should ' anything be beard of the missing ship, the Dundee whalers will be the find to bring house the intelligence. The Russian Poet-office has announced that a biweekly mail has been established, through Siberia, trout Petersburg to Pekin. The time of transport will be five weeks. A course of lectures. by Professor Agassiz is announced for delivery in this city before the New York Association for the Advancement of Science, in the pre sent month. The course will consist of five lectures de scriptive of the professor's recent explorations in the valley of the Amazon, including a full account of the physical geography and natural history of that interesting portion of South America.—Few York Trilnate. Mr. Webster will play the principal character in Mr. Watts Phillips's drama Lost in London. The funeral of Mr. Dargan, which is to bo a public one, takes place to-day. A Dublin journal suggests that some suitable national provision, in recognition of the public services of her husband. should be made for Mrs. Dargan. The only inference from this recommenda tion is that Mr. Dargan's liabilities will sweep away the property he has left. THE YACHT HENRIETTA. —CONDENSED CORER RPONDENCE.—Ii was necessary, we suppose, to telegraph the whole of the letters, in order to add to the feint of Mr. Bennett. Otherwise, we might have suggested a conden sation, which would have been much cheaper, at the pre sent cable rates. For instance :—" Mr. Bennett to Prince Alfred. Off Cowes, Dec. 31, 1866. Your Royal Highness, —l'm going to give you my yacht. My regards to your mother and the royal family.—Yours, J. G. lieeNtrr, JR." " Prince Alfred to Mr. Bennett. Dear liir,—l must de cline with thanks. This establishment does not advertise in the New York Herald.—AL.rezn."—Boeton .ddrertiser. James and Alfred were two good boys, who had little ships, and James's ship sailed over the pond. Alfred wan so glad that be asked James to dinner, and they had gingerbread. So James offered to give Alfred his little ship as a proof that all James's countrymen were so glad Alfred had given him such a nice dinner. But Alfred wouldn't take the little ship because it was too good for him, and so both boys were glad, and hoped their families would never quarrel. For further particulars see cable despatches.—Sem York Tribune. The prospects of the great annual agricultural gathering in Ireland—the cattle show of the Royal Agri. cultural Society —are understood to be of a promising character. The show, postponed last year on account of the rinderpest, will be held in Dublin, and is expected to be more extensive than any similar exhibition yet held under the auspices of the society. GENERAL SHEEHAN AND THE INMAN QUEsTioN. —General Sherman's letters to General Grant's chief of staff have been published by the United States govern ment, giving Sherman's views on affairs in the far West. Ou the Indian troubles on the plains he writes :—" Ever since the California emigration this rued has been travelled as common as the old national rued, and the Indians kept clear of it ; since then all the Sioux have been driven west from Minnesota and the Missouri river, and the mountain region of Montana,Colorado,and Utah is beingsettled up with gold miners and rancheros. so that thepoor Indian rinds him self hemmed in. The Indian agents over on the Missouri tell him to come over here for hunting, and from here he is turned to some other quarter ; and so the poor devil naturally wriggles against his doom. The settlements of Montana and Colorado seem now to be too strong for the Indians, who turn on our roads when the trains string out and men scatter and straggle from the trains- Everybody, by travelling days and weeks without seeing an Indian, think+ it all humbug, and rides off a way and finds himself surrounded and gene. . . . The great difficulty is that the Indians though classed u Sioux, Cheyennes, Arrapahoes. &c., are not suing in bands, but the older Indians generally profess friendship and an inability to restrain their young braves, who go off on their own hook and commit these acts of murder and horse-steeling. They will sign any treaty for the sake of the annuities,but care no more for their part of the contract than if it were waste paper. There is a universal feeling of mistrust on both soles, and this will sooner or later result in a general outbreak. The whites who are looking for gold kill Indians just as they would kill beasts, and they also pay no regard for treaties ; so that I see no good resulting from these treaties so long as the Indians therwelves do not r,rofesa to be bound by them further than they are to their individual interest. We must go on as now, until by law all the Indians are put in our control—a timing that must be dons sooner or later." LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) 00IIRT OF COMMON PLIAS. Sittings at Nisi Prius in Middle.es.—(Before Lord Chief Justice &nil] and a Special Jury.) RAMP V. 11061101.0 N. . . . The hearing of this case resumed this morning. Mr. E. lames, Mr. Field, Mr. and Mr. Matthews award for the plaintiff ; Mr. cl. r id ge , Q.C., Mr. Galan', Q.C.. and R. Junes f,.i tll, de. fendarit ; and Mr. Archibald watched the ease ut.hh.df of the trustees of the testator's will Mr. James Bolt said that he was a fanner at Eici r ,, n and he was steward to Mr. Francis Hemp, the father of John Ifitnip, for 27 years. In 1K39 witness msrri,.l Sarah Robinson, the mother of Mr. John Hanip, ani fendaut. Consequent upon the marriage he Inuit very intimate terms with both the 501111 of hi. wife. 1k frequently conversed with Mr. John Hemp about fairily matters and about the estate, but he never Le.trol of the existence of the plaintiff until about ten day. aft. r M r . John }keeps funeral. Immediately after Mr. .I,A u Hanip's death the defendant asserted his right t., estate by interfering to stop the felling of tindar Lich was then going on. Mr. John Hemp Robinson, the defendant, add ,vat to the funeral of Mr. John liamp and to the gatherbig of the friends at the church on the 3rd of April. He rem beard of the existence of the plaintiff until after h left the church on the 3rd of April. A man named .1 Lew, a mason, told him first of the plaintiff. Witte,. aor his brother, Mr. John Hamp, several times during iii, illness. To the Lord Chief Justice—Hr. John Hump r.. not extravagant et home. He got rid of his momiy quickly, witness believed principally by means of Lora -meting. Witness did not think that he betted, but he kept race-horses. _ Cross-examined—Be remembered Mrs. Ramp a n d the plaintiff being turned out of Bactomvilln, witness Afterwards entered. There might be :ec persons present. He believed that the funtitere. linen, And plate were thrown out of th e s i n , (lowa, but he did not know whether the plaintiff mu, wrapped up in au old rug. Witness and the Rev. K r , Psobmt were in NM convicted in what was called Th e Brighton card cheating case." It wax the case in Mach Johnny Broome, the pugilist, was concerned. Neu, witness nor the Rev. Mr. rrobert were ever called up for judgment. Broome used to visit wittiest' at Batton, het witness could not say that he was a friend of his. (The case was proceeding when our report left] COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN RE W. P. HOMES.—SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT. The bankrupt was a boot and shoe manufacturer, of Leman-street, Whitechapel, and elsewhere. The debts are 13,0171. ; assets of trilling amount. Th e b an k rupt applied for his order of discharge a few days ago, els n he was strenuously opposed by Mr. It. Griffiths, for the luig. urea, on the ground of contracting debts when in a state of insolvency. His Honour now gave judgment. He said this case dis closed features of wickedness and depravity which could not be pared over without punishment. Though the bankrupt was but a young man and entitled to some allow. awe on that account, there were circumstances of fraud in the case of which the mutt was bound to take ;Mitt. During his abort trading of two yearn, he had contrived to in. eurdebts of 13,000/., and only 148/. stood to the credit of the estate. By the aid of a money lender the bankrupt had contrived to raise 5,0001. on what were in reality accom modation bills, and that to support a failing trade. He had also been driven to sell good* under cost price, and a special complaint was made with reprd to a wed of goods which he purchased for 475/., and sold shortly afterwards at a loss of 100/. It was fortunate for the bankrupt that he had not been proceeded against in a criminal court ; his conduct was on gross he could badly have escaped punishment. It had been argued that the bankrupt had a reasonable expectation of being able to pay the debts in respect of which be was opposed, inas much as at that time he had money enough in hi s pocket for the purpose; but that was entirely without reference to the other claims upon him. In the true meaning of the phrase he could have hail no reasonable expectation of being able to pay his debts ; and having lepnl to the circumstances of fraud under which they had been contracted, the court would put in force the latter pin of the 119th section, and sentence him to six months' in, primonment in Whitecrosa-street Prison—the warrant not to issue for 21 days, to enable the bankrupt to appeal, if so advised. the Mr. Bagley, Mr. Reed, and Mr. R. Griffitlui appeared in ease. IN RE DAVID KNOX NAIR. The bankrupt was a merhant of Lime-street, also having a how* at Calcutta, in partnership with ono Douglas. The liabilities amount to not less than 109,43 W., of which 26,546 f. is due to unsecured creditors. Assets, :CUL, besides as anticipated surplus of 13,0001., fr.mi the Cal cutta estate ; property held a4ecurity, 63,40 W. This iris the sitting for examination and discharge. Mr. Lawrance, for the misignees,coneented to at. meet to give the bankrupt time to answer the niaibitions which had been made by the assignees. Mr. Manus appeared for the bankrupt. An adjournment was ordered. THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSITIONS OH REFORM. Surveying the ground which must be covered by Mr. Disraeli's resolutions, if they are to deal fairly with the question of reform, the Times assumes that the reso lutions cannot well be less in number than those which in 1858 sketched out the India Bill, and that after such ex planation of their meaning as may be found necessary, further discussion will probably be postponed fora limited period. Prominent among the resolutions must be one affirming the propriety of conferring the franchise on certain classes which do not possess the franchise now. Anything short of a considerable vertical extension will be unavailing. The plausible suggestion that different franchises should be established in towns of different populations is equally condemned by the Times with the proposal to coritcr additional votes on electors with double qualifications, or on electors residing in houses of larger rentals, and the Time. would regret to find that the govern ment had embarrassed themselves by giving their sanction to either of these proposals. The suggestion that each voter shall he !tt, Uiserikttee the number of votes be has to give among two or more candidates or to confer them cumulatively on any candidate, is on the other hand free from any taint of privilege. In the distribution of seats there are Onions reasons for adhering to Mr. Disraeli's principle that no borough shall be altogether disfranchised, and if the government recom mend the plan of grouping represented boroughs into dis tricts they ought to be supported by the influence of the late ministry. The enfranchisement of all towns of ade quate population must be the subject of a special resolu tion. A re-settlement of the boundaries of existing boroughs ! A also confessedly very desirable, and if a resolution be submitted referring to the re-settlement to the Endo ' sure Commissioners, it will probably receive little opposi tion. Mr. Disraeli is never so happy, the Daily Nees says, as when he is justifying the epithet which is bestowed upon him of " the political mystery man." He stated on Friday that to describe the course which he intended to adopt would give rise to injurious misconceptions ; but if the government procedure requires two or three hours of elaborate explanation to guard against misapprehension, the public cannot be blamed if it suspects some snare. If the ministers adopt the characteristic of weak persons, and draw up resolutions when they ought to be acting, it will be for Mr. Disraeli to-night to show that this plan is adopted with an honest purpose. To bring in resolutions in order afterwards to bring in a bill, is to do at two stages what, from anything that yet appears, might just as well be done in one. It doubles the possibilities of mystification and illusion. If the resolutions are specific and detailed they will simply introduce delay where promptitude is essential, and if they only assert abstract principles framed on the pretext of declining the British constitution they would deserve suiontary rejection. If they are to be pro. posed merely as the shapeless material which the house may fashion into any form that may suit it, there is no reason to think that suck proceeding would give ns a antis. factory bill. A government which proposes nothing and will accept anything is a government only in name ; and ought not to remain even that. The Standard apologkes to its readers for its ignorance of the government plans. "As we are prevented," it states, "from saying what the proposals of the government will be, we are precluded also from recommending them to the support of the country for the merits which they undoubtedly possess." Report has it, says the Star, that one of the ingenious contrivances for which the government will endeavour to find a basis by the panning of resolutions on the subject of reform will be a clarification of boroughs on a new principle, and with a sort of sliding-scale of suffrage qualification. For example, it is said that in the large boroughs, where liberal members are always returned, and toryiam has no chance, household suffrage will be offered, with smile long residential qualification, but that in the smaller and more doubtful constituencies a different qualification will be adopted, so as to keep them fully open to the operation of tory influences. A new adjustment of borough boundaries is also supposed to be a part of the scheme. THE JUDGNECT IN THE OVEREND AND OULHET CARL The Daily Neves fears that the part of the Vice•Chan oellor's judgment by which it was declared that, however well meant was the conduct of the director, of °reread, Gurney, and Co., it must be considered by the court as fraud, is irrevenible ; though the shareholders who seek POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) BOW-STItEET. cluace Or RECEIVING AGAINST A TN y,rqmAx. George Aside, a corn-dealer in Endelbstreet, was brought up in custody of Sergeant Ackrill and Constable Dowdell, of the F division, on the charge of receiving limn George Ham, a carman, two quarters of oats, which had been stolen from his master, Mr. Bowyer, cent merchant, of Latta' Wharf, Lambeth. He was defended by Mr. L Lewis. In July last some suspicion having ariwn that Mun was in the habit of selling corn from his master's carts in the course of his Ourneye, Police-constable Airier, 129 I was instr to watch him. On the 12th of that month, Ham was sent with a kali of oats to be delivered in Bedford-row. Asker followed him, and saw hint step at 15, Endellstreet, and deliver four wicks of oats at de. fondant's shop. He poured the oats from one of t:se sacks into the bin, and from the three others into defeielatit's sacks, which the latter held open for him. Asker then asked Austin if he was in the habit of buying cent front Mr. Bowyer, and he said, " Yes, often." Aekertouk Haut to the station-house. After this Dowdell went to the housa and took away the oats. Itetuminglaterintlieday.lbackll watched the house, and saw three trusses of straw leh rend by a carman in the employ of a hay and straw iterchant, whose wharf adjoins Mr. Bowyer's. The in hatter has Iscn keeping out of the way ever once. Ham was co rod for tri al , found guilty at the sessions, and senteneed by Mr. Serjeant Dowling to 12 mouths' ituprisoinueut, but afterwards the scutenco was withheld. and he ass liberated on his own reeoguissinees to appear whet' u.tilol upon—this step being taken to give hint at, opportunity of assisting the police in the search for Austin. The busi ness of the latter had in the meanwhile been carried oa by his wife, with whom he is believed to have been in constant communication except for a portion of the time, when it is said be was laid up Juan hospital with the sae:ablest. The carman who was detected in the act of selling three tit-we of his master's straw, was sentenced at this court le three months' imprisonment. Ou Saturday night Lowrie!l were on the watch in Endelbstect, ales they saw the prisoner approaching his own house. They ..t.c hint and took him into custody. On the ch.,r,o. Is M.: stated to him, he said he thought that manor over by this time. He certainly bought tin oat., but did not know they were stolen. lie was remanded for further examinatiett. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THROWING pEritn. Clenriotte Derereux, a dirty looking Fnite..w , doin. charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt, with assaulting Mr. Larkin, coffee-house keeper, 2r. Great Mr. Larkin said—About 7 o'clock this morello.; Pu• t ar goner came into my shop and asked me to a cup of coffee. I did not do so, and gave it to her. After she 1.. el s..t '''it for nearly an hour, and as it was shout the ti r tsY regular customers came in I asked the prkoner to leave. She, however, took no notice of what I said. ant afterwards I went and again asked her to go. an•l Is twe"n the two occasions of my asking her to emptied a pepver-box into a piece of paper, 1 -he ....Allot the paper and its contents into my f,sce, C... gwng int.. iiy eyes, and causing me great pain. The prisoner—lt was muff. Mr. Larkin—lt was not. Mr. Tyrwhitt—You gave her the coffee .. • . Mr. Letitia—Yea ; suing her poor email.: Mr. Tyrivhitt, to the prisoner—You 3.1.• .4 111.8./ la,• grateful cruel person. The complainant coffee, and then in return for hi. kindnvo, H 1..- you to leave, you threw pepper in his eyes. I you for 14 days. Trig CAMBRIDGE UNIVERKITY UNI•••: t.norit.TV. The subject debated at the Union Sot. iety Taer.lar night was, "That in the opinion of this a•' n' of the Irish established church .ai it• p n erat , footing is an injustice to the population 0111.3: e..autri• The subject was proposed by Mr. H. L. Atek-enn. College. The undermentioned addressed r on the subject —ln the of :—Mr. Andert. I. Fitz. maurice, Trinity ; Mr. S. Wilkins. Me." ' St. Me.' St. Catgarintis; F. T. Payne, Trinity Hall : IN. run Downing. In tbe negative :—Mr. Venlon. Jonn's Mr. J. Gedge, Caius ; Mr. W. A. Lindsay, Trinity Mr. W. 11. Browne, St. John's • and Mr. J. W. Tipping. rrinitY• Ihl • division there app ;eared :—For the motion. :0; : must. 50. The motion was therefore carried.— c..;5r.r.,/:ri Ir drpendroat. FOOTBALL.—WANDIREITA V. HIM R I I" .L.-- A match was played at Harrow on the wilt.... loolintl. .0 Saturday last, between the Wanderers and II .rrow s c hool. which resulted in a tie, no base having Len uhtilined Iq either aide. L Th rot, i ca It dr..l Cheer gltl llo . ijoll - Thi I, , en ' t• !ioui the I from In:las nalis Wore more hal from I Mr. T Sion of wards stmt Amc the pr dearer The amid media UFO At slating Merril gentle to the rhlre, The words Mr. of con restore rel" , ge reznarl added he wo, Ur. for th, that t reforn Mr. num which Gret cotta, had 1. br. in al with leave day+. on in; L.