The Express. — London, England, 1862-01-01 00:00:00

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MON W 11174 AT . 110StiON_ WOOL rum Ciiiiiiiiii IC tiii..7. - Aiii;;;;;27 ex nes. To-saaaow—lismiss as. ft.-- ationtom. as Ise. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 1. WE have rarely entered on a New Year under circumstances more grave and critical than those which mark the opening of 1862, and, without assuming the dangerous functions of the political prophet, we may safely predict that the year which begins to-day will be a moat eventful one, not only in our own history, but in that of the world at Large. The appliances of modern science, the stimulus of commercial enterprise, and the rapid diffusion of sound economical principles have brought all civilized countries so near together, and connected them by so many bonds of mutual in• terest and friendly intercourse, that it is impos sible for one to suffer without directly or indirectly affecting the rest. But at the present moment not one State alone, but •lmsot every civilised country both in the Old World and the New, is the scene of excitement, commotion, and threat ened or actual disturbance. Hitherto we bay* held on our quiet and pacific course unaffected or nearly so by the convulsions and rumours of convulsions that have raged around us. But as the disturbing wave extends we cannot expect altogether to escape its influence. We must take our share in the world's trials, and act our part in the great conflict of interests and principles which has already begun, and will almost inevitably deepen and expand as the year advances. Nor is the direction in which our national character and conduct will be mainly tried at all doubtful. The civil ooadict on the other aide of the Atlantic directly affects our material interests, appeals to our moral sympathies, and will in various ways thoroughly test our character and principles as a nation. The partial concealment or obscurity of its deeper causes, and the apparent sionfusion of motives and aims involved in this great struggle, while it affords ample scope for interested and passionate misrepresentation, ?mikes it at the same time all the more searching and efficient in this relation—as • test of our national sympathies and character. And one of the first duties which falls on every citizen, as well as on the nation at large, et the present crisis, is to understand the true bearings of this struggle, judge it according to its larger Mina, ►nd discharge with resolute fidelity the duties it imposes. It has already very seriously affected our in terests in stopping the supply of the manufactur ing staple on which millions of our industrial popu lation depend for employment. And this is undoubtedly • severe trial of the patience and fortitude both of the masters and workmen who directly suffer, as well as of the various trading and mercantile interests throughout the country which are indirectly affected by the same cause. But this lees and suffering has hitherto bees borne in an admirable spirit ; almost, indeed, without • murmur. The nation has maintained an attitude of perfect neutrality, and scrupulously respected the claims of international justice. No doubt the pressure will in a few weeks be still more severe, and should the present difficulty with America be amicably settled, as we believe and expect it soon will be, the voice of the tempter will probably be heard. Sinister suggestions will be made to the effect that we have borne enough, and may now venture to help ourselves to the com modity we so urgently require. It need scarcely be said that to listen for • moment to any such treacherous eitinsel would be to forfeit our national self-respect, and sink at once from the high position we have held amongst the nations of the world. We have no fear, however, that the nation will ever tolerate any invitation, however covert, to such a flagrant violation of all the esta blished principles of public law and international justice. The attempt to pervert the national sym pathies may perhaps for • time be more successfuL We venture to assert that on the true pounds and real merits of the American struggle the sympathies of every honest, human*, and liberal-minded Englishmen are heartily with the North. But the real grounds and issue of the conflict have been so kept out of eight, so studiously misrepre sented and obscured on either side of the Atlantic, that the deeper feeling of the country on the matter has never yet been directly appealed to or generally elicited. Everybody who has really studied the question knows perfectly well that 'Slavery is at the bottom of the whole struggle. But the origival policy of the Republican party, and therefore of the present Federal Government, on this question was too remote from popular ap preheuaiou to command general sympathy in this country. That policy aimed at extinguishing slavery gradually and indirectly by confining it within a given area; but in this country the ac cursed institution is so abhorred, that any policy short of total and immediate abolition was at once construed into • guilty tolerance of the evil. The Slav* States and their abettors on this side of the water saw their advantage in this c.,nfu•ed state of popular feeling, and turned it to account. While et home the chiefs of the Southern Confederacy justified their revolt on the ground that the Northern policy was fatal to their peculiar institution, their emissaries and abettors in this country were bitterly reproaching the Federal G veniment with being culpably indiffe rent to the evil. These tactic are, however, now pretty generally understood, and estimated at their true worth. As the war advances its real grounds come more fully into view, its central motives ac quire depth and intensity, and its broad and simple aims are more and more apparent. The Northern Statesmen evidently begin to feel that the time has come for a more decided policy, and are preparing to secure the great end they have always bad in view by simpler means. And the South scarcely cares to conceal that its reel aim to, and always was, to secure "tree trade in slaves," and full scope for the enlarged development of its poser her institution. It is time for the reel truth to be THE EXPRESS, 'WEDNESDAY not only rompised in this country, bat realised in all its hideous and appalling features. The South is fighting for the worst forme of mocha iniquity, for the right to brutalise and barter its own children, for the right to establish the accursed system which deatzoys social morality, brands industry as a disgrace, and gives the lie in the most practical and am phatic shape to the central truths of religion. The attempt, no matter how obliquely made, to enlist the sympathies of Englishmen in such • cause must always and inevitably faiL The mere expectation of success is the grossest outrage and worst insult which could be offered to the nation. The appeal which the alaveholders and their friends would fain make to the countrymen of CLAXXIION and Wirartaro•cs will be repudiated with the scorn and detestation it merits. The conflict is, moreover, undoubtedly fitted to test the strength sad sincerity of the political principles which, as a nation, we always professed end held fast to. England is the ancient home of freedom, independence, and melf-governamot. Here popular rights have gained • more complete triumph over the oppressive claims of arbitrary privilege than in any other spot of the Old World. The main principles of our own free polity transplanted to the Western wilderness, and adapted to meet the new and special require ments of a young and enterprising race, are repre sented in the political institutions and popular govem ment of the United States. The esetnies of popular government at home and abroad affect to see in the present struggle the failure of these institutions. They strive continually to frighten the timid and perplex the simple by wild analogies and false alarms ; and cherish the sinister hope that this great struggle for human freedom abroad, may at least promote the cause of reaction at home. In this, too, we believe they will find themselves disap pointed. There is much in the bowing and language of the Americana, especially towards our selves, which naturally tends to alienate our personal regard. They are conspicuously vain and irri table, and often indulge in violent and offensive speech. But Englishmen, we hope, are too just as well as too generous to allow the superficial vices and follies of its more obtrusive representatives to obscure the sterling virtues at the American cha racter. And were the ungenial features far more numerous and important than they really are, we should never be induced to condemn their politics' institutions on any such purely personal and irrele vant ground. Their popular system of government baa so far stood the test of a tre mendous crisis. During the present strug gle the weakness of the Federal Constitu tion bas been strengthened by the prompt and energetic support of the people at large. The principle of self-government has achieved a con spicuous triumph. Nothing has yet occurred to prove that this principle is not fully equal to the greatest emergencies. The awful warning which the friends of reaction continually point at does not exist, and if it did it would have no application whatever here. The American war has produced no revolution, has made no change in the world of political truth. Progress through Reform is still the law of the race. Cbc Conn. OSBORNE. Dm. 31. Sir Henry Holland and Dr. Watson returned to Leedom this mania Her Maiesty'eCommlssionere for the International Ex hibition et 1862, held a meeting at their aeons in the Strand yesterday. Despeehee were reeeteed yeweereles 4 the Colonial-ofike from the Lai High Comeirneeer d the lama Islands. COURT MOURNING. Lord Clumberlaio's-odloo, Deo. 31. Orders for the Court'a change of mourning on Monday, the 17th of January next, for him late Royal High ness the Prince Consort, via : The ladies to wear black silk dreams trimmed with asps, and black shoes and gloves, black fens, feathers, and orna ments. The gentlemen to wear black court dream, with black swords awl buckles, and pleie ham. Tbe Court farther to change the mourning ow Monday, the 17th of February ant. : The ladies to wear black dream with white eons', blank or whit* taboos, fair, sad feathers, and pearls, dimmed', or phis gold or silver ornaments The Nestheeeet to wear black court drew, with black swords and tackles. Amid ea /Imam the 10th of Marth next, the Cowl to go out at moms*. THE INTERNATIONAL EIHIEtTION, 1862.—We aro authorised by her Majesty's Commissioners to contradict a statement which has been made that it is the intention of her Most Gracious Majesty to open the Exhibition in person. His Excellency Count Wachtmeister, the newly 'receded Minister for Sweden and Norway, has taken a fellidigelel in Stratton-street. The Duke and Ducheee of Argyll left their villa sit fhtspds•hill, Kensington, !yesterday, for Clisfden, to visit the Dachas Dowager of Sutherland. The Dunham Dowager of Sutherland has returned to Cliddea. wear Maidewbeed. from speeding a few days with the Coasters Dowager el =tamers as Hatehford. The Marquis of Braffidalbene will leave town in a few days at a Coetieeatel tour. The Marchioness Frances Anne of Londonderry, acoompuilred by Lord Adolphus asd Lady Sophia Vass Tempest, was to leave Srmham Hall ysitarday, for Wysyaid Park, war Stoekton4m-Tema The Earl Granville arrived in town cn Monday, from viaiting the Marquis of Lansdowne at &mood Park, wilts. The Earl and Countess of Albemarle have ar rived in town from Quiddenham Hall, Norfolk. His lord ship has taken a residence at Rutland Gate for a few soothe. The Earl and Countess of Cork have left Graf tes-strest for that mt. Zanies House, Somersetahlrio. The ilerati says :—"There is at length every probability of a seem waive readidatir acwriog forward for o:fordable*. ♦ swasAirtg of the OatarYits Agricultural Political Body Y waned for Saturday mat, at the Star Halal, Oxford, at 1 o'clock, wino steps will be taken to effort Ale rod.* The Government transport Cleopatra sailed from Cork for Halifax on Saturday, having on board 580 men of the 2nd battalion of the 17th Regiment, under the command of Lieutenant-C.)lonel WKinstry, the baud playing some popular airs, and the people ma shore cheering them aa they departed. The Admiralty bare intimated, in relation to the repeat meeting of 'merchant shipoweera,tkst they fully con cur lu the desirableams of 'merchant seamen being trained to the use of guns, sad that in cases where sufficient skill has been attained they would probably tie disposed to for siah pleas of long rasp for the protection of vowels when ever it might he deemed necessary. The 260 miles of submarine cable for the new Telegraph to India Company has beau manufactured sad shipped by Messrs. Glass, Elliot, and Co. within the meth stipstinkid, and the Sir Juno Duke laded last ores lag far Ads& It is stated that Meerrs. (Naga, Elliot, and Co. ham lasearod to tiro Itaillab govermotat to lay a cable from Milford Hama to Halm by July, law, fir 700,000 L, paraeteakm las ellleireay for NO year. _ M. Alisaty Yeahlisityte, h;zoistsr-at-kw, late of isedlssotso. bus beta appointed bee Majesty's Legal Vim. Osesul,Chiesollour, sad Beristror in rapt. The dation of the post an MINK sol Ha miaow, of the VissoOsona will bo Is Aboasoleis. LLTHET INTELLIGENCE. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA. -.-.•-- THZ TRENT AFFAIR. NEW IPORE. Die. 20, MORSIWO. (Pm Atria% via Queenstown.) On the arrival of the Europa at Halifax on the 15th inst., the British steamer Rinaldo at onoe sailed from Halifax, with despatches for the North American squadron. The Europa's mails were delivered in New York on the 18th inst. The popular excitement was much increased by the news of the warlike preparations in England brought by that steamer. Since the receipt of the advices per Europa and Jura the popular feeling against giving up Messrs. Maven and Slidell does not appear so strong as it was. An impression prevails very generally that the Federal government will not go to war on this question, and that if the demands of the British government for the surrender of Means. Mason and Slidell are couched in moderate language, 1 they will be complied with. The tone of the New York press is also more moderate. The House of Representatives has refused to pass a resolution pledging itself to support the set of Commander Wilkes, without referring the resolution to the Committee ou Foreign Afikirs. The Africa has been detained until this morning, uit was expected th►t positive advioes would be received from Washington. The Queen's mes senger arrived at Washington at midnight on the 18th inst. The latest advises received from Weahington this morning report that Lord Lyons bad not yet delivered any official despatches to the Federal government. It is remarked that at the President's last levee neither the English, French, nor Prussian Minister was present. Mr. Secretary Chase at a bank meeting expressed an opinion that by January the Federal naval and military operations would give decisive results, and that the British question was cap able of, and would have, a pacific solution. The action of the home government is strongly approved in Canada. The 62nd and 63rd regiments are under orders at Halifax for Canada. NEW YORK, Dsc. 19, Eviansc. Two Federal regiments have landed at Ship Island. General Phelps, on landing, issued a pro clamation declaring that his command would be governed by the idea that everything that has been admitted into the Union as a slave state since the adoption of the constitution has been admitted in violation of that oonstitution. It is reported that the proclamation has caused dissatisfaction among the Federal fleet. An in quiry has been made in Congress to ascertain on what authority the proclamation was issued. The House of Representatives bas passed a bill appropriating 1,000,000 dollars for the oonatruction of gunboats, to be stationed in the western waters. Congress has appropriated 1,000 dollars for compensation to the owners of the British ship Perthshire. The destructive fire at Charleston is confirmed. A large portion of the city and the leading public buildings were destroyed. The British ship Cheshire, captured off Tybee Island, has arrived here in charge of a prize crew. The British gunboat Racer has arrived here. The steamers Glasgow and Anglo-Saxon, from Liverpoo., on the 27th and 28th November re spectively, have arrived out. The America, from Liverpool on the 7th inst., paned Cape Race on the 18th inst., but was not intercepted. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCL NEW YORK, Dec. 19, Eviunto. Money tighter. Exchange very firm. Bankers bills, 110 f to 111. Stooks rather firmer ; New York Central, 761; Erie, 251 ; Illinois, 562. Cotton steady ; middling upland, 37c. Flour declining. Wheat lower. Corn tending downwards. Provisions quiet. Coffee very firm. Sugar steady. Molasses un changed. r, 'Air. 1. The Royal Mail steamship Africa, from New York on the 20th ultimo, arrived here at 2 a.m. She brings forty-nine passengers and 191,384 dole. in specie. She landed ninety-six sacks of mails and six passengers, and proceeded for Liverpool at 2.43 a.m. All well. She experienced strong easterly winds on the passage. PORTUGAL. SPEECH OF THE BING. At the meeting of the Cortex of the kingdom on the 23rd ult., under the presidency of Viscount de Castro, supplementary president of the Hereditary Chamber, the King, Don Louis 1., bearing in his hand the royal sceptre, took his seat on the throne. His Majesty, while his right hand rested upon the holy gospels covered with a cross, renewed the oath in these terms : "I swear to maintain the catholic, 'apostolic, Roman religion, and the; integrity of the kingdom; to observe and cease to be observed, the political coas►itation al the Por tuguese nation:end the other laws of the kingdom ; and to promote, as far as I msy be able, the general welfare of the natioa." His Majesty afterwards addressed to the Assem bly the following speech : "Worthy peers of the kingdom and deputies of the Portuguese asSioo--Called =expectedly to rele the dreg- flies of the Portuguese people, I appreciate from the depth of my heart the solemn event which has placed me in the midst of the national representatives. "I shall curtsy:rate all my solicitude to the Portage's* people, whom I have harried to love from my teuderest infancy, in order to mist as much as shall lie in my power in securing the great prosperity which it deserves. "I shall follow eagerly the noble example which has been left me by my deer brother, whose loss we so profoundly regret. The grief which is inspired in all of WI by the Ltd sweet we now deplore is at once the most honotusbls testi , moray consecrated to the memory of King Don Pedro V., and the strongest stimulus to us to endeavour, as be did, to ' fulfil our duty. "On this ocouion I mast express to the King, IMy august father, my gratitude for the devotedness with which wader the mast grievous eirenmstanom he soospted the . . _ regency of this kingdom, during my brief absenos. It is a new proof to the nation and myself of his seal and pod will. "The people over whom I have the honour to rule an an enlightened poop* and worthy, on account of their love for coostitutional institutions, to occupy a distinguished rook 'swag the mast cultivated nations. "The oath which I have just taken is the einem ex minion of the sentiment, of my heart. Fidelity to the institutions which we have the privilege to posers swum to on Innequillity for the present, and peominee se happi ness for the Mere. May Almighty Ood make the rags which is ecenmaieing merit the blaming of Heaven and the Wises' rimpathiea " I depend snob upon the ealigh toped 00-operstios d the ' repreeentativa et the nation in promoting the public labs. EVINING, JANUARY 1, 11462. rode, and la facilitatiag the execution of the missies which has hese Goaded to se. The gratitude et the Peetegnese people, a worthy object of the highest ambition, will be the Jim reward of such a noble solicitude.* The President of the Cortes replied to this address with protestations of devotedness, and characterised Don Pedro V. as a thoroughly constitutional King and a good citizen. ♦t the conclusion of this discourse, the greater part of which was a paraphrase of the royal speech, the President three times, and with loud voice, proclaimed the very high, very power ful, and very faithful King of Portugal, Don Louis 1. His Majesty quitted the Chamber amid the most enthusiastic acclamations. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (nor coos owl PARS, TUESDAY EVIIINIVG. I have heard to-day from a good source an im portant piece of news which I incline to think true. Whether the affair of the Trent shall be peaceably settled or not, I am assured that Franoe and Eng land are agreed to make a joint representation to the government of Washington that the blockade of the Southern ports is not " effective, " and that they will therefore disregard it. The Pays, while excusing itself for answering the Guerronniere-inspired article of the Petrie, which the other journals were not allowed to notice, con firms the story of the " black man," but says that he got to its office too late to stop M.Orandguillot'e effusion. The idea that the Emperor means to do some thing liberal in the course of the coming year which will astonish the Troplongs and other imperial con servatives, who think that the "fundamental prin. ciples of 1852 " will last their time, and are not, like the Emperor, uneasy about the dura tion of the dynasty, is very prevalent. The Temps, not daring to enter upon the "controversy" de precated by the Monifcur, says, "We commend to the perspicacity of our readers the observations appended by the Patric to the note in yesterday's Mesikur." The Temps means to call attention to the triumphant tone in which the Patric, knowing its backing, quotes and underlines the Moniteur's expression that its article was "conceived in the best spirit." The Bourse continues dull, but the firmness of Consols occasioned a slight rise from the lowest quotations of the day. The Rents, after having been at 67fr. and 66fr. 990., closed at 67fr. 10c. and 67fr. fa, with a rise of sc. for cash, and a fall of be. for account. Mobilier fell 3fr. 75c. The Italian loan rose lbc. In railways there was little change. A very scandalous and extraordinary canoe of which I had occasion to speak long ago, that of the Marquis de Greelay-Virville against his wife formerly Madlle. Caillard, the inheritor of a large fortune made by the Diligencee which carried people from one place to another before th e invention of railways, has just been de cided in appeal by the Imperial Court of Paris. The lady, who cannot but be ranked by all honest people lower than the lowest depth of the lowest demi-monde, married for the sole object of wearing the coronet of a marchioness, and while glorying in the caresses of an unholy lover, never, allowed the marriage to be consummated. All the eloquence of the husband's counsel, IL Jules Payee, was thrown away upon the Imperial Court, which held—and could not have done otherwise in obe dience to the code—that the grounds urged for the nullity of marriage were not such as the court could entertain. DI{NIIABK.. "Free trade," says the Paris Mol6iiftle, "is de cidedly making the tour of Europe. From the year 1862 it is established throughout the whole extent of the Danish territory. The trade guilds ere - not suppreesed in consequence, but they will exist only as free societies, and cannot claim any of the privileges previously existing. A general fund will be established, for the purpose of aiding young workmen who may be unable to establish themselves for want of a small capital." WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) -..- WEIDA% JUUARY 1. 8 1.14 11/211111 Lwow= ea Um. !41 ILIMAM . ALDROIIIIIi 110.61 emus . 50.41 GAMILY P011'71.4110 PLTNOITM PiniS*ll , 7 111. St &W. If.N.W. X.W. LcwoN. ...I VALERIA .... LONDON NW. N. 171/. SAIL ILN.L. LS.L W.W.111. LICK X.& aTia r • o 2 o 1 o 1 e o 1 o o 1 o 241 1 b 1 o 1 o 2 0 0 i• 0 raavioos To T mod% TEOSABLI MORE Plumy. A. BMWs—lazed, wefts* 311=1, weeterly,ao4 N.& mo ved N.L. mode ate, acme &rate to troll, cloudy, some rain. rata Irenud—Variable, tOS.L, N.N.E t, S.E. ; tight to roo bent to modente, fine. dente, variable. Canand—Similar, foggy. Similar, foggy. L Colet—Easterly to N. and N.W. to N. end L, moderate. N.A. ; rartable, light, mo derate. Nagtead—d.E. to N.. mode- N. to E. and S.E., moderate to rate to freak, strong In ;Mom trash. lORL4NATIOrf., ft—Barometer corrected aad iell;;;Li to 22 deg. at man sea level : each 10 feet, of vented rho, ceasing about one-hundredth of an inch dhalatitlnn . and earl 19 deg., above 32 deg., canting nearly three-huodrodths laarassa. i. —F.spoited thermometer In shade. M.—Moistened bulb (for evaporation and dew point). D.—Direction of wind (true—two points Soft of mag neUc). 7.—loves (1 to 12—estimated). C. —Cloud (1 to Si. I. Initlals b, bine sky . c. clouds (detached): f, fog ; 1, hall ; I, lightning: misty (hart') ; o, overcast (dull) : r, rain: a snow t. thunder. R.,-9011, ditturbanos 11 to 9). W.—Wet, ralti.fall, or snow, or hall, dace last report, la inches sad &dada Z.— Calm (nom LAmemmazes smarm) WHITEHALL, Dec. 27.—The Havanna; Cardiff Industrial School Ship, at Cardiff, in the county of Gla morgan, boa been certified by the Secretary of State as fit to be an industrial school under the provisions of the Industrial Schools Act, 1881. WHITEHALL, Dec. 30.—The certificate granted by the Committee of her Majesty's Pnvy Council on Edu cation, wader the provisions of the Industrial Schools Act, 1857, to the Liverpool Soho-street St. Elisabeth's Roman ICrtholic Reformatory School, at Liverpool, iu the county of Lancaster, has been withdrawn. WHITEHALL, Dec. 30.—The St. Elizabeth Catholic Industrial School for (lirla, situated in Breokfield-road South, Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, lies been certified by the Seeretary of State as fit to be an industrial school, under the provisions of the Industrial Schools Act, 1881. The Tribunal of Commerce of the Seine has de cided that a railway oompany which his for years past carried balky merchandise weighieg lees than 900 kilo grammes per cubic metre cannot legally raise its prima to those fixed by the ordinary tariff for such goods without giving the trading public at least one year's notice, as re quired by the regulations annexed to the tariff. MVSIoRIAIS IN FAVOUR OF ARBITRATION.—Me mortaIs numerously and respectably signed, deprecating war with America and earnestly recommeuding arbitration, have been forwarded to Lord Palmerston from the following places :—Cheddar, Somersetabire ; Winscombe, Somerset shire • from the protestant dissenters of the town of Holy head and Pentraeth, Anglesey ; from the time at Peasant and Salem, Almwch ; FtsEltirrre i n r :- brokeshire ; Ilynoon, near Narherth; and Llsoloffan, Pem brokeshire. From the Protestant dissenters at Brynsienoyn, Anglesey. From the inhabitants of the borough town of Bala, Merionethshire. This last is signed by the professors of the Calvinistic methodist and indepen dent colleges in that town, by the students of both institutions, by the clergymen, magistrates, diaseatieg ministers, &c. Twelve memorials to the same effect have also been presented to Lord Palmerston from the following bodies at Plymouth : The congregations of Nutley-street Chapel, Willowntreet Chapel, um Wesleyan Free Chapel , the Unitarian Chapel, Fanroa-plaos ; Btooehouse Chapel, Zion Chapel, Union Chapel, Baptist Chapel, Georgentreet ; Batter-street Caapel, Siloam (2iapel, Primitive Methodist Chapel, and the Society of Fries DRAM Or • PRIM WEIL, azussawrngo MARL —On Christman minting. at Chatichai?, the Rev. James Ladles, while in ON act of edelwating main In the chapel of the workhouse el that town, dripped dead at the foot of the altar. Nosh's( end& emend the cionetersatio• cif the officials sad inmates of the meridiem' who were linnet. *Abel mid woo bnuodiately obtained, bat life woe extinct. The doomed wee only lab* oppolated curate in Outleher, was sheet 40 psis et ape, end d a very delicate coedits. Noe. es he ha been welharlog Ike the last two yam from stew inward Amok own! by over mato° et hit sental end physical powers. Joinos ro lIIILLIND.—The O'Donotaine ceases to be a *dm —Pun& AUSTRIA. The Emperor of Austria, who has been staying at Venice, purposes making a tour through Venetia. He will leave Venioe on the 2nd of January for Verona ; on the 3rd he will visit Peachier& ; on the sth, Mantua ; on the Bth, Legnago ; on the 10th, Visenza ; and on the 12th, Padua. He will then return to Venice, and afterwards proceed to Vienna. (=Tn's THE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS. sounumnoN, JAL I. The Royal Mail steamer Shannon, with the above ;mails, has arrived here. She brings 53 passengers, 2,267,880 dollars in specie, and 4,875 packages of cargo. The Shannon left St. Thomas on the 15th Dec., and encountered strong easterly winds throughout the passage home. Mercantile affairs at Valparaiso continued in a depressed state, and money was scarce. The political state of the country was more satis factory, and the liberal administration of Senor Perez continued to gain the oonfidence of the people. The news from Bolivia is discouraging, and it was thought that more blood would be shed in addition to the massacres recently perpetrated. General San Ramon had received a large number of votes for the Presidency of Peru. Troubles were expected during the elections. General San Ramon was at Arequipa. The in k creme of the army in that city caused great scarcity of provisions. The coffee crop in Costa Rioa was expected to fall 80,000 quintals short of the average crop. Quotations ranged very high. In San Salvador a collision was expected between the church and state. The prima of indigo ranged unprecedentedly high, having risen from 6 reals to 10 real, per pound. This wu partly caused by the failure of the cochineal crop in Guatemah► The French transport ship Rasouroe had been wrecked, forty miles S. of Valparaiso. It wu I reported that only five were saved out of 600 per sons on board. The British barque Anna Pidavin bad been wrecked north of Cabija. A portion of the cargo was saved. The French brig Bizaar bad been captured while endeavouring to run the blockade at Buenaventura. She afterwards ran ashore and went to pieces. At Valparaiso Exchange on London was quoted at 46d. and at Lima at 97i. The Barbadoes market was moderately supplied with American breadstuffs. Irish butter was scarce. Exchange on London, 90 days' sight, 4924 dole. Trade at Demerara bad slightly improved. The weather was favourable. Yellow fever prevailed among the shipping. Tonnage was abundant. Exchange on London, 90 days' sight, was quoted 480 dols. At Jamaica the market was unchanged. Coffee was quoted 48s. for ordinary. The pimento crop was considerably below the average, and 2d. was readily paid. Sugar was quoted at 20s. per 1001ba, fair quality. Exchange, 90 days' sight, i per cent. prem. THE CAPE MAIL. PLYMOUTH, JAJ. L The Royal Mail steamabip Norman has arrived here with the above MR Her dates are Cape Town, 21st Nov., St. Helena, 30th, and Ascension, 4th Dec. The Norman has been delayed by adverse winds and bed weather. On the 21st Dec. her fore and maintop masts were carried away. The Norman brings 25 passengers. At the Cape political affairs were quiet. The separation league was dormant, and was losing what little influence it bad acquired. It was expected, however, to make another attempt next session. Native affairs were progressing more satisfac torily than for some time past. There was no longer immediate fear of war between the Free State and Moldiest'. Sir Walter Currie, with a strong force of mounted police, was in the Transkein territory, in order to overawe Krell, who had been somewhat restless. Adam Kok and his Griquas were peacefully mi grating to No-man's Land. It had been arranged to leave the claims of Natal to the disputed locations untouched. The rumours of war in Natal with Cetywayo were unfounded. No fresh news had been received from Dr. Living stone. Mrs. Livingstone, Min Mackenzie, and several other ladies had left Cape Town to join the mission. News from the interior announces the death of Dr. Holden, the traveller, from fever. A government commission was inquiring into the management of Robben Island. There had been violent gales on the coast. Two colonial vessels had foundered at anchor with all hands on board. The Sidon sailed for England on the same morn ing as the mail steamer. Business was exceedingly dull at the Cape. Dis counts were likely to rise. The pops and wool clip had been abundant. Oidium was not so wide spread among the vines as had been anticipated. THE BRAZIL MAIL. LISBON, D. 29. The Royal Mail steamship Oneida, with the above mail, arrived here to-day, and leaves for Southampton at 3 p.m. with 57 passengers, 53,7111. in specie, and 1,008 rolls of tobacco. At Rio Janeiro, on the 9th inst., exchange on London was quoted 251 26. Coffee : Good first, 6.800 to 6.800 per arroba. Shipments in Novem ber, 181,024 bags, and in December 27,332 bags, including 41,237 for the Channel. Stook, 220,000 bags. Freights for the Channel, 50s. to 60s. At Bahia exchange on London was quoted 28f, 26k. Cotton, 10.500 to 11.000. Sugar : Whitey 2.750 ; browns, 2.100 to 2.200. Exchange on London at Pernambuco, 24. Sugar Whites, 3.700 to 3.900; browns, 2.300 to 2.000. Cotton, 12.000 The French itemiser Extremadura arrived 4 Per iambus° on the 12th inst. MA ICINGLAIE, M.P. AND MIS On Mondareeening a crowded was held at the Town Hall, I ;n s iM .. Einglake his annual address The *hair was occupied by the Mayor , who appropriately introduced the business EIf.SINGLAILS, after alluding to the I , suffered in the death of the Prince twin,* the principal events of the ended to speak at some length upon . onallesling his usual distrust of things French. Of the American dif Commodore Wilkes seems to have calculated that by a simple lawless act of this bled he would obtain the opinion of his fellow4ubjeote—that is, all those of who would come forth. As soma NI the news we in this country there was a inn determination the honour of the Am and that that honour vindicated according to law. (Hear, hear.) Nor that we should poi throe bounds which the 1 , the Crown might prescribe. (Hear, hear.) Y =op the country waited natil the law mi.— had given their decision, and as soon as it was there was hardly a man who ventured to ,-- Upon this a despatch of a very cogent kin. her Majesty's government to the government. States, and had our government dune less a.. have ceased to be a government (" Hear, hear," planes.) I have not the slightest doubt that the was couched in terms the most courteous, and pressed the belief of her Majesty's govern act of which Commodore Wilkes had been which they would repudiate, and there& were seat to Witakington to request that re ought to be given. I have no doubt that thin was made between the re tion in the two commissioners the - notice be given of the act of which hubcap guilty. I have no doubt, with respect to the that our government would be willing to negotiate temper sad moderatioe, bat it must be understood with respect to the restoration of the oemmiastonen, was made a condition without which it would not possible for Lord Lyons to remain at Washington. (1" Lear.) I wish to explain what has been said in refit.- the subject of arbitnition. Whatever question m after arias, no man who understands occasions of 1 will tmpute to her Maesty's government the mallet lea not urging a settlement arbitration for wl to: se ig eTar v esideg aria t a rthere was tha t so to s, eaves ear gammaasat bad act at that time any right pen that the gemainseat at Washisortou would the act elite °Meer. (Hear, hear.) It would have emerlestes is the highest degree to suppose that the gemtemene would ampule that which we coned , palish* therefare the duty at fret proposing ties meld RGI Gem been oar government. beer.) Mthy eamiderel that if there should refugia to give up the prisoners war would be ammo. diately declared. I don't understand that that is the case. If the request should not be complied wi apprehend that it would be the duty of Lord Lyons for his pasiport, and being home with him the whole . tam Bat he would bring with him also, I imagine, same which the Americas goverament may think fit make to the demand of our government. (Hear, br When we have that answer then it would be right ElejeolVs sovernmeet to decide what course she ift 16 dealing with it. (Hear, hoar.) With respect t seepoliou of submitting questions to arbitration I 11111210116 g to my, and, perhaps, there are few per, ' thee *matey who have moth more right to speak whisk You may have heard that in the Congress . M MS a protocol was signed, which recommended, if se prim myself, a wholesome* principle of referrin does of dispute to arbitration. It was °brim' that dam into international law a new principle of this would depend for it. mamas upon the way in which t'• attempt to appeal to the principle should noosed. The tint occasion on which the attempt was made eery soon after. You all know the deep interest muntry has always taken in the efforts to suppress slave trade. In 1858, after much urging, she got ,Portuguese government to suppress the slave upon the African coast. The Portuguese go very willingly, and in sheer obedience to our tared a Preach vessel having upon it all t which are usually regarded as sufficient to ceso. vessel of being mpg& in the slave trade—l speak of the Charlie et Georges. The French government indignantly required that the vessel should be restored, although it was clear to everybody in England and to everybody in Lisbon that the vessel was liable to be condemned. - French government was vastly niore powerful than Portuguese, and refused to appeal to the principle . arbitration. England, though she bad compelled the Poi. taguese to take this atop, was obliged to stand ly and see the vessel given up. Here, then, I fear, is an r to tie principle of referring questions to arb itration, cause, if the first time one of these questions occurs, a r Power refum to be bound by it, how can any other r moot be expected to do otherwise? (Hear, hear.) that, in order to avoid the unspeakable horrors of war, United States will yield, and that they will not allow fellow subjects of ours to remain in felons' cells. (Hear, hear.) There seemed to be some ground for supposing that the Emperor of the Preach wee not indisposed to take the same view of the matter as we had ; but I believe I may that means have been taken to ascertain what is feeling of France on this subject, and the feeling is in this matter England ought to be, left to fight own battles. I believe I may say that it is not the of this country to ask the &llamas or seek that other European Power. But, gentlemen, are alone in this quarrel, is it certain that A alone? I have already said to you, that when war breaks out the original cause of the quarrel is sr sight of, and that nations will range themselves to what they suppose to be their best interests. to remind those who may be meditating against England on the ground of the trouble • threatens her that the very last time we were ea war with America, which broke out in 1812 and ... for ease years afterwards was exactly that period whim we invaded France and achieved our greatest victories. At the conclusion of Mr. Kinglake's address, Mr. R. FORD, ex-Mayor, moved • resolution against the him. member's foreign policy, ese— duet towards oar "august and faithful of the French." r, the Emptaar I);:kirW;;Conded the resolution, for which only two hands were held up. A proposition, moved by Mr. J. L. &ALT and seconded by Mr. R. BALE. tbaabieg Mr. Manias for his addras, was carried amid mach cheering. Mr. W. M. Forster, one of the members for Brad ford, addrumed a meeting of his constituents lut night, en the subject of the dispute between this country end America. The honourable gentlemen said he monied the act of Captain Wilkes as "exceedingly impolitic), as sa Insult to our flag, and an outrage upon civilisation and he thought the government had done right in de. nroding the restoration of the four prisoners. Them arose the question what is to be done if the American government should consider international law to be upon their side, end that therefore they am not toned In restore to us Messrs. Mason and Slidell and their sear %trim ? His reply was, that the dispute should le referred to arbitration; and he dealt at great length with the object• thins which hed been urged against such a course. q;, Mr. F. W. Brady has been appointed assistant barrister for the King's County —a place worth GOOL a yew, some of the first-class counties being worth I,ICN. The number of post-office airings banks now in operation throughout England and Wales is about 1,700. It is, we believe, intended that the system shall, in the month of February, be extended to Ireland and Scotland. Several of the old savings banks have of Lae voluntarily discontinued business, and have assisted their depositary in triumferring their accounts to the post-offi.m Make. It may here be stated that to-day and henceforth money orders to the amount of 101. are to be issued at all the toeeeparder ellen throughout the kingdom. The charge for a 10f. order is Is. . _ Upwards of 5,000 hogs were sent in one train on the Kentucky Central Railroad last month. In lowa the reads were lined with droves of hop going to market, and the railroad depot are filled with hog drover% On Monday evening the members of the Wood. hones Mechanics' Institute and Temperance Society held their eleventh anniversary, and also celebrated the extinc tion of the debt upon the Hall of the Institution. In the afternoon there was tea, of which 300 or 400 partook, sod there was • public meeting afterwards, when the attendance was so far increased that the hall was crowded. The building was decimated with evergreees, and mottoes. banners, ke., were distributed upon the walls. The Mayor (J. Kitson. Esq.) presided, and there was also present the Borough members, Mr. Baines and Mr. Beecroft. On Monday, the Rev. Mr. Holloway, who Wei meth:4d at a lath session of the Central Crimisal comb of various robberies in 000110Zi011 with railways, sod ten' towed to • term of eighteen month. imps ironterne. dialed fever in the House of Correction, titer an 11111111111 of four days. Tie ATTIMPTID AARAPRIN OF Loin PettlEl• evoir.—An inquest was held yesterday before Mr. Ser joint Payne, Coroner for Southwark, at Bethlehem Hospital, on the body of David Davis, aged 67 years s officer in the arm From the evidence it appeared tlat the deocased, in t he . year 1818, made an attempt on the hfe of Lord Palmerston (who was Secretary of the War Depart , meet at the time), while walking in the street, by 6 1 , 4 1 pistol at him. He was arrested and tried at the Old WI no the Ist of May, 1818. The jury acquittal him co the ground of insanity, and by the order of the Home Secretary he was removed to Bethlehem Hospital, where he has re mained up to the present time. The warder went as red on Monday morning to his room to give him hit =3 meal, when, on opening the door, he found the ss leaning against the bask of a chair, quite dead. Hs ogled for assistance, and the hones surgeon came and prow/uon! life extinct, and that the doomed had died whilst in a fad apoplexy. The deemed was 24 years of ago whoa brought to the hospital. The coroner having summed up, the jut returned a verdict of " Died from apoplexy." , \\\ : ..... \...111.... 8 cossnru id and euth • • , Bridgwater, to I to his constitu t e or (Mr. J. Baosni,' dames of the evmieg. . in loss the counts, h. . • Consort, and fft...'' the pet se ssion, pp,, .. on p pplAn 7' r , I France sod c :.• difficulty be laid- " ' fr, ilculated that by duo ';4i would obtain the g 1 , i is, all those oft ," ' the news was recei •,:- !": ' A termination to tipki k • t , 4 tat honour should • • ~ near.) Boman des' J hick the law officers 0 ear.) With ad . , si law °Seen of as soon as it was go ~ Ito question it. (H 1 kind was addressed ernment of the Uni Loos lees they wo ' Hear, hear," and . .s . Mt diet the des . eons, and that it government that . A I been guilty was . .. 7 . ,, therefore iustructii hat reparation whirl it that a clear distills. Mon in the restoratiet i reparation that des I a Commodore Wilke 1 In respect to the latter, , ling to negotiate will t be understood that , re 0•1111ninAODelli, that ich it would not hi . Washington. (Hear, ' oeu said in reference to sr question may hers 1 00CIMA0118 of this sat eat the smallest Naas tratuni, for when her despatch to the para. ,puts, so to speak, be- : time any right to sop. into° would support t would have been die paws that the Americas 1 we considered ladle red proposing a arbiter ' (be government. , there should war would be Immo- rstand that that I be complied with, I r of Lord Lyon. to ask n him the whole leg& on also, I toadies, the neat may think fit to emelt. (Hear, bear.) would be right for her at course she would ) With respect to the to arbitration I have ire are few persons in fight to speak upon the in the Coagrees at Pat% recommended, if I may ciple of referring ques. s °behove that to intro. principle of this kind i way In which the first ould succeed. o (fleet. tint was made leen interest whiektide fforts to swims lie 1 urging, she gall the *as the slave tank guess government. MI a to our dictation, asps it all the isdent.. filoient to animist IM trade—l speak of is onrument indigoes* restored, although l and to everybodla i be condemns/A The ore powerful ass lie I to the Jwteeigie ei lad compelled the Pa' obliged to dash ig then, I fear is en 11111 ions to arbassiim hoo mistime occurs. a grist r can any other (Hear, hear.) i I t de horrors of war_ ;._ tie y will not allow NOW s cells. (Hear, beer.) Or supposing t hat et indisposed to take Me but I believe I may my ascertain what is the ed the feeling is that be. left to fight be at it is not the dais or seek that el say Itlemen, supposing_ we in that America wW Is that when war owe e quarrel is soma led s themselves aanirdbig it interests. I IMMO, meditating =Skin he trouble whisk as. we were NSW' las in 1812 and ...usint ly that period whim we Bated victories. is address, a resolution picketing limy, especially his con• idol ally, the Emperor t, for which only two L figiur and seconded glake for his addres, =_- - "•2 i members for Brad- utituente last night. en een this country std nan said he nimbi dingly impolitic), as sa ge upon civilisation;' had done right in der four prisoners. Its done if the Americo mational law to be they are not toluene Slidell and their sae- rite should ho referred length with the objet ouch a course. appointed assistant- >lace worth 6001. a year. I worth 1,101. wings banks now in Wales is about 1,700. s system shall, in the o Ireland and Scotland. me of lade voluntarily misted their depositom e post-offire Wake. It sod henceforth money o be issued at all the kingdom. The charge sent in one train a it month. In lowan* p going to market. ea ug drovers. :tubers of the Woo& mperance Society hel d i celebrated the extieir the Institution. In the 100 or 400 partook. aid reds, when Ow atteedasm a crowded. The build* A mottoes, banners. foal The Mayor 1.1. Edges so present the Bolted rift. Holloway, who wee Central Criminal Court t, t i w i s i.o li rdaF i h co t ß n it p r : l L . i i b. l e i b e 1 t u;1 0 1 . 1 6 .5 .: e l p i us ' s: Art m a . i s li . at Bahamas avia, aged 67 resm , „" idence it slamore ° r"" to an attempt on awl* Wry of the War Deperg: a the street, br 6 1 1 4! d tried at the Old Banff 7 acquittal him ea the sr of tW. Homo Eamardegr spital, where he has ot: he warder wont as red o give him his he found the , quite dead. He ese! ion rime and pronousol had died whilst in a fit 0 1 sp . o e ago whoa brough t . summed up. the Or/ lag c‘;': I