The Express. — London, England, 1864-11-12 00:00:00

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Mellon ; Airs U. 31nrstoo, Muses Barnett and Gwynn.. LYCEUM. Tilts Ectlrt7CG, Nt'llsEY CHICK WilD.—Andlll:ll KING'S BCr KRILY. Messrs. Pechter, Ryder, Whichcontb, Chivies, Mclntyre. Raym•m.l, Clitt.rd, tt ; Muses C. Leclercy. M. Iltnrade, L. Leven., and B. Levenu. BRITANNIA Tine Itvegrea. THE ilooTHElni DYING CHILD. Mn. S. lane. - Slatting by N 1 Albert Steele and !Lille Dona—And (11 . 1D0 FAWK rand Display of Firework, and Burning of Guy Fawkci —C..mattlu.e at [ll.:n WATER Al LONDON.ARTTGR. TRIS Dot M ruing, oh. Wm._ iftcrown, Oh. 41m. IJ 31,1t5..W ML ruing, lh. ;m....Afteruoon, Itt. LONDON, SATURDAY, 110 EMBER 12. As the hour for the execution of FRANZ MULLER approaches, the friends of that unhappy man are redoubling their exertions to obtain at least time for that public inquiry which they strenuously affirm would d-stroy the credibility of the evidence on which he has been convicted of murder. It is very remark ible that they should now be asking for what was so lately within their power, and which they voluntarily threw away. It is certain , that if Mui.l.eiCa counsel had intimated at the last I session of the Central Criminal Court that they had not had sufficient time to prepare his defence, no objection would have been offered to the postponement of the trial. Now, however, that the prisoner has been convicted, the law fol lows its ordinary course. In some countries pri soners convicted of capital crimes live a long time in prison ; in some of the States of the American Union, never less than a year ; but in England. sentence is speedily followed by exe cution. We cannot but think that it is unfor tunate, remembering the recent estrangement between England and Germany, that the ques tion of 3li:LbEit'.• guilt should be so differently viewed by the two peoples. There is probably tot a German in England, perhaps not one on the Con tinent, who acknowledges that MULLER has been fairly convicted. We doubt whether this opinion has entirely grown out of what they have observed of the trial. We noticed before Muttre was placed in the deck the effect which had been pro duced on his countrymen by the lamentable course taken by so many of the English newspapers in in flaming general opinion against him, on the assumption if his guilt, before he was ever: in the hands of justice. The unhappy departure of the Press from the old English usages of justice and decency can never be sufficiently regretted, and we are reaping the fruits of it. It is in vain for those to protest against any interference with the judgment of the courts who have shown so little reverence for the decision of justice as to presume to anticipate it. The Ger mans do ncr affirm that MutLea's trial was inten tionally unfair--on the contrary, they give the C,iurt the fullest credit for a sincere intention to do its duty ; but they say that the jury and the witnesses for the prosecution heard, recollected, compared, ael inferred under the unconscious but pcwerful ii,emuce of a foregone conclusion. It is difficult fer ;lishinan to enter at once and entirely int, the various objections which those who has, been accustomed to continental systems of criminal procedure make to the practice of our courts. They apply not only to our leg:d t ims but to the very habits of our mind,. The English, they say, are eminently a practical, business-like people, fond of despatch, prompt in deci.imi, impatient of delay, eager for results. A great crime has been committed, society has been thrilled with horror, and eanuot be traieitiiilised except by the assurance that justice has overtaken the culprit. All this is natural, teal might take place elsewhere. Ilut in England, the coentry of public spirit, every man makes the case I.is own. If strong evidence of the guilt of any particular person is to be had, well ; if not, the best that can be obtained must be had ; and magistrate., witnesses, judge, and jury will go to work under the public necessity of c lining to a prac beat resell. The habit of forming decisions rapidly and in abinelame upon imperfect data, as every man does in active life upon a balance of proba bilities, ant, era very well in the long run when ordinary affairs are concerned, but it is shocking when it is hiemeht to bear on so solemn a resolution as that by e !, oh a fellow creature is to lose his life. At such e tone nn probability, however strong, but only cert..inty, coin justify a fatal decision. This, we say, is letw the :erwans reason. Then they further olt; to the way in which we set about determining the guilt or innocence of the accused. They say that a great English trial is not so much an inquiry as a tight. The prosecution has its plan of attack, and the prisoner's counsel his system of defence, and with these they go into action. The prisoner's counsel makes up his mind to esta blish certain facts, and if his scheme is a wise one the ienocent iannor may escape. But if his plan of defence is neat wall contrived, the prisoner's cause will he liepeiessly damaged, for there will be evidence valit dde in the connexion of the true scheme which lie will purposely exclude, and for this nothing but the system which converts a trial into • battle will be to blame. Another point ea which they impeach our practice is thiegering of money for the production of evidence on which human life may depend. We need not reproduce here the very strong language which the French and German press has applied to the evidence of JONATHAN MATTHXWEL To the plea that evi dence however obtained is taken for what it is worth, with a full knowledge of the circumstances under which it is brought for ward, they say that the feeling which dictated the offer of • reward is present at and governs the re ception given to it, and that those who are ready to pay a man to open his mouth will be predis posed to believe him when he speaks of facts which they cannot test, but must believe, if they accept them at all, on his evidence alone. This, we repeat, is the way the Germans look at the matter, and they are rather confirmed than shaken in their opinion when they think of the general and easily-given consent of the English public to the verdict which proclaimed their corm , try man guilty. Ten or twelve days since English opinion might be said to be unanimous on the sub ject. But it is impossible not to perceive a change in I , this respect. The majority no doubt hold as firmly as ever to their belief in Dlumait's guilt, but the dis sentient minority is rapidly increasing. It is recog nised that the account given by Mum.z• of the places where he spent his time on the evening of the mur der is • possible explanation, and the identifica tion of the hats cannot be said to be so certain as it formerly seemed. It is on the Hone SZCRE TART, however, that the responsibility now falls of appreciating the facts laid before him by the Memorialists. If he rejects their prayer, no doubt • great many people will give him credit for a healthy practical sense of his functions ; but a great many also will feel that, when so much is doubtful, resoluteness approaches to rashness. On the other hand, a very short respite, such as would just suffice to give time for a careful exa mination of the new evidence offered by Muu.r.a's friends, would not prejudice the interests of jus tice, and might remove • state of uncertainty which at present is most painful to those who are con scious of it. But, whatever may be the course taken, the countrymen of Mi.-1.1.en should believe completely, what may be affirmed truly, that British justice deals with him precisely as it would with a born Englishman. lba. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 12, 1864. ebt qroun. WINDSOR CASTLE, Nov.ll. The Queen, accompanied by the Princess of Wales, drove out this morning, attended by Colonel the Hon. A. Herdinge. The Prince of Wales, attended by Lieutenant• General the Hon. C. Grey, Lord Methuen, Lieutenant-Colonel Kinpoote, and Major Teesdale, went out shooting. Princess Louise took a carriage drive. A deputation from the Associated Chambers of Commerce of the United Kingdom, introduced by Mr. Roebuck, M.P. and Mr. Stholefield, M.P.. and consisting of Mr. Lloyd, the chairman ; Mr. Atkinson, the Muter Catler of Sheffield ; Mr. Ripley. of Bradford ; Mr. Jackson, the President of the Sheffield Chamber, with the secretary, Mr. G. J. Gibbs, and another member of the Wolverhampton Chamber, Mr. Yates, Mr. Fletcher, and Mr. Battiest, of the Birmingham Chamber, and Mr. Simeon, Parliamentary Agent for the Associated Chambers, bat an interview yesterday with Mr. Layard at the Foreign-office, in regard to the operation of the second portion of article filth of the new Franoo-Prus- Ilia° Treaty in reference to trade marks. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office from the Governor of Malta. Despatches were sent to the Governor of Gibraltar. (FROM LAB? NIGHT'S GAZETTEL) FOREIGN -OFFICE, Nor. 9.—The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint the Hon. Peter Campbell Scarlett, C. 8., lately her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of the Helene', to be her Matesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Ple nipotentiary to the Emperor of Mexico. FOREIGN-OFFIcE, Nov. 9.—Tbe Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. John Kent as Consul at St. John's, Newfoundland, for his Majesty the King of Deo mark. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. Henry Haughton as Consul at Otago for the Free Hanseatic city of Hamburg. The Queen has also been pleased to ap prove of Doe Benjamin Isaac as Consul-General in London for the Republic of Guatemala. DowNiNG-s-raerr, Nov. 10.—The Queen has been pleased to appoint Philip Toledo, Esq.. to be a Member of the Executive Couucil of the Colony of British Honduras; and Henry Rhodes, Es q., to be • Member of the Legislative Council of the Island xf Vancouver. Their Royal Dighuesses the Duke and Duchess d'Attmale, his Exec+llen-y the Italian Minister. and the Hon. Francis and Mn. Stonor, returned to town yesterday from lludbrook House. Ems. The Earl and Countess of Clarendon and Lady Emily Villiers will be unable to join the Earl and Counter of Derby's party at Knowsley next week to meet the Prince and Princess of Wales, owinr to a family bereavement. The Earl and Countess of Westmoreland have arrived at the St. Georges Hotel. The Right Hou:Sir George Grey, Bart., the Home Secretary. wit arrive in town to-day fromlloden, Northumberland. The Lord Chancellor entertained 31. Berryer on Thursday evening at his house in Hydepark.gardens, previous to his return to France. Lord Brougham and a select ',trey met M. Barger at dinner. The learned and d stioguishel foreijoer loft London yesterday for P.triv. The officers of the Royal Engineers gave a grand entertainment last evening to Geoeral Todleberu the dis tinguished Russian eogineer, at Willis's-rooms, Kingatreet, St. James's. Above WO geoeralr soil other oiii , :ers belong iug to the Royal Engineers came forward to do honour to the general. Sir Andrew Buchanan recently English Am bassador at the Musk° Crl, has arrived at Brussels from Colilentz, where hi, excellency had an audience of the Queen of Prussia, and, it was ex pr - !teil, would leave for St. Petersburg at the end of this week to aumne his duties u atubussador at the court of the Czar. Colonel M‘Mur.lo (.acs the Army ah,l Nary ft,) will be succeeded as lo■pector•Geoeral of Volun teer. by Colonel Erskine, who hes for some time very effi ciently discharged the duties of deputyiospeetar. . . The 411,1; awl Aar!, Guatte sayi :—" During the vkit which the Dulte of Somerset and his colleagues made to Toulon, they had every opportunity of examiniog the character of the French iron•clad tleet, and it is satis factory to know that they have come home convinced that in no niateritl point are our neithbours' ships superior to our own,. tin the contrary, they saw nothing which would cause them to regret the atepa which have been taken in the 'reconstruction of our Nary." The artists iiitru,teil uith the execution of the sculpture for the Prin.e Cuosort Meriorial in Hyde park are M . Foley, Mscilowell. Marsball, %Vere's, Bell, Tbeed, Thernveroft. Lawlor, sad Baron Msrochetti. The four principal or lower groups for the four outer corners of the bum, of the structure, null representing the four quarters of the globe, are—Europe, by Mr. Mealowell ; Asia, by Mr. Foley ; Africa, by Mr. Theed ; and America, by Mr. Bell. The four up;a•r or secondary groups are—Agricul ture, by Mr. Marshall; manufactures, by Mr. Weekes ; commerce, by Mr. Thornycroft ; and mechanics, by Mr. Lawlor. The statue of the prince is so he executed by Bsron Marochetti, and the relieves by Mr. Philip and Mr. Arrnstesd. GENERAL GARIEALIWA YACIRT.—From a tele gram received yesterday from Capron, ♦ia Maddalena, Colonel Chambers iuforms us that General Garibaldi accepts the yacht Princess Olgs, presented to him by various Meads in Lighted amt Scotland. The Princess Olga smiled from Cowes on the 27. th October, mid arrived all safe at. St. Roque, eight miles from Gibraltar, as the sth last. She sailed the nest morning for emirs's. TnE Dt•Eg or HAMILTON.—The Duke of Hamil toe, who is still pursuing his studies at Christ ( bunch, Os. ford, has so far recovered from the aceideut oocasiotred by hie hunting with the Christ Church barriers last week, as to remove the bandage anal shade from tLe injured eye.— /diets ruir Cuurant, LATEST INTELLIGENCE. AMERICA. We have received letters and papers from New York to Nov. 2. The New York Herald says of the army of the Potomac : On Sunday evening the rebels attempted en enterprise which was partially imeessduL A correspondeut states that at the point of connexion between the Second corps and the Fifth corps pickets the enemy made an antrum" and, paming from one post to another, peeetrated oar line for some distance, taking all the men prisoners. They then sant forward a heavy force to charge the line of breast works, in the hope of piercing our centre ; but one of the pickets had escaped to the main line and given warning in time for the men to be put on guard behind the works, and when the rebels advanced they re ceived such a fire as to drive them back is confusion and with heavy lies. Repeated attempts resulted in a like manlier, and although firing was kept up nearly all night, the enemy gained no further advantage. Our loss is put down at 387 men captured. The casualties in killed and wounded are not known, but are very few. The lass of the enemy must have been heavy, as they advanced within range of our battery sad infantry lines. It was somewhat dark, however, and the firing was not, of course, so effective as it would have been had our men had a good view of the enemy. The following are General Lee's despatches : Headquarters, Army Northern Virginia. Hon. Jams A. Seddon, Beereiu7 a/ Wu. The movement of the enemy against our left to-day (Oct, 2T) was repulsed. Two attacks upon our Bees were mada one between the Henrico Poorhouse and Charles City raid, the other on the Williamsburg road. Several hundred Prisoners and four stand of colours were captured. Our loss very slight. On the south side she enemy crossed Rowantry creek below Burgess' kW, and forced back the cavalry in the afternoon. General Meth attacked, and at first drove them ; but found them in too strong fixes. Afterwards the enemy attacked and were repulsed. They still hold the plank road at Bargees' Mill. Meth took some colours and prisoners. On the 25th, Colonel Mosby, neer Bunker Hill, captured Brigadier-General Dew sad several other prisoners, a number of bones, and killed a number of the enemy. He sustained no loss. a. E. LI& The Yankee troops principally engaged in the movement on Thursday below Richmond belonged to the 18th Corps ; those engaged on the south aide were the 2nd, 9th, and part of the sth. Headquarters, Army Northern Virginia, Oct. M Hoe. James A. Seddon, Secretary of War. General A. P. Hill reports that the attack of General Heth upon the enemy upon the Boydton plank road, men. tinned in my despatch last evening, was made by three brigades under General Mahone in front, and General Hampton in the rear. Mahone captured 400 prisoners, 3 stands of colours, and 6 pieces of artillery. The latter could not be brought off, the enemy having possession of the bridge. In the attack subsequently made by the enemy, General Mahone broke three lines of battle, and during the night the enemy retired from the Boydton plank road, leaving his wounded and more than 250 dead on the field. About 9 o'clock p.m. a small force assaulted and took possession of oar works on the Beater road, in front of Petersburg, but was soon driven out. On the Williamsburg road yesterday, General Field cap tured upwards of 400 prisoners and 7 stands of °clears. The enemy left a number of dead in front of our works, and returned to his former position to-day. R. E. LE.E. The Charleston Mercury says that "the ranks of General Lee's army are rapidly Slling up, and the corps, divisions, brigades, and regiments, depleted by many battles, are assuming their former propor tions. At dress parade on Sunday last a Virginia regiment, which had inscribed on its battle flag the names of our earliest battles, turned out 1,100 muskets, and one of our smallest divisions numbered 7,000 effective men." Of Atlanta, the Herald says :—" Not only is there no foundation for the absurd report recently set afloat that General Sherman had abandoned Atlanta, but the place is not considered in any danger whatever. General Sherman has assured the government that he will bold it in spite of all attempts to dislodge him. The rebels are active along the Tennessee river. A portion of Forrest's command, with three pieces of artillery, is reported to have sunk a steamer and a barge loaded with army clothing on that river on last Saturday. A small force of them were attacked by Union cavalry on the same day and driven across the river. Forrest is said to have several thousand men at Jackson, Tennessee." The Confederates were daily looking for an attack on Wilmington, N.C. Large fleets, they say, were assembling at Beaufort and Fortress Monroe. The Wilmington Jonrnat of Oct. 22, sap : What ham been so long threatened and so much talked about seems to have come at last. The long deferred at tack on Wilmington would appear to be at hand. We have good reason to believe, from information received, that an attack is imminent—may be looked for any day. The fleet is assembling both at Fortress Monroe and Beaufort Harbour, N.C. Such information is regarded u authen tic by our military authorities, and they are extremely anxious, and, indeed, positively desire, that all non.eom ballots, and, especially women and children, should be removed before an attack actually does take place. This is desired for their own saki, and for the further reason that their presence would neceaarily have the effect of ernbarraseing the defence. It is expected that all the men who remain will bear their full part in defending their home s and in repelling the invaders of our soil. Those who do not make up their minds io defence of their homes are expected to leave, as we presume little sympathy or favour will be shown any portion of the male population who remain here, and who do not array themselves in deforms of the place. Those properly classed as non-combatants, who in. tend to remove iu case of an attack, had better do so before the pressure of an actual attack is made, as then the diffi culty of • removal may, and probably will be, insurmount able. And we read in the Charf,ston .11; rotry, of the same date :—" Deserters from the wrecked steamer Aphrodite, who lately reached Kinston, say that a large Yankee fleet is rendezvousing at Beaufort. Already CYO sail are there, they say." From Missouri we learn that the country through which Price has retreated before Pleasanton is tilled with Confederate stragglers. When Price was last heard from he was in the south-western corner of the state of Missouri, and endeavouring to reach Arkansas. He had then, out of all the artillery with which he commenced his invasion, only two pieces left. The Navy department at Washington has re ceived the following despatch relative to the destruction of the Confederate ram at Albemarle : Fortress Monroe, Nov. 1, Hoe. Gideon Willes, Secretary of the Navy. I sert Lieutenant W. H. Cushing on the 17th of October with picket launch No. 1 to blow up the ram Albemarle. He returned to-day and reports to me that he blew up the Albemarle on the morning of the 23th. The destruction was complete. Packet launch No. 1, was destroyed by the enemy's shot and sank. One mai escaped with Lieut. Cushing—the others were captured. Commander Macomb writes that, "from circumstances which have since oc. Correa lam able to inform ou that the ram as sunk." L. D. l'oaria. Roar-Admiral commanding North Atlantic . The editor of the S,Pithern l'unpicrate aaya that arrangements bare been made by the authorities iu Richmond fur arming 300,000 slaves next spring— the negroee to be guaranteed their freedom and 50 acres of land each. The Charleston Mercury announces that Jeff. Davis "has been finally prevailed upon to grant an armistice in the North, provided it is solicited in a respectful manner,' and speculates as follows : " Thia proposed armistice, if granted, raises the blockade by land and sea, which will enable our people to lay in a large amount of supplies. The deserters from our service will then be glad to return in order to receive their pay and an honour able discharge, whir& will give us an additional force of 200,000 veterans. Then if hostilities are resumed the South is sure of swans. Therefore we lose nothing by granting this experiment to the Yankees, who have openly confessed that they are whipped by proclaiming the war on their part a failure." An official message was received by the Provost- Marshal of Buffalo from Canada on the 30th ult., stating that the rebels in Canada are to make as immediate raid on Buffalo. The military were put under anus, and the city was patrolled at night. It is also stated that two brigs will be armed and patrol the harbour. The Raleigh Standard, speaking of the resolutions at the late meeting of the Confederate governors, observes, " These resolutions breathe nothing but the most ultra war spirit. We are not disappointed in them. They are just what we expected. These governors, co-operating as dependents or auxiliaries with the central government at Richmond, seem deterrninol to accept no compromise, but to prose cute the war to annihilation, or, at least, at the lowest point of exhaustion and ruin." General Lee has written to General Great, stating that all free blacks enlisted in the Federal service will, when captured, be treated as prisoners of war ; but that slaves who have absconded or been forced into Federal service will, when cap tured, be returned to their owners. General Grant replies, declining to discuss the subject, but stating that slaves when mustered into the Federal service are entitled to protection, and must be treated as prisoners of war when cap tured, and that when that course is not pursued towards them, retaliation will be strictly carried out. A shocking accident on the Lafayette and In dianapoliA railroad is described in the following despatch from Indianapolis, dated the let : A terrible collision occurred on the Lafayette and India• napo/is railroad last evening between the passenger train which left here at 1 o'clock and the cattle train coming south. Twenty-eight deed bodies have been taken out of the wreck. Two pauengers have since died, and '33 or 30 are wounded. Full particulars have not yet been received. The accident occurred air miles south of Lafayette. The majority of killed end wounded were returned soldiers. Among the killed is the Bev. B. F. Winans, of the Sani tary Commission. THE CONFEDERATE THANKSGIVING. The following is the proelamation of President Davis appointing a day for public thanksgiving : "leis meet that the people of the Confederate States should from time to time assemble to acknowledge their dependence on Almighty God, to render devout thanks for his manifold blessings, to worship His holy name, to bend in prayer at His footstool, and to accept with reverent submission the chastening of His 'Swim and all merciful Providence. Let us, then, in temples and in fields, unite our voices in recognising with adoring grati tude the manifestation of his protecting care in the many signal victories with which our arms have been crowned, in the fruitfulness with which our land has been blessed, and in the unimpaired energy and fortitude with which He has inspired our hearts and strengthened our arms in resistance to the iniquitous designs of our enemies. And let us not forget that, while graciously vouch safing to us His protection, our sins have merited and re ceived grievous chastisement ; that many of our beet and bravest have fallen in battle; that many others are still held in foreign prisons ; that large district, of our country have teen devastated with savage ferocity, the peaceful homes destroyed, and helpless women and children driven sway in destitution, and that, with fiendish malignity, the passions of a servile race have been excited by our foes into the commission of ►trocities from which death is a welcome escape. "Now, therefore, I, Jeffersoe Davis, President of the Confederate States of America, do issue this my procla m►tion, setting apart Wednesday, the 16th day of Nov. next as a d►y to be specially devoted to the worship of Almighty God ; and I do invite and invoke all the people of these Confederate States to assemble on the day afore said, in their respective places of public worship, there to unite in prayer to our Heavenly Father, that He be stow His favour upon us ; that He extend over us the protection of His almighty arm ; that He sanctify His chastisement to our improvement, so that we torn away from evil paths and walk righteously in His sight ; that He restore peace to our beloved country, healing its bleeding wounds and securing to us the continued enjoyment of our right of self-government and independence, and that He graciously hearken to us while we ascribe to Him the power and glory of our deliversoce. "Given uoder my hand and the seal of the Confederate States, at Richmond, this 26th day of October, in the year of our Lord 1864. " JEFFERSON DAVIS. " By the President. " J. P. Benjamin, Secretary of State." (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, Nov. 12, 8.45 A.le. At 3 o'clock this afternoon Count Moltke-Heidt feldt will leave in the steamer Geisaer for Vienna. He is the bearer of the ratified treaty of peace. ADDRESS TO TEIE DUKE OF AUGUSTEN- BURG. KIEL, Nor. 12. An address was presented yesterday to the Duke of Augustenburg by the magistrates and a deputa tion of Kiel citizens on the occasion of the conclu sion of peace. In his reply the duke said : " We must, above all, thank the sovereigns of the great German powers and their armies, and the Duchies of Sleswig-Holstein will always re member what they owe to the common German Fatherland, and especially to Prussia. if we do make a sacrifice in this direction we act in our own moat iunnediate interests. The Duchies could play au important part if their position and their sailors were made use of by the Prussian navy." The duke, in conclusion, said that he hoped his right would be generally acknowledged. SPAIN. mAimii). Nov. 11, ENUING. The Epoca of to-day says :—" Authorisation has beeu refused by the government to a meeting being hell here by the democratic party." The whole Peruvian question is to be brought before the Chamber. lunndatiiinshaveoccurrednear Valencia, whereby the irrigation of 27 village: has been destroyed and much lois of life caused. M. Adolphe Barrot will return to Paris on the liith inst. AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, Nor. 12. The Hamburg and American Company's steamer Teutonia, from New York, passed the Needles at 12.15 p.m. A letter from Calais states that a trial trip of the new French mail steamer Prince Imperial has just been made between that place and Dover. The peonage acroas the Channel was made in one hour and twelve minutes, being the quickest on record. A SPIRITCAL JOIEL —A captain of a militia com posy, encamped at Camp Hall, discovered a c►nteen of whisky in the possession of one of hie moo, a tight or two ago, and at ones moderated the fluid. He placed It in his tent, and went out to Made some of his brother °diem. to partake of the spiritual comfort. Returning with his should/R.Bo+p friends, who smacked their lips in Rota:ire lion of the treat, the canteen was revered over the do cups, and the health of the gallant Captain C— was pro s:aimed. The motels was the tint to taste, but be quickly spirted the fluid from his :moth, and exclaimed, "Br thunder, some one has clanged the whisky to water." Them wee a laugh among the privates, bat the captain did act jais is it.—Aircrican paper. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (nom ous owa oonaerospiirL) PARIS, FIUDAT EelNDra. The Petrie announces the " departure " of the Prince do la Tour d'Auvergne for his poet in Lon don. There is in the French language, so often vaunted for its clearness, an ambiguous expression in frequent use which au English journalist would steer clear of. If, for instance, a journey of Lord Palmerston to Edinburgh were on the kepis, the London newspapers would say very distinctly whether he "was going " or " had gone." But the French court chroniclers announce 1. ,kierrt (the departure), which may mean either that , the personage in question left several days since or purposes to go away several days hence. The d' part of the Prince de la Tour d'Auvergne was announced in precisely the same phraseology by a semi-official journal a fortnight ago, and yet the " departure" did not take place, for, as I told you, the prince was summoned by the Emperor to Nice. Since Ida return he has been in Paris awaiting orders, and foreign journals, including the inde pendence. Beige, have frequently reported that it was a question whether he or M. de Grammout, the French Ambassador at Vienna, would be the new Minister of Foreign Affairs. That there was a crisis at the time when reported to you that M. Drouyn de Lhuys would probably go out, and that the Prince de la Tour d'Auvergne was detained here in the expectation that he would be wanted to succeed him, is now notoriously true. The extraordinary despatches on Italian affairs published since the Emperor's return from Nice show that apparently hopeless differences between M. Drouyn de Lhuys and M. Nigra were put an end to by a personal interference of the Emperor, which everybody interprets as having been substantially in favour of the latter. I be lieve that M. Drouyn de Lhuys has for the present weathered the storm, and therefore the " departure " of the Prince de la Tour d'Auvergne is either a fait accompli or one in the immediate future. Ido not, however, think that M. Drouyu de Lhuys will remain very long in office. It would be almost impossible for him with his antecedents to sanction the realisation of those " aspirations" of Italy, the official expression of which he has tried in vain to prevent. Sir Henry Bulwer is still in Paris, but will shortly set out for Constantinople. It was, I believe, his wish to spend the winter here, but he has not been able to make arrangements for such a long absence from his post. The Bourse has been quite brilliant to day, in consequence of the great rise in Consols ; and the better financial situation of the Banks of France and England. It is now said that Rougemont de Lowenberg and Co. are prepared to offer their cre ditors 20s. in the pound, half in cash and half in good securities. A few Paris houses are talked about, but no further failures are announced. Although the news of Rothschild having signed a contract for the Italian railways is not confirmed, little doubt is entertaiued that the want of money felt by the Italian government must ulti mately compel it to come to terms with him. The expected return of M. Pereire from Madrid is speculated upon as a financial event of importance, as many people think he will come with good news. Rente rose 30c. for cash, and 20c. for account, closing at 6Mr. 10c. is each case. Mobilier rose 13fr. 75c. There was a greater movement in the railways than fur some time past. Northern rose llfr. 50c., and Lyons 7fr. 50c. [Advertiasinent FRANZ MULLER. The following letter was sent to the Tutted, but its insertion declined : " Monsieur le WAlactenr de la rinses. '• Puisque tous lee jou/Deux out ite plains de diacours fraocsur tees jouripci fences au banquet donne a M. Berger, peuttetre voila voudrez bien me permettre de yeas atheism eusai quelques mots. sans trouver mil le chain de la league. " II y a eu force do compliments de partetd'autres perm cos illustree avocets, brilliants d'espnta et d'eloquenoe. Maim combieu d'entre eux dout le ooeur bat noblemeot pour sous les grand' interets de rhumanite, sunning voila en timer one discusaiou sur une queetioo, titu non seulement touche de pre -8 lours cteun d'homme, man' plus particle lieremeet encore comm. merabres du barreau. Eo onteils paile de co gibean atlreux qui vase dresser Is 14 pour un homme qui serail le plus grand enigma moral etc coopable, qui ebrauletait terriblement metre fel dans la nature humane, qui nous f emit voir le de:stalest spectacle d'un &rut boartete et douz se transformant dens un clia d'.nuil dans quelque chose de pine quo la bete hues. alai' tali ne pout, cola tie dolt pea etre, dans la nature de l'honarne. II taut que la 'octets', wit pleinement mourns son l'impusaibilitid'uo tell. pbenomeae ! Phecomene, meat qui pourrait 00.111 le garastir Is pheeomene! Oa wren dans le doute de meow si ce n'etait quo pbenteineoe on ai (*la iodiquait la degradation 'mare et patents:. de 'lemma Ou se sent mel 1 raise de croire a la pciambilite du crime &trete de ce jeune bomrue (jui n'avait qua 2.1 ans et wee earners hoonete derriere lei! On new seatirait plus ear au win tueme des* (smile, et nos dotnestique 'aerates devraieot nous fairs pear ! Maim encore use foie cola nest pas possible. Les hrtgands cndurcis dans le vice soot heureusenient 'met rare., et avec une bonus police now en aurona raison ; mole qui now ilefeudreit cootre Irs impulsions sataniques des jeucea tallleure, des II ! Cherchoos done les traces de ce crime revoltant parmi les wsassuu d 4 profession. et n'ontratteons pas la nature humaine en voulaot croire plutUt an jugemeot, a la couscience. a la memoir. io. fallible des temoins de la courouoe tent Damien)* gee sus pects, qu'aux lois 'atria quo le boa Dien a emit dais le cteue de l'homme, ces lota quo la plus legere, la plus in siguificaote des teutstione n'aurait pu effacer chez on jailor homme de 23 ens, dont la v'e anterteure, eu hen d'être amiable de ctirues produit par le vegaboudage, mete honoete, laborieuse, et houorable, jusqu'au scrupule ! Quel est le juge, quel eat l'bomine, guile soot les jute@ qui no You dreient teeir comic de cola! Le plaidoyer, les depositions, le sermentaeraientdouc tout, et la nature humeine n'y en! re pour nen I.e garment, e'3l est oppose an bun sous, 4la prulsatilitt', et surtout plaid il est suspect, doit tecessaire meat perdre one granule pantie de ea force, et l'homme constientieux remplit to saint devoir en le qualitiant. Monsieur le tedecteur, it y a eu des personae. qui oat treseilli au banquet des .vacate eu peosact an 14 courant ; car si you. interpretez les serments a la lettre, la sante personelle est merieulement compromise, et une padre de rule, pint, A utos dans totre I , ,he par un assassin fait tout aussi ben legatee des trusses derioncistions qu'un visit: chapeau. "La vie de l'homme oeuvre salute da Cresteur se devrait jamsis dependro d'un Kamera qui (puled celui ci est anal cotiscienteux, aussi saint que la vie burnaine ! Et qui osereit preteuthe que celui de Alstthews etait dew 'Sore! "Le banquet des avocets et le spectacle brillisot de I'union frauche et jleine d'entrain des bsrreaux des deux pays contrasts avec le spectacle bideux quo, le 14 courant nous prepare m'out fait ottitre ces idles. Je vous les 'dresses patcequ'on dit guts le Tim,' rat tont puissant —qu'il depend surtout de care feuille de donner l't veil au pays. Eh biro, dites le mot ; renversez l'echafaud du 14 ; realMrez Is sent'. meut moral des personals qui coot au food des climes, qui redechissent, et eclairet le grand non:bre qui vague a 844 affaires, au: affaires Lenora:les de ce Csrtbsge centuple, ernbrassant le globe metier, et qui pour tout le Testa e'en remet sun journaux. Je ne eaursis flair one von. fairs les excuses d'hsbi. hide. et, flush de passage, je me sees pousse per an sentiment de devour de you, °dear ee pauvie per cam mentaire, _ _ " A4n . :ez, Monsieur le Redaeteur, l'.xpreuioa ds mes sentin , eota elistiogl 4. UNE VOI X PASSAGERE. 10 Nov 154.4. . . o:ei ins carte, et si vnsis tie juges paa props Wad mettre roe ligues dans cos enloanes, Tout auiz, peat-etre, r0b:41,414e de we les reovoyer. It 14 ftaid that an English version of M. .llaillart'a Lam will he given in the Haymarket, ander Mr. Harrisoa's management. The labour.) of the Philological Society on behalf of their proposed dietiowary ere suffering (.ass the (rum) from two or Huse sccideute. More theist's. efficient reader bus followed Herbert C deride° to the grave. Ose sob-editor has lost his right heed in shostiog. Asother Bode himself overworked. Others bare crown either hey or iml;ffereot. Much bell. i• vet ...ratios. Nn less this 1,149 books have bees rend for materials, 3411) ore sow in baud ; but great muses of English literature resists sc reed for the pupa's of this sow distworu7. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sittings in Bs000.: 7 (Beorn Lord Chi.[ Justice Eris and Yi. Jntioe K.p4a ) The court sat this morning and disposed of a motion two; but soon afterwards rose, the counsel not being re ~ly in any of the new trials which had been moved this term, and the arrean from last term having been all disrni.2,l COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (13atoro Mr. Regiatr4r Winslow, as Commission. • . L. 4 HE JOHN AND AND THOM IA GLADiTOSE. AD IC LI AdjudicAtiou of bankruptcy 1P6.1 made ag.iiinit .1; Thomas Gladstone, merchants, of Wi: ~• . hill. The failure was announced a few days a.; .1•, 1 ..! to be fora very large amount—upwards of lou, Mr. Sargood now applied to examine .1 din :1 1. - . who had canto to surrender. The creditor by who . ' • , ii-:rented bad reason to believe that the other , would not surrender, and they wished to mike •••,.. ,i , firy as to the facts. Mr. Ellis, who spot:ire:l for the baokruf , t , , 5.. r . was possible that the bankrupt Thorne, I ! i-i• •.' •.; surrender. At all events, he had seven day • take any step he thought propel. The Registrar decided that the bankrupt who •! • render-I must submit himself to examination, if n, on ao being made to that effect. While the affidavit was being prepared, Mr. --• seated to the examination of Mr. Gladstone, se,.. taken, and the parties withdrew into a private ro,-, f , that purpose. IN RE WILLIAM FREDERICK WINDUAN. The accounte in this celebrated case have jtve. 1, • by Masan. Johnstocie and Co., the accountant. 3 , 1, ..I •1 by the court. The bahusce-theet is as follows : Re William Fre•lerick Windham, of No. se, Upper ‘t ••-•, • terrace. Marylehone, in the county of yl ehilenek. L• formerly al.bo of the city of Norwich, 1111.1 t. roc, • county of Norfolk, stage coach proprietor. %TATE-MP-VT Ar , ./CNTS. DR. To creditors unsecured To creditors holding security To liabilities in respect of delta contracted by in, wife, Agnea Anne Windham '2- : To surplus .:. . BY property ;This property is held by the trustees under a deed executed by Mr. Windham before he , bankrupt. ).: By property in the hands of creditors By surplus The next sitttug Ls appointed for the ItSrd Inst. L. ..: ; The bankrupt, a grocer, of Wiodmill-street, H and elsewhere, applied for his order of discharge. 517/.; no assets. 11 appeared that the bankrupt 12,1 ;tees a bill of sale, and then gone on contracting debts, w thnst any expectation of being able to pay them. His Honour suspended the order for 12 m0:.•.!..=, 1.4,1 withheld protection for two months. LN RE HUGH BROWN. The bankrupt waaa WestlodiamerChant, of I: LA:eri. bury and of Mark-lane. He came before the , )-r: 2,016 L, 1001. being a liability on an acceptance f. r abieh the bankrupt bad received no eonsideratioo. On the application of Mr. Denny. for the u4i4eres. an adjournment for two months was ordered, it Lem; o.ated that there was a probability of something :•,Itsed from the bankrupt's consignments. At present th,r.- ate no assets. PS E RADLET. The bankrupt, an Wawa, of Church-street, Shor , disch, had gone abroad shortly before his bankruptcy. TN as. 'lanes' had realised the property, and fount tin;t the rupt was solvent with a surplus. He h■d returned and surrendered • few lays ago, but had not had time to tle his accounts. _ . Mr. Lucas appeared for the assignees. Mr. DenLy, on behalf of the bankrupt, stated that he had gone to America, in consequence of sumo family dispute, expecting to find a relative there in prosp.rons circumstances. It turned out that the relative had gone to the Southern States, and the bankrupt prudently choosing not to follow him there had returned. An adjournment was ordered. ANOTHER SHOCKING CASE OF DESTITCTI9N AND AUPFERING IN BETH.VAL•GREEN. An inquiry was held by Mr. Richards, deputy coroner, at the Whittington Tavern, Church-row, Beard. greet, last night respecting the death of James Haywood, aged 52 years. The jury, having been sworn in, proceeded to No. Btuibpstreet, Chump-row, where deceased lay. In a bra room they saw the emaciated body lying on the goor, close to a handful of straw that was too small in quantity to make a bed. The furniture consistel entirely of two chairs without bottoms, across the meta of which the de. ceased had tied pieces of twine, doubtless in the hope that he tali Lis wife might be able to sit upon them. tin the mantle-shelf lay • Bible and • copy of the " Sumer. Friend." Elizabeth Haywood, 19, Busbystreet, said that dimmed was a bricklayer, and had done no work for twelve mooths in consequence of illness. Before he got ill he earned ,:tia per week. Wither supported him and herself by washing when she could get it to do. She was paid sometimes or Cal.. or le. for a day. Three months ago deceased went to the London Hospital, when they told him that he had consumption, and advised him to go into the country if he could. Subsequently he went into the workhouse, but came out in a week, and refused to remain there any longer. saying, " I had rather lie and die at home than star there.* Before going into the house he had got is a week and a loaf of bread, but after coming out (two months since) he got nothing—he would not apply for it. He got some relief from the Rectory. The rent was 2s. a week. All the furniture had heeo sold to get food. Os Sunday last be ant up on the floor, and said he was very bad. Next moroitg witness got an order fur the parish doctor, and decoasel died the same day. Mrs. Harriet Flown, No. 4, Abbey-street, Bethnal-green, said that she was district Duns under the vicar, sal was employed in the distribution of relief from the vicar's fund, and Mile Burdett l•outts' Nod. Witness and the clergyman tried to persuade the deceased to go into the workhouse, but be said, " I would rather die." Winless brought hint beef tea and wine every other day, sod did as much as was possible; but the calls upon the funds were very gre►t Deceased's 1101:19 were well off in the world. One of them kept the Bell lon at Norwich. Another son was stated to be a licensed victualler in London. Tae eons were applied to, but they did nothing for him. Dr. W. Gaytoo said that the deceased was starved to death. The room in which he lived was not tit for a human being to live in. The jury r eturned a verdict, "That the deceased died from consumption, accelerat-d by exposure rod want of he com mon °terse', ice of life." The jury expressed their satofsc. Lion at the efforts of Mrs. Ilawu and the vicar on behalf of the deceased. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) SATCRDAT. NOVIIIMBEIt 12, 8 LW. B. T. Nairn titsv tt 4.1 V. &b does 7.1.5i•37 SW. Leith Ardromen 24 so 40 s Oreenchetle :9.75 40 E. Gs'itay 2 ^9.03µ1 S S E Veleutie 3333 04.4, 4.; S.S E. Cape . '4-ar 4.: s. QueenatowD. - hie, 49 S. 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Welnernmindand, 11 ' I . ll=Ertallsd Gagne{ and :.1 C 5). aalinatward England and North sea THE " ntsT FEATritE."—The no, give , :I letter from is t'orfc.lenste prisoner of w.iri d.•tel Point Lookout, Pnson••r of Ws.' Oct. 10, in which the following passage occurs — • •The worst feature of our imprisonment is the Wog guardi.d by • negro soldiers'—mir ows sT ‘r . .! stoles from us by our insgoanimous Northern I..•threa but there is DO Al , ernlt or. we must remain soil suite for conscience and for soiuntry's sake saki our coverniusut can tifect an exchange." Thig d Stitt Teear d litiner. SCOW SIN,• this eve Dente w. K Li