The Express. — London, England, 1868-02-06 00:00:00

BREAKFAST.-EPPS'S COCOA. %Me 02EntreWs. TO 0011LESPONDliNTS. Idinnillainnatilnintuadod tor "TM Name London Itytelna = mu ns be at Oa Oast. Boavonlo-tiroet. TWO on the day of publication. HATYLEINT. TETa ETENiNG, THE BROICEN-BEARTED i'Ll - D—A WIPE WELL WON. M.N.o Sothern, Buckstnue. liorre, Kendal, Rouen, Braid, Westbershy, ; and lIDA Itollertont —Alter whihh AN ETTF.R PER-VERBION OF THE BRIGAND. PRINCESS'S TM, EveEno, THE GALLERY SAWN. Mr. sad Mr. Mon Roucicsult.— After which Till FRERTS'OF LONDON. Mr. Vining, Messrs. Murray, Shore, Neville, Forrester, Mellon. Misc. Lisworthy, Z. Barnett, Rachel Sanger, end 317%. Addis. STRAND. TIM Evinrnm. OLD SALT. Mr. Emory awl NIA Nelly Mom. tier which THE CALIPH OF BAODAD. Mews. Thorne and James Meadianes Ada Swonboroush, Johnstone, Harland, Holt, Ac.—And COAL AND CURL HOLBORN. Tins Emma, THE FLYING SCUD. Messrs Atkins, Face, Garden, Arthur, Westland, and Wilantt Madasnas Henrsde, Goodall. Lennox, sod Manders—enneindo lath YALENTINIt AND 01F"ON. Mdlle. Montero, Little Rowel* ao. SEJTAMNLA. UPSIDE DOWN.—DON QUIXOTI. lira S. Lane. do )Issas Edwin and Booth ; Panteenhalate Mean. Dean, Llnlig, Newham, ;113.1TictorelU ; Mdlle. C Stephan and Mho Rose Buchan.—To conclude with THE PRAIRIE FLOWER. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. MU. DAV —Morning, Oh. Oen— —Alumna.. Oh. 15nL. 11 . 0-MOlMOW—Marning, Oh. 8i01.. —Afternoon, Ih. 1,5 m. LONDON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6. IF there is one point connected with the Law of Marriage respecting which all persons are agreed, it is that there should be no doubt whether, in any given case, a mlrriage exists or not. It is a good deal the habit of Englishmen to reproach the law of Scotland with s defect in this . . particular. Into that branch of the subject we shall not enter at present, but a case which has just occurred in the Divorce Court may suggest that at least we live in a glass-house, and have sonic curious anomalies of our own law to correct. A young medical student fell in love with the 1 nursery-maid in the house in which he was boarded, seduced her, and on her entreaty married her. Ho did not apprise his parents of his intention, but ho put up the banns, and the ceremony was duly performed by a clergyman in a church. On discovery of the connection, his father brought a suit to have the marriage de dared invalid. The plea for this was that his full name RaaJOHANNES J VERE litLL,and that he had given the name for publication of balms in the abbreviated form of Jour; HILL. If this had been done without the privity of the woman to the sup pression of the name, it is beyond dispute that the marriage would have been unimpeachable. Or if it had been effected by the ordinary license instead of by banns, the entire alteration of the name would have been quite insufficient to affect the validity of tho ceremony, whether the error was known to the woman or not. But being by banns, there was authority for saying that if the woman Mil known of the defect the ceremony in the church was no marriage. Hero, then, the first question was whether the woman knew that there was the second name of DE VERE, and know that it was suppressed ! Tho second question was whethur .it;;IANN WM tho same name RS JOFIN, or a different name 1 The third question was whether, if the name was inaccurate, and known to he so, that circumstance ought, in the particular facts of this case, to he allowed to annul the solemn ceremony ? The man swore that the WOltlall knew his full name ; the woman swore that rho did not. It was proved that ho was not goicrally addressed in the family as Di; Verne Hitt, but that letters had come fur him so ad dre,sed, which the woman had seen. On the whole, Sir J.tsit.i, Wimm came to the con clusion that thu woman probably knew of the existence of the second name, and was nwarc (4 its bailig intentionally suppressed in order to avoid recognition when the banns were published. conclusion saved him from the necesiity of considering the profoundly difficult iiiiestiun, whether to use the English translation of a foreign name makes a marriage bad. But then Caine the still more nice ethical inquiry whether he should allow that circumstance to have effect in annulling the marriage. (hi this head he drew a distinction between a case in which seduction was effected by the inaccurate marriare, and one in which the seduction preceded the marriage, which was only intended to effect secretly some I late amends. The former case he seemed to con sider would be so cruel that abrogation of the marriage would not be allowed. The lacier case, ho seemed to think, might be so hard upon a young man that the law ought to bo put iu operation to liberate him from his vows at the altar. And as it was admitted that in this case seduction had preceded marriage, he decreed that there had been nu legal marriage at all. :Nothing can be more unsatisfactory than a de cision electing the most sacred interests in life thus based on the personal and arbitrary ideas of the judge. We du not, indeed, blame Sir J. WILVE for resorting to such a ratio drridrtli. Many cases of a like nature which have oc curred in the English courts have clearly estab lished the doctrine that the legality or illegality of a marriage in which concealment has been at tempted will depend upon the conclusions of the judge respecting the relative social position of the parties, the extent to which each was guilty of bringing the event to pass, and the degree in which a purpose of concealment was the motive of the inaccuraey. But it is obvious that such a system makes the validity of a marriage in the highest degree uncertain. What one judge thinks objectionable another may think laudable. Sir James WILDE lays down the principle that, if there is a difference of social position be tween the man and the woman, it is an impurtant element in the decision. But another judge of more levelling tendencies might declare that he would take no count of such external inequalities. :Nay, it would be a curious subject of inquiry how far Sir J. WILDE would carry out his own principle. He declared a marriage with a nursery maid to be null. If the woman had been a nursery governess would it have been good ? If she had been a lady's com panion would it have been good or null ? How far is education to be considered, and what accom plishments are to be reckoned as an equivalent to inequality of birth ? Or is birth to be taken into account, and how far may good blood atone for humble station ? These are questions on which the schoolmen might have debated with gusto for generations. But it is unfortunate to find theta introduced as motives of decision in an English court of law, and on a topic of the unspeakable importance of marriage. We must indeed take leave to say that the state of the law is utterly barbarous when it makes the validity of a marriage depend on the omission or addition of a superfluous name, on the spelling of a foreign name, on the circumstance whether publica tion is made by banns or dispensed with by license, on the purpose of concealment with which any inaccuracy was introduced, on the judge respecting the station of the nature of their moral conduct above all, in the law of marriage certainty. It is inevitable that, human beings are, there should c accidentally, errors in form. What is material is that when there can be no doubt of the parties and no question of their intention, we should not let errors of form invalidate the most solemn and sacred acts. If we really mean to re-enact that a marriage without express consent of parents is void, let us do so, and let us not allow it to be evaded. That was the law of England for three quarters of a century, but it produoed such scan dals that it was abolished forty years ago. It is the law of France now, and the result is not favourable to morality. But while it is not ab solutely the law here, it should not be so arbitra rily in the option of an individual. Nor can we pass without a word of protest the theories upon which, in this case, the judge exercised his power. An unequal marriage is generally a deplorable misfortune, but at least it is not a sin. It is a strange principle to be enunciated from the Eng lish bench that sin is a less evil than unhappiness. It contributes little aid to public morality when one so placed declares that ho will give every help to break the faith • man has pledged to a woman in the face of the Church and in the presence of GOD if he finds there was a discrepancy in their worldly rank, and that the marriage was sought and accorded to redeem a connexion of mutual guilt tire eimrt. OSBORNE, F. 5. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, ao companied by Princess Christian, Princes Beatrice, and Princess Hewlett, of Sehleswig-Holstein. Colonel the Bight Hon. .1. Wilson Patten, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, had an audience of her Majesty. The Queen went out this morning, accompanied by Princes Louise. Prince Leopold left his bedroom on Monday. His Royal Highness is progressing moat satisfactorily, though still very weak. The Lords present at yesterday's sitting of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council were :—The Lord Presi dent, Lord Westbury, Lord Cairns, Sir James Colvile, and Sir Richard Bindersley. The Attorney-General, the Solicitor-General, end the Queen's Advocate attended as IMNSDIXS. A deputation of barge and ship owners, accompanied by Mr. W. Lee, M.P., Mr. Ayrton. M.P., Mr. Whatman, )1.P., Mr. Otway, M.P., and consisting of Mr. Peters, Mr. Formby, Mr. Dodd, and Mr. Little, and upwards of 100 others, had an interview with the Right Hon. Stephen Cave at the office of the Board of Trade, Whitehall, yes terday, to present a memorial praying an alteration in the law as to compulsory pilotage. His Royal Highness the Field Marshal Com manding-in-Chief will hold a levee at 1 o'clock on Wednesday nest, the 12th inet. THE PRINCE or WALES. —The festivities orga nised at Kimbolton Castle by the Duke and Duchess of Manchester, in oslebeation of the visit of bin Royal High ness the Prince of Wales, attained, perhaps, their moss brilliant phase last evening, when a grand county ball was given, which was in every respect worthy of the occasion. The distinguished circle at the castle comprises the Duke of S➢therland, Lord and Lady Cecilia Bingham, the Mar quis of Hartington, M.P., Mr. H. Chaplin, of Blankney, the Earl and Countess of Westmorland, the Earl and Countess of Listowell, Colonel and Lady Emily Kings ate, Lord and Lady Proby,Ac. The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Misses Longley have arrived at Lambeth Palace from Addington Park, Croydon. The Duke and Duchess of Somerset have ar rived at Byram, near Ferrybridge, on a visit to Sir John and Lady Gwendoliu Ramsden. The Duke and Duchess of St. Albans arc ex pected to return home from their tour in Egypt and the Holy Land at the close of the present or early in the en suing month. The Duchess (Emily) of Beaufort, Lord and Lady Londesborough, and a select company are staying with the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort at Badminton. . . Is,,‘N FEBRUARY 6, 1 [GENCE. sad Orr Implements, whisk could not be distinguished, in the agar. resisled, sad billeted wounds on several of the Ogden The esPelesiasthal 'lndents were allowed to pea bieritbout iderruptkm, bet the priests were not so klflunate, for they wme drub at without mercy. No life was lost and no serious injury was done. The only object removed from the church was a door which the people paraded through the streets. The Temps of Venice says that an ecclesiastic addressed the people in the cathedral and told them that the order for the religious ceremony had come from Rome. The Osserrofore &mum", however, deities that any order of the kind had been issued to the Italian bishops by the Pope. The King of Italy, in replying to the Turin de putation which presented him with a congratulatory address on the marriage of Prince Umberto is reported to have said : I am anxious that the marriage ceremony should take place in Turin, to which my father spontaneously gave five institutions ; where I have drawn my sword for na tional independence ; where I have participated in the joys and sorrows of the citizens, and where I took a solemn oath to maintain and defend the liberties of the country. His Majesty also expressed the hope that the people of Turin, who had given so many proofs of their loyalty and patriotism, would have no reason to be jealous of any other city in Italy. (izum's rusciums.) THE SERVIAN ARMAMENTS. The Debatte of this morning states that, follow ing the example of Prussia, Russia has also sup ported the protests submitted by Austria, France, and England to the Servian government against the armaments now being carried on by that power. HUNGARY. PESTH, FEB. 5, EVENING. VIENNA, Fit. 6. The Emperor and Empress of Austria arrived here this evening, and were received with acclama tions by the people. The streets of the capital were voluntarily illu minated, their Majesties having declined an official reception. _ N.W. N.W. W.N.W. W. S.W. N.W. N.W. N.N.E. bee. ..I! 1 1 J. oro .0.2 3 b —lo rb 0.08, - re .0 171 3 au ;0.17' - fc , 013 2 ma o I 3 o . 0.04 - tow 0.10 3 00 I— -4 o oc 10.061$ oc H GAI T 3 PL o I- I 4 c2l) ,0.01 eb ! I b I I 2 THE EXPRESS, Tit RSDAY • • , he to then ,4. o f th e hosAwerliskttly ne% w this acookiiitiabei It the lem, be ges, and be dnotMes to e P ena l / to the resole, Yet the it • • in - Vilest k mauled, mom& to • • t 5 we fferoltis is isoffeate in If. Capi amounts , v constituted as sooner or later be aimed, became it will no be occur, wilfully or possible to keep them open--a contingency which in the 'hat is material is case of the old Brighton lines has, Mr. Laing tells us in so t +1,,, ' , Ar tie' many words, actually °marred. OUR CONTZMPORARIIRL (THIS DAY.) MR. BRIGHT AT BIRMINGHAM. The Times expresses its satisfaction at being able to agree almost without reserve with the speech de livered by Mr. Bright yesterday to the artisans who visited the Paris Exhibition. The singular modera tion of his address was in entire opposition to the speeches which preceded his own. Proclaiming his disbelief in the principle that everything should be done by the government, the hon. member adduced prac tical reasons why the proposal to enforce compulsory education, even when narrowed to the class which is sunk so low as to be incapable of appreciating the benefits of education, should be examined on all sides before any at tempt be made to carry it into execution. He suggests that the imposition of a great system, supported by rates and supplemented by a police to look after truants, upon • people unable to weigh the burdens they feel against the advantages they do not underetand, might be followed by • dangerous reaction; and he recommends • gradual insult upon the ignorance of the uneducated classes, in which all existing educational machinery should be put to use. Understanding by technical education instruction in the principles of trades and manufactures, the Times agrees in the conclusion that the interference of the government in it would be en act entirely beyond its proper province, and it is monstrous, as Mr. Bright says, to suppose if the defeat exists schools of science for apprentices and young workmen cannot be voluntarily established in the great centres of our manufactures. Acknowledging the statesmanlike temper of Mr. Bright's speech on Tuesday, the Doily News is unable to speak well of the specific proposals which it contained on the subject of the Protestant establishment in Ireland, and which scarcely differ in substance from those which have been lately lint forward by Lord Russell and Lord Dulierin, and which have been indistinctly hinted at by Mr. Gladstone. Mr. Bright would retain about • third of the ecclesiastical revenues of Ireland and di* ide it among the three great churches. But if a portion is to be thus assigned, why not the whole of them? If endowments are desirable at all, the whole is not too large a sum for the needs of the three churches. The task of distributing the revenues thus set apart would give rise to endless difficulties and heart burnings. Of course, in any change that is made, vested interests must to amply protected, and the endowments left by individuals to the protestant church since the time of the Reformation secured to it. But, with these qualifi cations, the resumption by the state of the temporalities of the church should be complete, and the Daily Nees regrets that Mr. Bright should have quitted the broad lines of principle for an expedient which it fears will be at once ineffectual and mischievous. His speech is equivalent to a year's delay in the settlement of the church question. The TAP ;mph accepts the large and generous accents of Mr. Bright's address as the true expression of the senti ments with which the liberal party approaches the task of ' treating the Irish question. By one of the strangest caprices In political experience, we have plain evidence that the leading man among the liberals below the gang way does not stand very far from the bulk of his party, and is not prepared to demand extravagant measures. In other words, he is a thorough Englishman, and therefore not drawn on by theoretical aspirations or imaginative fancies. The Star thinks the caution which Mr. Bright throws oat against hurrying too rapidly in the direction of com pulsory education is well timed. In adopting any new system, it is not enough that it be intended for the popu- ' laz benefit, bat it must carry with it the popular sympathy. The ffrrufd thinks with regard to the church, Mr. Bright's proposals, from his stand point, are fair enough, and constitute a moderate and a judicious way of effecting the change. But his plan for the settlement of the land question is but a quack nostrum. THE REV. B. SPIKE. The columns of our contemporaries contain every day articles and letters treating of the extraordinary dis appearance of the Rev. Mr. Speke. "C. T. M.," a relative of the family, and who writes from Morley's Hotel, lays to-day that Mr. Spoke's portmanteau contains no letters oe papers which give the slightest clue. The appointment with the young man apprenticed in London was fixed at Ecclestoo.square, and the man ar rived there at about 6.30, and waited about an hour ; he then went away, leaving his address with the servants, and this is now in the hands of the police. The nature of the business which Mr. Spoke bad to attend to in West minster is not known. _ _ The Times observes that one point is still unexplained, via., what Mr. Spoke intended to do between half-past 5 and half-past t ; that is, what the nature of his appoint ment in Westminster could be, and it is to this atten tion should be drawn. One of its correspondents, " An Amateur Detective," supports the supposition that in some way or other be wee decoyed into the low haunts of the neighbourhood, and there made away with. With great reluctance the Telegroph alludes to the alternative of premeditated suicide and hints that there kea been deran&ement in the family. THZ BRIGHTON RAILWAY COMPANY. The Tama summarises the information respecting the above company which has cost, it says, Mr. Ling sex months to =knout In 18.15 the clear revenue of the line yielded an honest interest of between 4 and 5 per cent. on the capital employed ; but at the present moment that capital has been doubled, so that interest has to be found on twice as much principal as before. Yet Mr. Laing pledges himself that the second half of the capital has not produced a single additional sixpence of net profit. Under these circumstances, the dividend ought imply to have been reduced to 24 per cent., but the new capital was raised on conditions of preference, and the original proprietors now get no dividend whatever ; and the income is even insufficient to satisfy the preferential claims. The money in the main has been spent on unproductive branches, but Mr. Laing, while be admits that there has been gross mismanagement, la evidently die- —.. _ posed to visit parliament with the greatest Aare of the blame in sanctioning inlirnited competition in railway en. terprise. The Beau replies that these directors ought to have been discerning enough to see the question in its true light, and that the eery competition referred to was pro voked and supported by the =admit of the established companies themselves. fio greedy or timorous were they that any projectors could count on them as a prey. coming to the future, the Times and Mr. Lalas egree that the only remedy is to be found in •' closing the capital account''—in other words, the puny must pay its way out of its euniogr. Mr. Wag, EVE The coming of age of the Marquis of Worcester, in May, will be celebrated with extraordinary rejoicings at Badminton. The Earl and Countess Grey have arrived at Mickleton Hall, on a visit to Viscount and V isoounteas Halifax, from spending a few days at Ossington with the Speaker and Lady Charlotte Denison. Viscount Hamilton, M.P., arrived in town yes terday from Vienna, after attending the funeral of the Emperor Maximilian. The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland, after spending some days in Paris, left yesterday for Rome. The members for Oldham, Mr. J. T. Hibbert and Mr. J. Platt, addressed their constituents last night, in the Oldham Town Hall. Prince Phillip of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha has arrived in Paris. Baron Alfred de Rothschild, of London, is at present in the French capital. The King of Portugal, followed by tho court, has gone to the residence of Villaviosa, where his Majesty intends to spend the month of February. Wo read in the Malta Times :—" A step showing much loyal and good feeling bat lately been taken by the elected inembersof the council of government in this island. These gentlemen, who are all native Maltese, have soli cited the governor, Sir Patrick Grant, to obtain at an early date a portrait of our Most Gracious Sovereign Queen Victoria, with the object of hanging it up in the tapestry-room of the Palace, where the council holds He sitting.. Her Majesty will be asked to conde scend to sit specially for this loyal 'purpose. It is also proposed to erect a statue of her Majesty in one of the public squares of Malta." The sittings of the Corps Ldgislatif are just now attracting a number of fashionable people. The other day, when M. Thies spoke on the Press Bill, there were in the President's tribune—Madame Schneider, Princess Julia Bonaparte, Madame de Pennell's, the Duchess d'lsly, Madams Welles de Lynette, and Madame and Mdlle. Vuitry. In the tribune of the Corps Diplomatique—The Countess Pozzo di Borgo. Madams Liadieres, Count de Laferrihe, and M. Conti, secretary of the Emperor. In the tribune of the Senate—the Duke de Pemigny and the Marquis de Lavalette, ex-Ministers of the Interior, Count de Bourqueney, M. de la Gueranniere, formerly Director of the Press, Le. The Edo) du Nord states that M. Esparbi4, chief editor of the Mimetic./ of Lille, has been cited before the Correctional Police by M. Oery-Lsgrand, the defeated can didate in the department of the Nord, for having alleged that English money had been 'applied by manufacturers of that country to defray the eons of his canvass. The Odd Fellows Grand Lodge has reported the strength of the Order in the United States. It has 2,860 lodges, with 214,561 members, and 697 encampments with 34,842 members. During the year ending September, 1867, the aggregate income of the order was 2,020,111 d 01.., of which 692,629 don. was expended for various charitable objects. The American Colonisation Society reports having sent 633 Africans to Liberia during 1867, 12 more than during the previous year. It now has applications for aid in emigrating from over 3,000 negroes, and during the year expended 84,000 don. It has a ship called the Golconda, which makes the voyages to Liberia, and it supports the emigrants not only on the passage, but also for six months after landing there. The official report of the number of immigrants that indeed at New York during 1867 Terns somewhat from the newspaper reports previously made. The total immigration for the year was 242,371, as compared with I 113,396 for 1866, and it is much larger than for any year sines 1854, During last year 117,591 Germans emigrated to America, while Ireland sent 65,134, England 33,712, Scotland 6,313, Wales 142, Sweden 4,843, Switzerland 3,983, Franco 3,264, Holland 2,156, Belgium 1,623, Den mark 1,312, and Italy 1,632. Two Turks, two Africans, 87 Japanese, 17 Chinamen, and four Malays are also re corded among the immigrants. Female suffrage, although defeated at the last election in Kansas, has, it appears, produced a tangible result from its agitation. The Kansan legislature has elected a Miss Emma Hunt an enrolling clerk, and that lady having hikes the necessary oaths of office, is per forming its duties. About 700,000,000 letters now pass through the Post-oflces in Great Britain and Ireland in the course of a year, and nearly 6,000,000 telegrams peas through the tale graph stations in the United Kingdom during the same period. The officer in command of the night guard over the armoury of the 2nd Hants Volunteers, in consequence of a threateeed Fenian attach, is Lieutenant Patrick Keane, an Irishman and Roman catholic. Two thousand pounds has been already sub scribed towards the National Cottage Hospital at Vintner. A new cattle market is to be opened at South ampton on Friday, dose to the railway terminus. No tolls ass to be charged. The charge of conspiracy in connection with the Merchant Token` Company in Manchester again tame Woes Mr. Fowler, at the Manchester pollee-o°on, yester day ; and after a geed deal of evidence had been added to that already gives, the magistrate said there was so ass for a jury, and dismissed the charge. 0 :1 - . IT MAIL. ENGAC . WITH THE CHEERS.—TWO OFFICERS KILLED. The Bombay papers of the 14th ult, contain accounts of an engagement, on the 29th December, between some Bombay native troops and a gang of Wagheer outlaws, in which two officers were killed. It appears that the Wagheers are a Scythian tribe, inhabiting the north-west portion of the peninsula of Kattywar, and, being skilful and daring boat men, many of them become pirates. It seems that it is against the Guioowar that the Wagheers declare themselves to be opposed ; but they recently gave notice that if their demands were disregarded, they would strike villages in districts under British protection. They subsequently carried their threat into execution, and the result was that an expedition was sent out against them, consisting of a few ' British troops, together with the militia of the Guicowar and another chief. The expedition was directed from Rajkote by Colonel W. Anderson, the acting political agent, and was commanded by Major Reynolds, 17th Native Infantry, who him- I self was badly wounded. Although within small compass—the whole of oor force not exceeding 140 men, accompanied by the G uicowar's levies— the con flict was a very determined one. The Wagheers, the number of whom is not known, on seeing themselves surrounded, evidently resolved to sell their lives dearly ; while the attacking party had to charge up the hill, exposed to the deliberate aim of the outlaws who, on this occasion, there is reason to believe, were possessed of arms of more " preci sion" than their antiquated matchlocks. One of the British officers died in avenging his brother officer, and both were interred in one grave ; they each leave a young widow. Three leaders of the band were killed, one being Dews Manik, the fiercest of all, but the chief leader of this expatriated tribe—Muloo Manik, the dispossessed chief of Dwarka—is still free. Captains La Touche and Hebbert, who belonged to the 17th Native Infantry, were in 1859 both re commended for the Victoria Cross for their gal lantry in carrying off wounded men under a heavy fire at Gossee Talso, in an action with the Wagheers. In addition to the above particulars, supplied by the &mho!, Times, the Kattyawar correspon dent of the Bombay Gazette says that when the ex pedition under Colonel Anderson had reached oo melee, it was reported that the gang had been started out of a sugar-cane field, at the village of Chawurdee, and had taken up a position on a rocky hill about five miles off, and were defying the patrol. Thereupon the 17th Na tive Infantry and the federal Seebundy were ordered to proceed with despatch, and the cavalry galloped on and reached the hill at 5 p.m. This hill was about 300 feet high, and the gang entrenched themselves behind rocks and stones which they had piled up to form barriers, from behind which they kept up a sharp fire. This position being very difficult, an attack by the cavalry was found impracticable, and the arrival of the infantry was anxiously awaited. The infantry who had made great haste and pressed riding camels into their service, arrived at 5.30 p.m. Immediately on their arrival Captain Ls Touche placed himself at the head of the federal Seebundy, of which ho had lately been placed in charge, and attacked one position, Major Reynolds, of the 17th, another, and Cap tain Hebbert, taking a portion of the 17th under his command, attacked from two points. While the infantry was climbing the hill, the cavalry galloped to the base to cut off the flight of the rebels, and a party being left at the foot, the remainder with much diffi culty went up the summit, which was very rugged and broken, and helped to drive the outlaws from their position. The infantry then charged. The late lamented Captain Hebbert having taken the lead was the first to open fire, and his shot told and knocked over one of the Wagheer leaders, Poonja Manik, but he was in re turn mortally wounded and fell. Capt. La Touche immediately came up, and seeing his friend and brother in arms in that plight, vowed to revenge his blood, and made a dash at the outlaws, killing three, and while in the act of despatching the fourth, was himself killed. The outlaws (seven in number) that were left of the gang managed to effect their escape in the confusion and darkness that pre vailed, but as four of them were seen to have been wounded, detectives were despatched on their track. The only other leader that remains of the Wagheet gang, Muloo Manik, is said to be sick, and hiding in the Burda hills, but as active and efficient measures are in progress to trace him and his party, and considering that our political agent is not a man to be either trifled with or to rest content with the victory he has already achieved, we may expect the restoration very shortly of peace and tranquillity in the province. Letters from Cambool, quoted by the Calcutta EngliAhman, speak of a rising of the Khutas against the Russians. They were, however, de feated with great loss. The Russians are reported to have built a splendid cantonment at Samar kund, and to have protected it by a fort capable of mounting 24 guns. Detachments of troops are constantly arriving at Samarkund with large trains of matjricl, and the force there is said to number upwards of 50,000 men of all arms. The Calcutta Board of Revenue have published a paper on the mortality occasioned by the famine in Orissa, giving the following figures : Population per square mile before t h e famine 354 Ditto after the famine Total population . 1 Number wbo hare perished Emigrated, Le. 115,028 Total lam Total par mime of lea to pepthitien 30141 ITALY. THE BATTLE OF MSNTANA.—RIOTS IN PADUA. The Rinnoramento of Venice publishes the follow- PORTUGAL LISBON, Fr ß. 5. The King, Queen, and suite have returned here from their hunting excursion to Villa. Viooosa. A tumult occurred near Braga, between the people and the troops escorting, the royal party. The troops fired and killed and wounded several persons. AMERICA. (BY ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.) WASHINGTON, FEB. 5. President Johnson has signed the bill repealing the internal cotton tax immediately, and the import duty on foreign cotton from Nov. 1, and also the bill authorising the sale of the surplus iron-clads. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (IBM 0112 OWN COITIZEWONDENT.) PARK WI:MUMMA Y EV ENI NG. M. Rouher's speech of Feb. 4 is certainly one of the greatest acts of the reign. It clearly shows that the government decided only after painful hesitation not to withdraw the press bill, but that. having resolved to maintain it it does so thoroughly and decidedly. It was only a few minutes before the opening of the debate yesterday that the Em peror told M. Rouher what course he was to take. Baron de Benoist, who commenced the discussion with a furious speech against the bill, voted for it when he found how decided M. Rouher's language was. I was misinformed yes terday as to the names of the distinguished seven who voted against the bill. They were— Creusel, Delamarre, Edouard Fonld, Baron de Geiger, Grapier do Cassagnac, Ronallier, awl de Saint Paul. _ . It is recorded in the Muniteur that M. Granier de Cassagnac, when the ridiculous number was announced, called them the " Seven wise men." The Emperor, accompanied by an aide-de-camp and an equerry, left the Tuileries yesterday after noon at 3, on horseback, and took a ride towards the Rue Turbigo, the Halles, the Temple, the Boulevards, and the Champs-Elysties. His Majesty was received everywhere, says the Monitenr, with the warmest demonstrations of sympathy. The Duke de Persigny has been one of the most assiduous attendants at the Chamber since the opening of the debates on the Press Bill, not having missed a single day. The pictures of M. Paul Demidoff have just been sold at the Hotel de Ventes, Rue Drouot, for high prices. Among the modern, the " Evening of a Battle," by E. Delacroix, brought 5,8001 r. ; " The Last Prayer of Mary Stuart," Paul Delaroche, B,ooofr. ; " Chateau and Valley of Broglie," Rousseau, 9,700 fr. ; " The Woodcutters," De camps, 11,000 fr. ; " Pare of St. Cloud," Meis- Bonnier, 11,000 fr ; " Promenade at St. Germain," same, 21,000 fr. ; and " Readings at Diderot's," same, 30,1001 r. Among the ancient works, por trait of a woman, Moro, was knocked down for 6,000 fr. ; four landscapes, Ruysdael, 6,900 fr., 21,100 fr., and 25,200 fr.; interior, Tethers, 7,000 fr. ; marine, Vandevelde, 9,300 fr. ; portrait ~ f a girl, Paul Veronese, 13,1001 r. ; rural scene, tier, 13,200 fr. ; and " Travellers," Wouvermal,4, 25,600 fr. Nineteen modern pictures produced 137,080 fr., and twenty-live ancient, 173,730 fr. ; also some water colour drawings, 9Osfr.—makito a total of 312,375 fr. INDIA RAILWAYS. (From the Bombay Votes of Jan. 14.) The financial results of all the Indian railways in the year (eleven months) ending Muth 30th. 187, have just been stated and reviewed in a resolution by the government of India. This is done simply from the point of view as the payments and receipts affect the financial department of the supreme government. No application to the Treasury, beyond the total amount sanctioned in the budget estimate of 1866, has been needful on account of railway works. There has been en excess outlay of Re. 56,43,000 (504,300/.), chiefly on account of the Eastern Bengal, the Puojaub, and the Scinde railways ; but this has been more than balanced by increase over esti mate of receipts and refunds—the net improvement over the budget estimate being Rs. 1,42,00,207 (1,420,0001.) The total expenditure on the whole guaranteed railway system up to March 31, 1867, both in England and India has been lis. 73,99,61,121, say seventy-four millions sterling. The net revenue from first to last represents a return on that capital of nearly 3 per cent, per annum up to March 31, 1867, and this, considering the large ex tent of line yet under construction, his Excellency the Viceroy regards as highly satisfactory. The earnings of the East India Railway have exceeded in the eleven months the budget estimate for the year (two millions) by the large sum of Its. 47,48,670 (474,867?.), and the revenue is equal to a dividend of 52.3 per cent. on the aggregate ex penditure on that line of 241 millions. The Calcutta and South-Western (the Port Canning) line has stopped its career of deficits, and shows for the first time a small net revenue ; but thePunjaub railw►y, the Sciode line, and the Indus steam flotilla were worked at a heavy loss, which apparently amounts to over half a million sterling in the year. Reports are asked for to explain those losses, and also for fuller accounts of all the Bombay railways in re spect of which the refunds on capital account do not seem to have been stated, hence particulars of their traffic se turns are not given. To set against this favourable view of the aggregate results of the guaranteed railway system in India, it must be remembered that the review relates to a period prior to the wetly disasters on the Great Indian I Peninsular Railway during 1867. fr WIATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY. TTICRADAY, FEBIiIIARY C, 8 A.M. W.N.W. W.N.W. W. W.N.W W.N.W N. NW. W. WA.W. W.N.W. w.B. W. N.W. Wirsoutb..'9o 366 66 Niimmoatli 30.34 f 66 Loudon famoath...l6.l 9 r 41 , Illiebaromb 36.0er Nide. '3o.otr EsarreCon. 30.666 W.N.W. W.N.W. W. N.W. W.B.W. w.aw. aw. W.B. W. &W. B.W. B.W. B.W. && W. W.B.W. Barometer corrected and redseed to $2 deg. at letters r (rising), f (falling). s leteadyl , , motionot the mercurywithin lost 14 hours. Therm. be shade. Bitreene force, with its direction &rim. Z.--calm. Weather: b.—blue sky c.— clouds Vietacrgeo, leg du : h.—bail : EL—ndit, Oline7) 0.--overcast L s a—snow I.—thunder. 11.'1n-fall, snow or hail melted), during last St hours. Sea disturbance. REILULBS. The change of the atmospherical measure reported yesterday afternoon has since continued. There has been a diminution of slight extent in the south of England and on the west onset of TAHOE, whilst In Scotland and Ireland • great increase Is shown. At Nairn and Greencastle the change - has been about half an inch. The readings in the north are still considerably lower than those in France. Temperature has Wien since yesterday in our blends the diminution bas been greats:et in Scotism,. At Heart's Content the eh since yesterday has been la dog. Since yesterday the gale again over the north and west of our island.: ha violence was very great at Ardroman and on the northeast coast of Scotland. North-westerly winds now prevail they are light is the Channel sad in Ireland, but the farce I. greater in Scotland. Fog and dot have prevailed at the soul-western stations. ,level. The direction of last 24 . lioTs. ing correspondence from Padua, dated Jan. 31: To-day it was intended to perform •Te Dens in honour Sir J. Gabriel, Bart., the late Lord Mayor of of those who fell at Montana on the Pope's side. The London, during whose tenure of office the Viceroy of clergy were busily employed in preparing the ceremony Bgypt paid a visit to the English capital, pealed through and the bells were set ringing at an early hour. At noon, Malta on the Mid ult. in the Peninsular and Oriental however, the students issued a manifesto, invoking m ale- Co m p an y 's steamship Delta, on • visit to Egypt, at diction, on those who should rejoice over the innocent special levitation of hi Bothwell Ismail Paola blood which was shad on that occasion. At 4 o'clock The indefatigable A. Dumas has commenced the they assembled in the cathedral, where the ceremony publication, in Paris, of anew jou rnal named was to take place, and went up the priestsw h o to It is a tri-weekly paper, appearing every Tuesday, Thurs. Dartiwon. were welting for the appointed hour to begin. I day, and Saturday, pries 10 centimes. The name is taken They shouted and roared in a manner that bailee f rom 0.4 of aka objamaasai the .. no l o w on . daseription, the priests fled, the candles sere ardaguithed, „o a k ea r an d i n th e frontispiece Dartigean is /*- the ourtains removed, immeoatiosa were celled down nits proninta g r idi ng t owar d s Paris on his yellow the Pope, and the hymn of Garibaldi was chanted with • b on ,. I n an i n t ro d uc t or y ar ti c l e D em i. Kr a wild enthusiasm. The Naticoal Guards WWI called to that, lik e o ld E n t e a u s, b e hag p u t on his mite, sad arms, but they did sot asks their appearance. Tim racier will do b ot tl e pro ar t s c c f e u & Hs adds In e peasaript *damned mil Vilithetie end Pandotin word' to the that though this should se. be • single seheariber we • students which wale well received, bet the moitsemet wee g e e, num b er a dd i n th e g ree t, it w in es es far at istirt a tee peat to allow the matter to stop bare. They went hi • „ or. it i t no t a p ati o .' i ourea l, bod other y ‘ to t A h : e the chure gimahmuy hee of San ut. mtur Franeiseras mata lta a Lnele, and sae w,. atAzo m fmenuor nEAL FoR. w p .umu saa_ Th. mmber a. Ty pimis Hiairr is trim , 117, seat. Has tits prism, armed with eindiettiells, eraser daring the mesh wadies Pub. 1, sr 140. 18. ----I— • Bairn 7:B 84r 38 Wordier' r 4.881 141 ugui /wow 42 irdressan 30.11 r 46 lareancrege 1801 1 le 43 Valeutla ;30.34r 42 Cape Cleari3o.3lr 43 Itocitial, ' Late t! EXCITING SCENE IN THE FRENCH CHAMBER. The Legislative Body sat on Tuesday, M. SCHNEIDER in the chair. The order of the day was the adjor.rned discussion the Press Bill. The PliesiDenr —The part of the measure under cot. sideration is Art. 1, which, for greater clearness. I sill again read to the Chamber. It runs thus :• ••• Et, ,y Peens:lnnen of age, and in the enjoyment of his civil ..:d political rights, can, without any previous antliorisat on, publish a journal or periodical writing, appe:,ring, either regularly or on a fixed day, or irregularly mei in nuinhei,' Baronies BENOINT—The majority of the Chroobr, which last year was disposed to aesociate itself with this great measure, is now hesitating; why (Interruption.) M. JoSSEAC—Speak for yourself. M. SEGRIS—No one has aright to speak in the mew! of the majority. (Approbation some beuchea.) Baron DE SEN. oisr—Allow me to tell you DI. Pieutp—There is no majority until after the vote. The Pitestniare—Lieten to the speaker; do not inter. rupt him at every word. (Hear, hear.) Baron ue Bet:over—The reason is that during the year the press has shown neither gratefulneas nor neenta tion. µ a have found that we deceived ourselves. sqi picione, unfounded distrust, and calumny have appear .1, abroad, at home, and even in this Chamber. (Reclainati.as from several be nches.) Brriimorrr—That is for the President to my. Baron ne Rraritner—We all possess the right of judging what takes place here. (Noiee.) M. Tutees-1 request to be heard. Baron DE. SIEN.IsT — For me it is enough to refer to the speech of M. Jules Fun. B. Tillers, with greater mode ration in the form but the same audacity in the ideas— , (Fresh exclismations ; noise)— 111. THIEES—I interrupt the spec ker on that wool " audacity." Whet style of discussion are we minim; to when such a term is applied to opinions, bold, isrhapr, hut not exceeding the bounds of parliamentary debst:e ! (Hear, hear, and noise.) The PitesiDeNr —Allow the speaker to go on witlertt interruption. Let him choose his expressions. I L so given opposite opinions entire liberty. and I re.inciit hoot ou (turning to the Left) the same silence with which you have been heard. (Hear, hear.) Baron DE IlEsoimr—The balance-sheet of the Eniptioes gove rnment has been drawn up, but what were tho,r the regimes that existed under the despotism of a free press? In IKI3, M. Viennet said " Legality is killing and at the close of the reign M. Dermousseaux de i;ivni exclaimed, "What have you accomplished either at bane or abroad? Nothing, nothing, nothing." What i s the balance-sheet of the Republic! Abroad Risquons.Tout and Chambery, at home the 15th May and the days of June. (Loud interruptions from the Left.) MM. JULES FAYED and PELLETS! uttered some words which could not be heard owing to the noise. The PRESIDENT—M. Pelletan, calm yourself. You friends have been a ll owed to speak ; you cannot hose a monopoly of interruption'. (Approval—noise.) PeLtirrati—We throw but challenge to challer; , . The PRESIDENT—M. Pelletan, once more I ask pus to bo calm. Baron rig EENOIST—In tho niidat of this noise I 1, rot hear what is said. M. JULES FAVRE—I sty that against the invasion of the chamber on the 15th May the one on the 2nd Decoulgt mil be set o ff . (Exclamations.) M. CANNIER-PM:As—IC MIS II DOlMplitiSt Huber, who directed the act of the 15th May. Do sot impute to the government of 1648 that from which it suffered. (Fresh noise.) The PREISIDLIC T—Allow the !evolution of 1848 and it* government to be spoken of—you who are continually dir cussing other governments. (Hear, hear.) Baron DE BENOIST—The BrepeTOT's government restored order, has given to Franc e tranquillity and material and prosperity; conquered in the Crimea, a t Magenta 4olferino ; and, if the Mex P an expedition failed, net' hops that result was somewhat due to the g i ve n to ds of Mexico in the press. The imperial rule has the journals liberty sufficient because discussion oui,ide the walls of deliberative assemblies is only • source of diaorder. Freesia, Italy, Juarez, Russia even, have found advocates in the prem. In that not liberty enough ? Ido not see the necessity of a measure which, in my opinion, will disarm the government. I would have voted for it s year since , but the violent spirit which has recently main e rested itself in the press c onvinces me that this bill would be a disarmament of the government. The o ppoaition attacks the penal provisions of the measure, which shore that they intend to disregard it vowpassed ; and because they vote for it I will give my against it. (Move went.) FATAL CABE OP POISONING. —A tad case cf acci dental poisoning occurred on Friday last to a Mil' ladr at St. Julian's. It appears that the deceased. Sardo, was under treatment for a nervous ideal" in the head, for which she received from her medi cal attendant an electuary and a liniment, lemur panted with written directions for their use. Co.' fortunately the deceased lady took a spoonful of the - m ent internally by mistake, and subsequently swall o wed a second spoonful about au hour or two afterwards. She soon become insensible, and continued in that ststs until the time of her death, which occurred at half past 0 the same evening, or twelve hours after taking then rst spoom fuL Notwithstanding that several medical gentlemen who had been seat for, arrived before she expired, notiosi could be done to save the life of the unfortunate ladle owing to the deadly nature of the *eon, whiss ch. s• understand. oossisted chiefly of belholoona. Mi sante WAS 65 years of age, and daughter of the late Mr. Michels Sardo, of Catania, an old resident in this island.—Na Thew. le 4 V AL UE or AIDES rN Texas. —During last year the estimated number of bides shipped from Texas trso 2,000,000, and their value 4,000,000 dollars. In some pars of Texas, o ff the lines of railroads and apart front tbn towns, the hides of cattle are not saved. The Iloostoo TWegrap's m entions one stock raiser who b ee never rola! guile kids from the hundreds of beeves killed on premises. Owen IN Fnatecn.—Pio letter from Grasse(' in the Noses/Nate of Marseilles, mentions en ion* dent whisk has amused much emo tion in that fla il veterinary gagmen, occupying a respectable p o mpon. die was for sea time pain suspected of having poisoned mesehers of his family, who all died under circuinsionni. Which were strikingly similar . The authorities st took the matter up and ordered the bodies to be elbow? for *Lamination. The suspected rsonme Warne.. and Resift that the discovery of hicrimes was inevitab% ks blow old his brains. He left spew avowing his 6,0*