The Express. — London, England, 1862-03-27 00:00:00

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OIL Ma To-MAWII —Mesta& e► Ma.— Memo% lIL lONL LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 27. Tun splendid gift of Grottos PEABODY to the poor of London is more than an act of personal greatness and worth. High as it deserves to be rated in this respect—and none will put it higher than we do—it has a value and a meaning at the present time which is even loftier and nobler. One hundred and fifty thousand pounds judiciously in vested, and its yearly reduce well applied, will bring comfort and solace to many a shattered struggler in the combatant rank and filed life, and not only in the present generation, but in genera tions still unborn, many will learn to Wes the gene rous American banker who lived and prospered amongst us during the last five-and-twenty years. And u it is unerringly written that it is more blessed to give than to receive, the happiness which the benefactor must feel at having done so much good with his vast wealth ought to be greater than any which the most grateful recipient of his bounty can express. Yet on public and permanent grounds, we repeat, this magnificent donation for the relief of one of the greatest masses of human misery in the world, is worthy of being regarded in a more comprehensive point of view. At a season when blind and reckless men on either shore of the Ocean are indefatigably toiling at the work of mutual estrangement, and while every engine of hatred, envy, malice, and all uncharitableness is busy in the deepening of reciprocal distrust, an irrevocable est is calmly and deliberately done by a private person, at his own expense, calcu lated to thwart, by pure and peaceful means, the machinations of the malignant, and to confound the most obstinate believer in the antagonism of two kindred nations. Social fact is stranger than poli tical fiction, and instinctive sympathy is far more reliable than factitious hate. An American gentle man, whom the accident of commercial speculation induced to fix his residence in the Old Country many years ago, has by thrift and enterprise realised a rapid fortune here ; and on the eve of his retirement from business, while preparing to re turn to the home of his childhood, there to enjoy in tranquillity the fruits of aPe of honourable toil, he looks around the scene where he has dwelt, and is penetrated with the thought that he can do nothing better than to bequeath by anti cipation a tithe of his acquisitions for the benefit of the many poor among whom 11;e active years have been spent. To use the touching words of a great writer of our day, applied to a vet/ diCerent man—"from the down hill's steep, life seems to him to be all limited;" the end, though it may be distant, is still discernible ; and the vanity of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches are, he feels, the snares of success tobe avoided, and, if passible, escaped. The miserable distinctions of local birth and breeding aro as nothing in the eyes of a man casting up his life account with the world. Before all things he wishes it to 63 remembered of Fm that he was a just man, and that he did good in his day and generation. A preference for those whom he knows best, whom in early life he trusted most, and amongst whom at the close of age he hopes to par a tranquil eventide, is but natural, and rea sonable, and right. But all this is compatible with a cordial and grateful remembrance of the somewhat less closely related kinsmen among whom he has lived his busiest years, and thrived. The temporary distinctions of political forms and political prejudices fade away before the catholic feeling of proud affection for the Anglo-Saxon race : and the destitute myriads whose necessi.ies ho has ever been ready to relieve from time to time during his sojourn in our capital, silently put in their melancholy claim to his compassion when about to withdraw from amongst them ; and they plead not in vain. This is indeed a noble pro test against in* creational ill-will—a noble testi mony to the untruth of mutual repulsion. Though a thousand pens be dipped in gall, they will not be able soon to efface the impression which ti gracious and generous deed has made upon the minds of all sincere men. The manner of the thing is as good as the sub stance. The fund is secured by special trusts to be rendered useful at all future times to deserving persons without distinction of birthplace, creed, or opinion ; seal it is to be vested for ever in a given number of trustees, who al, to be chosen with a like indifference as to the grounds on which prejudice is usually formed. Of those who have in the first instance been named by Mr. PKABoDY to dispense his princely beuevo lent e, some are American eitizens,so.ne or Irishmen. It WWI but fitting that the represen tative of the great Commonwealth of which he himself is a C.tizen should head the list; and there is a simiti , unce not to be mistaken in the aavciation with loin of the liberal and enlightened heir to one of time oldest earldonm of England. And so with tlto others there is a fitness and meaning in the choice of each. The whole scheme has been maturely considered and beneficently framed ; and we doubt not that it will be found to work well for the truly philanthropic and pious purposes for which it was intended. Ti:,. news from America increases in import ance. Thu Confolerates doubtless show much strength of character by the courage with which they look unpleasant facts in the face, and adopt the resolutions which their altered circumstances require. A concentration of their forces was ron dered absolutely necessary, and it has been effected without loss. Besides abandoning the whole line of the Potomac, they have now abandoned the im portant arsenal of Pensacola. Nothing but the most imperious necessity could have led to the evacuation of this important position ; but such is the audition of the Secession cause, that it is even g.od policy to leave it. It must not be overlooked that the Confederates pin much in immediate efficiency by a simultaneous sontrao tion of the area of defenoe and a oonoentration of their forces, and we may reasonably expect that their army will make a better figure than it has done of late. It is believed that they will make a desperate stand either at Norfolk or Richmond, and it is very likely that a great battle fought in that neighbourhood will decide the war. LATEST INTELLIGENOL explanations to the orators who ntistetry. POLAND. 41 THE TORTURE OF M. ZAMOYI3I6; The journal of Cracow, the Czas, gives the following details relative to the torture inflicted on M. Zamoyski : The bill on the budget was finally passed by 233 against 20 votes. THE HERZEGOVINA. PARIS. KA!OW IT. The Paris papers of to-day publish s despatch from the Herzegovina, stating that 600 Turkish soldiers who had been surrounded at Orinitze had surrendered to the insurgents. The latter had previously repulsed the troops which came to the relief of the Turks. " Warsaw, Marsh 17. - . "The statements relative to the barbarity to wards M. Alexander Zamoyski, of which the commission of inquiry presided over by General Roznow was guilty, are confirmed in all points. The prisoner, stripped of his clothing and of his shirt, was subjected, during the interrogatories, to a frightful flagellation. The rods that were used were thicker than the thumb, and the flesh was literally outto ribbons, par ticularly on the right side of the body. M. Zamoyski endured this torment with a noble courage, without giving the leant response, without uttering a word. After he bad received several hundred strokes he fell senseless ; and in this state, after being covered with a cloth, he was handed over to the care of a doctor. It seems that there was little chance of saving his life from the first, the spine having been injured. This case of Muscovite barbarity needs no comment ; it provokes the greatest indignation, and shows in all its horror the regime to which Poland is now subjected." The offence of which M. Zamoyski was accused 1 is that of having printed • clandestine journal ' called the Pilot. ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER NSW YORK. ROCHE'S POINT, sus Quismarowx, Talmo.; 12.30 EL .. The Liverpool, New York, and • Philadelphia Company's steamer New York, from New York on the 15th inst., is in sight. The following telegram has been received at Mr. Reuter's office from the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company : CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. The !Curiae, with the above mails, left Malta for Carmellles on the 26th hut., at 1 a.m. _ _ THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 27, 1862. --- The Ceylon, with the heavy portion of the mails, would leave Malta the same day at 2 p.m. She may be expected at Southampton on the 4th of April. gbe goun. WINDSOR R CAM" MAWR 26 Her Majesty and the Crown Princess of Prussia (Prisons Royal) drove la the Hens Park this morning. Count de Lambe. sad the Hon. Captain Drummond, R.N., mantel at the Castle het sight, and left to-day. Pk Hew Yang has arrived in London from Tasmanis. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council oat yester day. An appeal from the Court of Arches, " Keith v. Border," was rommeneed. The Lords pramot were the Archbishop of York. the Bishop of Louden, Lard Craa worth, and the Leeds Justices Knight limes sad Tosser. Despatches were sent roderday from the Oolouhdwfarie to the GOVIMOTO Of llalta, the limaritim, Ceylcm Hoeg Kom, Labia's, the Auetrolian Coissim and Gibralter. ALBERT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS.-PUBIJO MEETING IN LIVERPOOL. A meeting wee held in the Liverpool Town Hall yesterday, for the peewee el insiagunding a movement for bombes several eshelembips is memory el the late Prime Cowart, to be ailed "The Albert Memerisi Solvelarellips." The Mercer (H, liniebissen, !eq.) presided, mid there wee • large anodises at the prbedgial pathless el lArtepool sod the vieinity, muse whist were the Led lYq el 1 Chiller, Vowel& Archdeacon AIM, Weed lliess. Colossi Gladstone, Mr. S. Holm*, he. The dist siedielles was moved by the Bhbop of Chester, who, la sa alspisat speech, replete with sympathy far the Quin soil homer for the decreed Prim" urged eggs Ihe meeting the secessity of founding the sobolerviim, es in such an Institution the cherester of the late Prime Olsson would be most "MUM, Sad with the nand Miley sad love el literelless viola he adithed boa Wen end alter his iseammatim es Ohimeelkir el the Uzia verity of Camkoridip. The faints, is the ?moieties "Dada to :—" That tide mesting harsh the low width hie idles on the sodas et large by the &lath ot the lets Pelee Maeort, sad bass wilamo to the audio= of his royal highs= for the diltaisa el kseedelge sal slew Ilea.* The motion wsomseoisd masimemly dim whisk siastbre ',KARS° s wee premed by Cassel limem, red emmeded by>rr. O. S. Rama to the "Nat the the sae lona* will be esalismil wittin a robs" el ems adios eremil limped sad all be open to eD yeses who ham Ism for three yews all wheals, with the IRO gem dated. Semi ilhosedes lash dime la Memos to abide de pupils ed whisk wadi be immoseitstsd beet seedeettag at the Madrid(' easadastkaa, la eassegasme el their plasm ef peeparstory educates Wag situated outside the sever side Init. The Rev. Mr. Svafax, of Sandyeedt College, near Nortlngsh, dimmed from seven miles being the radius in which the schools most he eiteded whisk would be beaefited by the memorial esheisahipa He moped resolution to that effect, but did est poems it to s divides. Mx. iiAT LOC& espremed an oyika that the eshelanhips sight set be he @salami Is Cambehige alone. bet that the Oohed. Fiala lehin mil Sesta universities amid be so the ell paths— Bona albillased leis =weir teallysleffiallbstin te the umegassat. sot erpitailsg a %NM Rm. their symeMity for their Sovereign, and rapist he hot isresd hmierd smog stk. Wiwi= dm Moo" Whima'Z pond tellialailip big elms aria Ise the ne:l6l mhdedife, is Orford NA elm mehmelties bed am *wily pod right toe shone is imp neseessest by wbieh ths ressiory of the late Prince Oessert wee to be perestestsd by set end literature. No tangible opposition, however, was ins std on, 66d the onginal resolutions were adopted. A committee was then appointed, and the work of collecting the scholarship funds will at owe be yeemedcd with. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge had a select dinner party last :evening, at her residence in the Ainhamadone Court, St. James's Palms, to celebrate the birthday of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. The royal duke soda small circle gained the party. The Duke of Leinster is expected to arrive at his mansion on Carlton-boaledmisea, about the middle of next month, from Carlton Hones, his grace's mat in the county of Kildare. The Miunbioness of Downshire's party, which wee to have taken place this evening, is unavoidably post poned. The Earl and Countess Spencer will shortly leave Aithorpe Park, Northamptonshire, on a Continental tour. Viscount Dillon will leave town in a few days to join her ladyship and family, who am at present staying at Rome. Lord and Lady Farnham have arrived at Claridge's Hotel, from Farnham, Inland. Lord and Lady Southampton have arrived at it. James's-place, from Whittlebury Lodge, Northamptori shim Lady Molosworth entertained at dinner last evening, at her residence in Futon-place, his Excellency the Italian Minister, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Marquis of Clauricards, the Earl and Counter do Grey and Ripe°, He Marquis of Sligo, the Right Hon. Sir Robert and Lady Emily Peel, the Countess of Hemet, Earl Somers, Lord and Lady Wodehouse, the Marchimisee of Ely, Mr. Marks Dickens, Lord Frederick Cansodish, Mrs. Feed, Mr. M. *Hoes, M.P., and Mr. Osborne, M.P. We regret to state that Lord Palmerston is again offering from his old enemy the gout. Mr. Noel Temple Moore, her Britannic Majesty's risioooe•ell at Beyrout, has been attached to the suite of his Royal Bighorns' the Prinoe of Wales, and is to set as interpreter to the Priam doting his travels in Syria and Palestine. Mr. Noel Moore is the son of Mr. Moore, her Magest)'s Conirol-General Spa:a. It is rumoured in diplomatic circles that Count ]"else(, the late Prussian Minister, Is likely before long itenesesnmo his former duties ma representative of the King at Pali at the British court. The Lord Mayor of Dublin has received a letter from Mr. Robert Murray, the representative of the Pro. Amnia] Bank of Ireland, stating that the directors of that establishment had voted 2001. to the Prince Albert Memo rial Fond. The confesses to being "bowed down with shame and humiliation at the perusal of the account of the *lir& at Sir Culling Eardley's,wherein we bad the spectacle of the Bishop of London fraternising with heretics and schismatics of all denominations." The Union adds:— "It is the first time, we believe, since the reformation that such a scene has been promoted to the eyes of English churchmeo, and we earnestly trust that it is the last." Ou the Bth of next month Mr. William Ewart will move for a select committee to consider the practi ability of adopting a simple and uniform system of weights and measures, with a view not only to the benefit of our internal t rade, but to facilitate our trade and intercourse with foreign countries. To-morrow week Mr. William Ewart will ask the Secret, v of State for India, whether any recent informa tion bus been received regarding the state of Assam, Cockier, and Sylhet, on the north-eastern frontier of Bengal, with especial reference to the safety of the British settlers there engaged in the cultivation of tea. Also sa to the eon. tinned difficulty experienced by Bntish landowners in Lower Bengal in the collection of rent from their eyed', adverted to io a recent communication from the Governor-General of laths ; and whether any means have been adopted in India to regulate more effectually the emigration of coolies, and to encourage their employment in India. PRESENT OP AN ELEPHANT To THE PRINCL9B KOVAL —A letter from Java steam that among the animals to be brought to Europe by the Pronoun vessel of war the illbe. Dow on a voyage to the Fiat, is a y7oung elephant, which is to be presented to the Crows of Prussia by Sir Robert Schomburgh. her Majesty's consul at Bang kok, is Siam. The animal is extraordinarily tame, and is the pet of the whole crew. In harbour audio good weather he is allowed to ramble about the deck, on which occasions the men indulge in exercise in equestrian style by mounting his hack. He has also been taught many tricks, so that when he arrives at the Zoological Deniers at Berlin he is likely to be the lion of the season. The Elbe will alsobriag • great number of other animals for the same gardens. NAPLES. At the date of the lad amounts Naples was in a state of greet excitement, in consequence of S. rumour that Garibaldi was on the point of visiting the city. A letter of the 19th says : This morai•e the eity wu spodessemly rimed out with rga, in homer of Me acme of Genhehtl ; this evening thin is • eseseel thniesdas, a repressatstion at the Lan Carlos, red pal& belts et the Shrike of the Fonda sad of the Wethase's Ohdriseets. Itheything is prim off in the mid pedal cads, sad the Ns. Weal Guard bas bed ivetruelkim le prethat say demos intim ia the diode. The 'Weds of the university Idabel to Wept some repel& spathet the Imatis who thee lady s.lisd to Adams by the fathom presthsr Comm lathe Ewa of boa Tenets. flees of the stu dents also hit they atesh esespentsd at the refusal of GNI& de Is arena is realm Hair deputation. The geeerth was swiss* right la seem sa he did, for be we, at the very IMMO& whoa the depthallisa arrived, engaged in a ceefessese with the mho of the adversity, the lepl represselethe of es thalsethaid the geessil cessequently seat weed le the deputation, by as. al its ethers, that every esemary measure weal le teas, sad that they might retire. GARIBALDI AND THE MILANESE. The Wan Gess* of the 22nd gives the follow• ing interesting *mount of the extraordinary scene occasioned by the visit of Garibaldi The Wain bringing Geomal Gerlbeldi arrived hem yester day at II o'elook. As soca as the emend get oat and saw the hemenes maltiasia, which looked like • sea in • tempest, be at awe expend • fear of • repetition of the acme of Goma. "They will greatly annoy me," said be, " g they attempt to detach the horses." His her wee met unfounded, for the trams bed hem already est. It was • full quarter of an how briars be maid leave the Alden, and more than an hoar before he arrivedat the hotel. Torches, transparenciee, fise, and musical beads preceded him; a living wall hammed be the aerie" which maid rally proceed a yawl at a time; there wee bat cae cry, one amisanatios, as from time to time the hymn of Garibaldi merged into an indescribable burst of enthusiasm. At midnight the general reached the hotel, and descended in the midst of the crowd which had invaded the courtyard, and crowded for ward only to touch the edge of his deer. Summoned by universal applause, the general appeared in a few minutes on the balcony, (Inroad in his magic red shirt. Re meted his left arm upon the railing of the area, and with his right' hand he took off his Catalan cap, and, fixing • calm look upon the crowd, he made a signal for silence. At last a profound hush ensued. Then was heard the liquid, metallic, sousicous, and enthrewng voice of the peen', and from his sheet pauses it was perceived that he expressed his thoughts as they arose his mind and heart. " I Lad you," he said, "people of the Five Days ! I congratulate myself on being in this city, which contains so many of my companions in arm'. Hail, people of Milan I Some years have reseed sines you taught Italy tow to get rid of the canaille!" We have italicised these words because the general uttered them very quickly, after having sought in vain for other leagaege. It is evident that at the bare idea of Austrians, and all other enemies of Italy, the soul of Garibaldi is in • flame, and he can find no other terms than those which his anger suggest... "Milanese," mellased Garibaldi, in the midst of constant interruptions, "I esegratulate myself with you ; you seem to me to-day a pagle capable not only of a Five Days, but of •Twemty-five;" sad. bearing at this moment the ales of Rome and Venice ebbe rose on all sides, " Yes, Rome and Venice," continued the general, waving his hat ; "Yes, Rome and Venice ; he who thinks that we have forgotten them strangely de ceives himself. Milanese! You will not be the last (A voice—' No ; the first I') You will be amongst the first to deliver our enslaved eaten." The shouts which ensued prevented us from catching the exact sense of some other remarks from the general. " Ooly one word mace," he added ; " for it is cold, it rains, and my voice is failing me. I am amongst you now to organise rifle shouting. My mission is to profs/ate the rifle. Prac tise, Milanese, with the musket. Yon shady know how to nianiruvre the bayonet—hey!" It is impossible to repro duce the accent, the intelligent expression, which he gave to this phrase. He soon after waved his hat once more, and w:thdrew. Tbio morning at day break a crowd assembled before the hotel, shout ing " Viva Garibaldi!" and waiting for the moment when he would leave to present with his own hoed to the volunteers of the Southern army the medals which have been sent to them by the King. The crowd increasing every minute, the genera was constrain , I to appear. He took off his hat to them and said a few words, which were almost loot in a thunder of applause. He im mediately retired, but the people, who seemed wiLl with delight, continued to call for him. The genetsl appeared again and urged them to disperse, saying, "Thanks, thanks, we shall see each other again." All the shops in the city are closed, se daring a Pte. FRANCE. La Patric announces the arrival at Paris of the Marquis do Lavalette, the Ambassador of France to the Holy See. During his absence the affairs of France at Rome are entrusted to the care of the Duke de Bellune, First Secretary of the Embassy. NanWsummuals.) DEBATE ON THE BUDGET IN THE ITALIAN PARLIAMENT. TURIN, MARCH 26. In the Chamber of Deputies to-day a discussion took place on the budget for the second quarter of 1862. The report of the minister stated that it would be advisable to avoid every political question, and to propose the adoption of the bill as an adminis trative measure. Signor March 6 eulogised the alliance with France, but attacked England violently. Signor Ttatazzi replied that the government attached much weight to the alliance with France as well as to that with England. "The union of these two great nations and of Italy," said Signor Ratazzi, "ensures the triumph of liberal prin ciples in Europe. It unfortunately a conflict should one day arise between these two powers, the conduct of Italy ought to be inspired only by its principles and its interests." Signor Itatassi accepted the declaration of the committee that it was necessary to avoid all political discussions, and said he should confine himself to giving some EXPRESS FROM PAR,IR (noit oat owl oommannorr.) PARIB, WIEWIXDAY Emus°. The Corps Loginlatif yesterday performed an act of ;-idependenoe. It manfully rejected two articles of a bill for remodelling the practice of the Court of Cessation, which two articles the Council . . . of State had peraisied in retaining notwithstanding the objections of a committee of the house. The debate was of a dry and technical nature. The principal question was whether the notice given to a respondent of the acceptance of an appeal by the Chamber of Requests of the Supreme Court should be forty-five days or two months. Hitherto the delay hao been three months ; but the government, with the laudable intent of expediting business, proposed 45 days. The Chamber, however, thought that period not long enough in every possible case for the suitor, and, acting up to its opinion, rejected the clause. The conflict with the Council of State is interesting, because it is the first instance of the Corps Legis latif having exercised its new power of rejecting a single article of a bill without throwing out the whole. It now remains to be seen what means of conciliation the Council of State will resort to. The Temps calls attention to the stalling fact that K Soheurer, whose sentence to three months' imprisonment was mentioned in this correspondence on Saturday last, is by that slight judicial condem nation brought ipso facto within the law of public safety, and may be transported for life at the Em peror's pleasure 1 When this horrible law was upon the tapir the other day, in the Corps Legis latif, K Baroche, in his light and jaunty way, affected to treat the matter as really not worth talking about. The amnesty, be said, had substan tially abrogated the law, and in the few cases in which it might yet be applicable, " the judges knew perfectly well what would be the conse quences of their sentence." It was intended to in sinuate, for the sake of getting a momentary triumph in the Corps Legislatif, that nobody could hereafter be transported unless the judges thought such a penalty was deserved. K Baroche when he said this must have known better. Wnen I the judges, io their conscience, fi nd a man guilty of an offence specified in the code they have no choice but to pronounce a sentence. Their discretion is circumscribed by the maximum and minimum boundaries of the punishment legally prescribed for the specified offence. With the collateral and arbitrary consequences they have nothing whatever to do, and K Baroche did grievous wrong to the judicial bench by endeavouring to fix upon them any share of responsibility for the application of the odious imperial law of public safety. At the Bourse, rumours of the Pope's death were again current, but not believed. The Rente, how ever, nearly lost the ground it gained yesterday, and fell 15c. for cash, and 20c. for account, closing at 69fr. Bsc. in each case. Mobilier fell 3fr. 75c., and the Italian Loan 30c. The Lyons Railway fell 3fr. 75c., but most of the other lines were lfr. or 2fr. higher. M. Halivy left a very small fortune to his family, but if one may credit the stories told of acts of mu nificence towards the widow and two daughters, by rich Jews in Paris, they are already most hand somely provided for. It is asserted in Bullier's Correspondence that M. Rodrigne, a stockbroker, has made them a present of 80,000 fr., that M. Rothschild has given a stock receipt for 10,000 fr. a year, and K Pereire a house on the Boulevard Malesherbe, worth 20,0001 r. a year. Here we at once have an income of nearly 1,4001. a year con tributed by only three friends. SOIREE AT MR. S. GURNEY'S. latid night Mr. Samuel Gurney, M.P., and Mrs. Gunny gave a sham at their residence, Prinoe's-pirteLlipd I park, in connection with the mpg* for uniting Eo and Aides by an abode telegraph between and Nowfoundbmd. Abend 100 invitations were issued, and the company inolodsd Mr. Vole , Mr. Gurney Botchy, Mr. Cymo W. Field, Or Orinswell Mr. and Mo. Savill, Dr. Ste*enoon, Mr. Cloord Creswell, _ Cronswoll, Che valier Bseffl, Mr. Simpoon, Lord and Lady Robert Churchill and Min Mdsros, Mr.J. W. BretVatiChatter ton'm. Dr. Ros Wank topeey. the Bail and of isia & f i tes . bury, Lady ik Visteria Ashley, Sir Thee. Trowbridge, Mr. - Mein, Profane Wheatocsa,Mr. Lefty, M.P., Mr. annoys, Mr. E. Egerton, M.P., Mr. W. EL ellevesmos, Mr. %sow, Sir C. Bright, Captain O. L. Peel, Mr. G Mr. Moran, Mr. Pater Coats.. Mr. Dyer Hog. Professor Barrs Mr. dime, Mr. Bss fMr. C. Pelly, the RI; Hos Mart Wortley and M. wortley, Mr. Robert lor, Mr. Bess, Mr. and Mrs. Thous A. Sankey, r. Crum Ewing, tin Marquis lif i tzglmo (Italian Minmeter), Mr. H. F. Barclay. Lard Churchill bu Mr. Scheoloy, Mr. end Mrs. Gurney Cane, Mr. H. Pane, ILP., Mr. Fry, rilr a llitWio, Mr. Cure% Mr. Lampoon, Ots' of distsbanwsk and Loh Victoin Noel, mi Duks el Somers% Omni Wyk* Dr. and Mrs. Prothro Smith, D i. r...E2mi, Mr. Morgan, Lord and lady Montogle and Mims Mr. Gistiorne, Bishop of Ohio, Hon. and Rev. B. Nod Miss Noel, Mr. Willis, Colonel Cavan, Mr. B. Clarke, Mr. O. Edwards, Mr. T. Brassy, Mr. Henry Ford Bar thy, Mr. George Onward, Mr. Mnsoombe, Sir Culling and • EarOey, Dr. and Mrs. Lubin' gton, Hon. A. Kinnaird, Y.P., Mr. Bohai Banbury, ALP., Mr. Hubbard, Chutes Barton. M.P., and Mr.. C. Buxton, Sir Powell Burtou,_Mossies Mourns Bey, Mr. F. 13sicia , the Han. Gerold Noel, United States Min ist er, and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Mario Reynolds, Sir Emerson Tennant, Mr. T. A. Missy, Mr. Renting, Mr. Outterim. During thi c ommunications were interchanged be house and the principal continental cities, and the whole proceedings were of a very interesting character. TEM SCOTTISH rioarntaz CORPORATION. A special annual court of the governors of this corporation was held yesterday, at the hospital., in Crams. court, Flestretzeet—Lord Kunio in the chair—to rewire • moot from the committee of inquiry into the dotaleatione efts, late eecretery, and the prose@ Ade of the eorpe mike. The noble CHATRMAII said the committee appointed at the last court had met, and Mr George Clerk had acted as chairman. A most complete sad marehieg a V bad been prepared, which would be laid beton the ns Sir G. CLIME then read the repeat of the committee, which was one of great lesgth, sad entered saleuteli i i i iio . randi by whisk the Me esaretsry,, the Adair, bad Nadu for ope ao many years base seabird to carry oe defalcations uodeadled by WI sormittse el maaegemeet. The defalcations had eceemessed le 114 bat the balk el them bad taken plate sines NHL Amen. ether emus which the report stated the womenuy bed aggeepristsi tolds own we was 5751. returned booms tax. medi - dessiben of 4001. hem the late Duke of Sutherland to endow a pewits of W. per NM= The total amount of the missy' helm,* to the &Midi Hospital sad the Maki Fund which bed base made um of by the kte serestag aid to 'hid& he had acksiewledpd, was ULU. b. id. The =mut thee adored apse @nerd ream fee able' ices in the bye- laws ad duties of Aloes r preseeil time peedisee in Mere, and baring expreamii regret at Ilan that the ex c=itte of the =ea bed he m i o n alyeass memesits efforts for ul tre t riaghe lek=ecribies. Ur. Bantu read peeped siMestkme fa the byelaw'. Lord Km= felt limb obliged to dir (3 Clerk and the eromerittee far their valeable mar and the psias they had takes. He mewed that the ef t te adopted sod printed. Kr. Loon emeeded the mdse, which was oneeisnouely agreed Os after a keg diessolka Professes DOXALD6OI mind, sad the Rev. Mr. Kamm sesanded—" Twit the alteratices is the bye-laws !)II printed and taken into consideratice at an adjaareed meeting." Tbs intsluilwa was agreed to, and the meeting adjounaed , to the 7lit of May. SHIP SCHOOL "YRS CONWAY.* A distinguished party of the supporters of this antitution, which, following the example of the Akhbar at Liverpool, partakes of the double character of • reform at:Ey and a Usining ',loot for sailors, available for recruiting mercantile marine, assembled last engin at • public dinner, held at the London Tavern, to promote by their influence) and contributions the philanthropic objects con templated by the founders of the charity. The School Ship Society it may be remembered, was established in the year 1859, under the auspices of Lord Shaftesbury and others who're 'imaged in the praiseworthy and Christian duty of endeavouring to reclaim to honest industrious column those of our juvenile population whom early example, want, or temptation, has made familiar with crime, and have rendered themselves amenable to the criminal law. A fund sufficient for starting having been raise& the government evinced their sympathy with the effort by the gift of an old fri gate, the Conway, which has ever shift been moored off I Purfieet, and which has since formed the home sod the moral and industrial training school of 176 youths, who might, but for such an asylum, have added to our criminal ' populates, and have become a permanent curse and ex pense to the country, instead of, as there is every reason to believe most of them will, adding to its strength and its wealth. Beyond the gift of the frigate the society obtains no assistance from the government, all the current expenses being maintained by voluntary subscriptions. At the festivity of last evening Sir J. Pram- SOS peeeided, and was supported by Captain Sir John Dalrymple, M.P. Captain Alexander Boyle, ItN., Captain Stopt ord, R.N., Captain Benton, superintendent of the ship, Mr. S. Cave, M.P., Sir Stafford Northcote, ILP., Alderman &locums, M.P., and Mr. E. Johnson, chairman of the Surrey beach of magistrates. The CHAIRMAN, in proposing " Slinelee to the School Ship Conway," said that the institution was one of the results of that great movement which took place a few years ago for the purpose of endeavouring to cut off the sources of crime at their root, and by the establishment of reformato ries to save from utter rum now and hereafter those poor creature who in their earliest days, from various i had been drawn into dishonest pursuits. He c lol s a back with great pleasure to the fact that he had been ena bled to bear a very humble part in that movement. (Hear.) That movement had taken various directions ; it had been supported with great seal, and, upon the whole, had met with very great success, although it had had to contend with many difficulties'. One of those difficulties was the satisfactory disposal of the young persons to whose welfare their attention was directed, after they had spent the allotted time in the reformatory, and after their 'im am' in Industrial habits and moral instrection made it rea sonable to suppose that they wore likely, if the opportunity were afforded them, to pursue an honest and industrious course of life in after years. There were diffi culties in the way of finding . employment for them either in agriculture or m manufactures — either in the rural tfistricta or in the towns, owing to the natural prejudices of society ; and with regard to the M. de St. Georges relates the following anecdote other alternative, emigration, to carry it out on any exten d the late M. }l or ry I ca ll e d on hi, one morn- sive scale the heavy expense was a fatal barrier. Under these circumstances, it was suggested that the merchant lug, when he said, 'I am quite delighted ;my porter has sea service offered a fitting openin g . That auggeation was just stopped me at the door and offered me his congratu- a good one, and in its operation et bed been most successful. tato= on our Mourquetairer de la Brine.' That vet/ even- The first experiment., the Akhbar, in the Mersey, had been ing the piece was played before the court at the Tuileries, so successful that the City of London became very desirous and King Louis Philippe addressed the most flattering corn- thate xperiment should be repeated in the Thames ; plirneota to the musician on h is deli g htful com p ositioo. read whe n e he (the chairman) wa Feet Lord of the Mini rally he was applied to to grant • ship for the purpose. He complied with the request with the greatest plenure, When we were alone in the carri a g e which conve y ed us home, he said to me, with emotion, TU you really think aid be knew of no purpose more praiseworthy in that it has been • nutmegs?" My dear friend,' I replied, its nature, or moos prsctically useful in its probable we must think so, since every one assures yon of it, consequence ; nor did he . know of any inure useful object to which the old obsolete ships of war which were lying rotting from your pot isr to the King of the French.' " in our dockyards could be applied, than in aiding in the en- M. Verdi, the oomposer,who is now in Paris, is the desvour to rescue these poor youths from that course of vice object of great attention by the eat of musical society in to which their antecedents appeared to have condemned them, and making them available f o r the service of their the capital. It is said ho proposes • brief visit to London country. (Cheers.) There was only one doubt, and that before his return to Turin. Overteres have beep made to was whether the merchant service would shrink from en him for a new opera, from M. Calzed o, of the Delius, and gaging persons who in their childish days had been from the Grand Opera ; and also, it is understood, by betrayed into crime, and, in a certain degree, might Mr. Gye. be thought still to beer its stigma. He re- Mdlle. Trebolli, of the ltaliens, Paris, is under- to find that all fears upon that heed hid ten dissipated by the results. The success of the Akhbar stood to be engaged by Mr. Mapleton, the lessee of her was well known—that of the Conway had not been less. Majesty's. Many of those young men who had been discharged from The Opera at Madrid closes early next month. , that ship had, after paining through various grades of the I merchant service, passed into the royal navy. The society, Mine. Lagrange, Fllippi, and other of the best "winter , it would be remembered, bad been hi operation but a very are expected in Paris and London. I short time, bat of those who had been discharged from the A letter from Venice says :—" The Duke of 'hip the favourable returns were 25, while the unfavourable were only six. He begged to couple the tout with the Modem has sold his handsome property at Catsjo, near health of Mr. Cave, M.P., who had been largely instru. Padua, to Price Giovenelli. In the vine was a remarkable mental in founding the institution. museum of arms, coins, antiquities, and other curiosities I Me CAVE. M.P., acknowledged the toast, sad in the comes valued at 12 million lines. The duke has removed all his of his observations remarked that this project was one of , the beneficial results of the So ci a l Sciatc? Association, furniture to Vienna, and intends pe .. cheeing minus which had visited the Akhbardn ring their visit to Liverpool Bohemia." ' in 1859, and becoming convinced of the practical advantages The Prussian coronation medal, founded by the of such an institution, determined to promote a similar one in the ueighbourhood of London. He acknowle d g e d the ordonnance of March 22, represents, on the obverse, the valuable assistance in money and in influence which the King end Queen in their coronation robes, with the legend, society bad received from the bankers and traders of " William, King ; Augusta, Queen, of Prussia. For the London. coronation of the 18th October, 1861." On the reverse are Sir STAFFORD NORTHCOTE and other gentlemen addressed the Prussian eagle, the arms of Prussia, the crown, sceptre; the meeting in support of the objects of the meeting, Sir swor d , an d globe, all enc i rc l e d b y th e chain o f the Black Stafford taking occasion to ware philanthropistaagainst that maudlin sentiment which was evidenced by the "petting Eagle, with escutcheons of the eight Prussian provinces, of crime. and the motto, " Suum calque." The metal is alight-tinted The subscriptions of the evening amounted to upwards bronze. of 1001. Gaft.pictiti says:—" We understand that the Duke _ I of Northumberland is endeavouring to in troduce on the A poor young collier, 18 years of age, met with northern ooaata of Ragland the system of marine piecked- his death on Tuesday morning in a pit near the notorious with his father and brothers, when by some strange m ish a p , ture which M. Coate is carrying out with so much memo Gethin one at Merthyr Tydvil. He was descending to work , on the northern and western shores of France. All the not yet explained, the carriage stopped midway. The de publications and drawings published on the subject by the Maned, without a moment's consideration, and thinking they gnat French saient have been by special direction for- I had arrived at the bottom, jumped out, and, after falling a warded to his grace." great depth, was dashed to pieces. SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL SOCIETY. The anniversary festival in aid of the funds of this institution took place last evening at the London Tavern, Bishopegatnetreet, under the presidency of the LORD !Giros. The attendance was much smaller thus usual, but amongst the company' there were several gentle. men whose names are well known in connexion with objects of eharity, though (as was remarked by Mr. Green, the eminent shipowner, in the course of the evening) it was to be regretted that the representatives of the shipping interest were not more numerous. The LORD MAYOR, in commending the toast of the even. inkto the notice of the company, pointed out the strong claims which the institution presented to the support of the charitable public, and stated that there was no society in this country more deserving of that assistance which such a charity alone could claim. His lordship made a practical appeal to the benevolence of those present, and drew attention to the statistics of the society, which showed that during the post year the admission of patients into the Dreadnought amounted to 2,244, whilst medicine and medical advice bad been supplied to 1,539 out-patients, making a total of 3,783. This was a larger number than had beim recorded foe assay years, and this arose from the fact that the dimes known as scurvy had prevailed to a greater extent during the past year than had been the me fora long time priaoally. In proof of the interest at. inched to the iesittialim by the seamen themselves, it was mentioned that during the past twelve months their cm. tributions at the various shipping offices had amounted to 7381. 19s. 2d. The interesting and important fact that people of all nations were admitted to the banditti of the hospital was. as usual, particularly alluded to, and from , the statement on this all it appeared that the total num. her of patients of all nations received into the hospital from the commencement of the institution amounted to 87,153. The LORD MATOI having proposed "Prosperity to the Seamen's Society," Admiral Bowing (the chairman of the committee of masarenent), acknowledged the compliment, and in a few =tsenteness urged the du= of the institution upon o knew and felt the value of this admirable cha- it Tba amount al the sabasripaions announced was 1,0041., heist otis.third Ism than it had been in former years ; but the Lord Mayor and others, who add/eased the company, took comics to observe that tho friends of the institaticat at sot augur from this nakiskad.tor circumstancw. GREAT LUXEMBOURG RAILWAY.-(THIS DAT.) The meeting of the English shareholders in this undertaking was held to-day at the London Tavern, pre liminary to the gleam meeting to be held in Brussels on the 15th proximo ; the Hon. Fitsticis Scorr in the chair. The report has already bean published. The OUTMAN moved the s&ption of the report. The direction bad carried out *the wishes of the shareholders, and he weal happy to am the public gaining confi dence in the endirtakhm. The prices were now 100 per cent. in advance of this time lad year, and the rata of the dividend was gradually increasing. The dividend of 6s. W. wen not very large, but the whole pcsi. tem of the compeny Ins OM at which they might justly feel satisfied. The earnings from traffic other than parce l Milk had incremed during the year from 66 per cent. to 'TOper mut. The motion having been seconded, was agreed to, and the proceeding. terminated. The King of Bavaria will remain at Nice until after Falter His Majesty will then go to the aka of Geneva. At the late review at Vicenza, when the Duke of Modena presented his troops to the Emperor, his Majesty praised them for their fidelity to their legitimate sovereign, which conduct, he said, might serve as an example to the people of Italy, and to the whole of Europe. The Malta Times of the 20th says :—" We be lieve we are omen in stating that the Neapolitan conga, Chew. Ramirez, who had hitherto been allowed, without any interference on the part of the Malta government, to die- play the arms and flag of the ex-King of Naples on his re sidence, was ordered on the 7th inst. to take them down." A few days ago, on the mountain road between I Viterbo and Roaciedloae, about 45 miles from Rome. when the Rev. Mr. Capper, with his wife, daughter, governess, and two female servants were achieving the journey under the guidance of a attain°, who had brought them safely from Nice to that point, six men, masked and armed with muskets, heeseht the equipage to • sudden stop, and, present ing their weepoes at the travellers, demanded their money. There was of cans no attempt at resistance, and Mr. Capper at once gave up what cash he had about him, amounting to 20 napoleons, more or less, in various coins. The robbers then indicated a wish to rummage the family dreesingeases ; but, without rudely breaking them open, they civilly waited for the keys to be produced, and finally abstracted nothing. Indeed, they would accept nothing but cash. A Washington letter of the 11th says :—" To the great regret of the diplomatic world, M. Mercier, the French minister, and his wife were burnt out of their hams at Georgetown on Shrove Tuesday night, losing papers, library, and even clothing. We expect a good many British officers—as many as can get leave—down here to look at the battle which is now likely to occur immediately, and several have come here already. Colonel Comity, Major de Winton, R.A., Captain Massey, Lieutenant Stevenson, Colonel Shaw Kennedy, do. It is probable Colonel Wether all will be here in a few days, and if Sir Fenwick Williams could give longer leave many others would come to witness • very remarkable sight in its way, and the largest army of volunteers ever seen in the woad. It is well worth ask ing, both for its defects and its manta." The Spanish papers state :—" The Queen of Spain had sat the Duke of hennaAhu and Marquis of Oamana to Yamaha to welcome in me and to accom j sr o ll the capital their Royal Highnesses the Duke and of &shant • but the Duke declined to visit the capital, ie oonsequeem; of ill-health, and tail that when her Majesty is to Arsnjues„ where the climate is more temperate, he will, if his health permit, place himself at the feet of her Majesty, to whom he will make excuses by letter." SOCIETY POIL THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE FINN Ants.—The mooed conversation° of the season of this so. Dirty took plies hot evening at the galleries of the Architea tural Exhibition in Conduit-street, when there was a numerous assemblage of members and their friends. Amongst the more interesting features in the Architectural ' Exhibition of this season was an entire set of the sketches of the late Augustus Welby Pugin, between 800 and 900 in number. The musical programme, under the direction al Mr. Alfred Gilbert, was • considerable improvement upon throe on former occasions. GroLoorcsr. SocIETY or LONDON.—The next meeting of the society will be held at Burlington-house, es April 2. The following papers will be read :—L "On some Remains of Chitnu from the Mountain-limestone of Yorkshire ;" by J. W. Kirkby, Esq. ; communicated by T. Davidson, Esq., F.G.S. 2. "On the Occurrence of Mesozoic and Permian Faunae in Australia ;" by the Rev. W. B. Clarke, F.G.S. 3. "On some Reptilian Remake from the Coal-measures of the South loggias, Noes Bootie;" by Prof. Oren, F.A.S., F.G.S. 4. 'On some Fossil Foot-prints from Hastings;' by A. F. Taylor, Fol., AN AGED WOMAN Burxr TO DEATH AT From& —Mrs. Ann Humphries, a widow, 71i years of age, mat with a shocking end on Saturday. S he had for three or four months past been lodging at the house of Mr. and Mts. Dace, in Palmer-street, Frome, and has latterly exhibited some symptoms of insanity, often attempting to ignite her clothes at the fire, and there is ground for the belief that the unfortunate creature became a victim to this dangerous propensity. During the night of Thursday she twice attempted to set her nightclothes on fire, once by igniting the string of her asp and next the sleeve. ()a both emeasions the sister of Mrs. Deuce, who was attending her, eseeseded in putting out the fames. On Friday evening the young woman, at the request of Mrs. Humphries, west out to fetch some gin, and during her absence the shocking occurrence took place. Mrs. Drew, hearing the decessw ay " Fire," went upstairs and found that her lodger, with her clothes blazing, had come down from her own room. I With admirable presence of mind Mr. Dace procured s piece of carpet, which he wrapped around the deceased, and, receiving severe injuries himself, succeeded in utile guishiog the flame'. A medical man was sent for. bat the woman had sustained such very severe injuries that after suffering great agony the expired at an early hoer on Saturday morning . AD inquest was held the same after noon at the Old Mechanics' Hall, before Dr. Wybrants, the coroner, and the jury returned an open verdict, to the effect that deceased died from the e ff ect of burns reoeived on the previous evening, but whether those burns were accidents' or otherwise there was no evidence to show. Deceased wet possessed of some propery.--Sherenene Journal. A COLLIERY ON FlRS—About half-past one o'clock on Sunday morning, the fire-tester at the Womb well Main Colliery, belonging to Messrs. Bartholomew. Baxter, and Company, was alarmed by a vast quantity of smoke issuing from a " slant" between the south levels. and through which they are ventilated. He, with nnotherrosn , went to the spot from whence the smoke appeared to seed, when when they discovered that the coal had by some means ignited. The men at once left the colliery t o obtain oanistitooe, which was speedily accomlished. The brat object was the rescuing of the horses at t he bottom the pit, and in that respect they were no far successful. that all were got out but two, when the vast volume of emote cane pelted the workmen to cease their labours. Roth the shafts were then sealed up, so that no air could permeate the pit, and in that state the place now remains. It is seepage that from sixty to seventy yards of the coed has lemma ignited. The colliery is one of the largest in the Santa orkshire ooal-field, and employe rather more thou fr hundred hands, who will be thrown out of employmect if this unfortunate event. The aocident is aerostat to hare arisen from a quantity of the refuse of the stables booming ignited from the snuff of one of the oil lames.—Afalicno ter Guardian. V