The Express. — London, England, 1864-02-08 00:00:00

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That such a step would ultimately prove inevitable was of course obvious from the first to all familiar with the ground, it being clearly impossible for the small Danish army to hold so extensive a range of works for any length of time against the united forces of the German Powers. The Danish line of defence, including the waters of the Scblei and the Treene, which complete their system of works on either side, is 25 miles in length, the purely land defences which connect these waters constituting at least half of the entire line. These central land defences include the famous Dannewerke and the forts connecting it with the town of Sleswig, and this line alone, ex clusive of the works beyond Sleswig to wards Missunde, is twelve miles and a half long. At the lowest computation it would require at least fifty thousand troop to man these extensive works, while the Danish Commander had probably, at the outside, not much above half this number at his disposal. On the other hand, the number of German troops despatched to Sleswig is estimated at between seventy and eighty thousand. Under these cir cumstances it is sufficiently clear that if the Danes received no assistance they could not expect to hold their position for any long time after the whole of the German troops had been brought up. Still it seemed not impossible, especially after the gallant repulse of the Prussians at Missunde, that they might single-handed successfully resist the further pro gress of the invaders for a week at least. This expectation has not been realized by the event. After a week's successful resistance to eveig direct attack, the Danish Commander has judged it expedient to evacuate the Dannewerke, abandon the defence of Sle aw i g and Miasunde, acd withdraw his troops to the snore ^olt::::t line of . . . Cast defences beyond Flensburg. We do not yet know all the circumstances that led to this deci sion, but the immediate cause appears to have been the rapid concentration of the Prussians at a point on the Schlei beyond the extreme left of the Danish line, and the inability of the Danes to prevent their crossing the firth at that point. The passage was effected in the midst of a snowstorm on Friday night, or rather early on Saturday morning ; the first brigade of Prussian troop crossing over in fishing-boats, and the rest on a pontoon bridge rapidly thrown across the stream between Arnie and Cappeln, nearly ten miles east of Mimed.. The Prussians having by this movement turned the left flank of the Danish position, it was certainly highly expedient, or rather absolutely necessary, to abandon the whole line at once. Had the Danish Commander retained his position a day longer the tactics of his powerful opponents might indeed have proved par tially successful, fur he would almost certainly have been placed between two fires, and thus have ex posed his small army to the imminent risk of cap ture or annihilation. For aim& . .aneously with the movement of the Prussians on the extreme left, the Austrians bad advanced to the attack of Sleswt, the centre of the Danish position. The Austrians took possession of Fabrdorf, an outpost in front of Sleswig, on Friday, and were preparing to attack the town in force on Saturday. The Dansh Commander, accordingly, de:ermined to evacuate Sleswig and abandon the whole line without further delay. The movement of the Danish troop commenced at midnight on Friday, but they were less successful in their retreat then in their brie' defence. The Austrians from Sissy*, under General G ABLENZ, pursued them, and overtaking them at Oversee, about seven miles from Flens burg, inflicted on them what the German accounts represent to have been a damaging defeat. The Danes resisted desperately, and it is plain made their aggressors pay dearly for their advantage ; hut the odds were too great for them, and the fate of their gallant army is a subject for much anxiety. Great dissatisfaction, we learn, exists at Copen hagen, at the retreat of the army. This is as natural as it is unreasonable. But in such a conflict the su pre me duty of the Danish Commander-in-Chief was to preserve his small but gallant army from all needless risk of serious loss, and above all not to expose it in any way to the chance of capture or destruction by an enemy so immensely superior in numbers. By withdrawing after • week's successful resistance from a position that had be come unsafe, he displayed, it need hardly be said, the truest patriotism, the truest valour. So far the immediate cause of the Danish retreat is intelligible enough, but had there been any naval force at the mouth of the Scblei, any Danish gun boats in the river to dispute the passage of the Prussians, it seems not improbable that the Danes might still have held their position and have re sisted the progress of the invader for some days at all events, if not for some weeks longer. The actual result, however, is not in the least surprising. After many rumours, if not actual promises, of assistance from various quarters, when the crisis came the Danes found themselves alone, a nation of less than three millions pitted single-handed against the military resources of • people numbering more than forty millions. The question of immediate interest now is as to the effect of this retrograde movement on the Sleswig campaign. There can be little doubt that THE EXPSESS • MONDAY the remains of the Danish army, without pausing at Flensburg, will withdraw at once to Dyppal, and endeavour to entrench themselves behind the works that crown the hills in front of that strong position. What course the German Commander-in-Chief may be directed to pursue remains to be seen, but the rapid suomies of the German forme in the field will speedily test the real meaning and value of the professions which the German Powers have made to their allies. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. SEVERE ENGAGEMENT IN NEW ZEALAND. FOUR OFFICERS AND 37 NON-COMMIS SIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES KTI.T.RI) A telegram from Alexandria received to-day announces that a severe engagement took place at Rangiriri, on the Waikato river, near Lake Waikare. The natives were dislodged after fighting 24 hours. One hundred and eighty-three prisoners were taken, including several chiefs. The loss on our side was four officers killed, U wounded, 37 non-commissioned officers and privates killed, and 80 wounded. (mazes TILZOILAY.) DEFEAT OF THE MAORIEB. • MELBOURNE, Die. 24. Advioee from New Zealand announce that the Maories have suffered a great defeat. Two hundred prisoners were captured. The 50th Regiment had arrived. gig Court. OSBORNE. F. 6. The Queen and Princess Helena walked and drove yesterday. Professor Holman has had the honour of delivering two lectures on chemistry before her Majesty and the royal family. _ _ Pm. 7. The Queen, Princees Helots, Prisms Louis., sod Prince Leopold, Weeded divine wake at Osborn this inotadag. The Rev. G. Prather* officiated. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the official reeidenoe of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing-street. The ministers present were Lord Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Glanville, the Duke of Argyll, Sir George Grey, Earl Russell, Earl de Grey, Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor of the Exthequer, the Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, Lord Stanley of Alderley, and the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers A deputation from the West India Committee hai as interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, as Suter. day, at his officisl residanos in Downing-street, in niferenes 'to the sugar duties. The deputation consisted of Mr. Cave, M.P., Mr. Hankey, M.P., Mr. Rennie, Mr. Hill, Mr. Mainlines, Mr. Macgregor, Mr. Watson, Mr. Davidson, and Mr. Marryatt. A meeting of the Royal Commiesion for the Exhibition of 1531 was held, =Saturday, at the Palmetto( Westminster. There were preset, Earl Granville, the Earl of Derby, Lord Overtone, the Right Hon. Wm. Cowper, M.P., the Right Rom R. Low*, M.P., Sir C. W. Dilke, Bert, Sir Alexander Spearman, Bart., Sir S. Morton Pita, Bert., M.P., Sir Charles Lyon, Mr. Timm Bering, M.P., Mr. Begley, Mr. Feirtairn, Mr. T. F. Gams, Mr. Thring, and Mr. Edgar Bowring, C.B. (Secretary). A deputation from the Imam:met Committee of the Warrington Union had an interview on Saturday with the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, at the Office of the Poor Law Board, Whitehall. Despatches were rewind on Saturday at the Colonial. office from the Govereor of Malta. Despatches were mot to the Governors of the North America Provisoes. THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES. WLNDSOR, SATraDAT NIGHT. To-day the Prince, accompanied by Major Tees dale, went out rabbit shooting. The Princem of Wales in the course of her drive visited the race course in her brougham, and remained for a short time a spectator of the sport, near the brook, close to where the principal leaps took place. The health of her royal highness has lately progressed so favourably, that the attendance of her phy• skims has been dispensed with, and yesterday evening, for the first time, the Princess dined is company with the Prince, and the equerry and lady in waiting. The Prince and Printer gave a select dinner party this evening, to which several of the °Seers of the Guards in garrison at Windsor were invited. It is expected that their Royal Highnesses the Pelme sod Princess of Wales will leave' Program Howie about the middle of the week for St. 1 Leonard'a-on•Ses, in order that the Princes' may enjoy the benefit of the air on the coast. The necessary arrange mete have, w e believe, been mule by Lieut.-General Knollya, and the Prince and Princess will probably remain there for about a fortnight. The royal infant is in good health, and progressing in the most favourable manner. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge had a dinner party on Saturday, at Gloucester Howie, Park. lane. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge, the Grand Duchess of Mecklesburg-Strelitr, and Princess Miry, sad a select party dined with the royal duke. On Saturday night Viscountess Palmerston com menced her receptions at Cambridge House, PicemPly. Previously to the evening party the noble viscount and viscountess entertained a distinguished party at dinner, the guests including his Excellency the B2lgian Moister and Madame Van de Weyer, his Excellency the Marquis d'Areglio, the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne, the Earl and Countess of Tankerville, the Earl and Countess of Cork, the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury and Lady Vie. koria Ashley, the Earl of Coventry, the Earl Cowper, Viscountess Jocelyn and Hon. WOMB Jocelyn, Lord Frederick C►vendish, Hon. Evelyn Ashley, and Mr. Henry °Torino. The Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of Commode commas his full-dress parliamentary dinners on Sstarday next. at the New Palace, Westminster. Lady Moleaworth entertained at dinner on Satur day evening at her residence, in Enton•place, the Marquis of Bristol, Viscount Falkland, the Duchess of St Albano, Lady Diana Beanclerk, Sir Anthony Rothschild, Mr. and Lid, Dorothy Nevill, the Right Hoe. C. P. Villien, M.P., the Lord Chief Justice, the Right Hon. W. Miner Gibson, M.P., Mr. Swinton, Mr. Higgins, Mr. George Russell, &c. The tirst meeting of the Fox Club, this yew, will take place at Brooks's on Saturday near, Feb. 13. The Bishop of Oxford delivered the certificates and prises awarded to candidates is 1863 who were sumer fed in the Orford middle-Aes examinations at a public meeting convened foe the oration on Sate-day last, held in the Town-hall of Oxford. TI letter- theatre of the Royal Institution was crowded on Friday evening to beer Mr. Fronde deliver • lecture " On the Science of History." On Saturday afternoon Mr. Lubbock, the presi deat of the Ethnological Society, concluded a short emits of three lectures at the Royal institution "On the Anti quity of BUIL " - An interesting piece of literary intelligence is that Mrs. Somerville. the veteran lady astronomer, now in bar 82 id year, has just finished a scientific work of great labour and importance. It is stated that a proposal has been made with a view to healing the breach is the liberal party at Brighten. The committees of Messrs. Fawcett and Gold amid an asked to submit the claims of their respective candidates to a preliminary ballot of the liberal electors, in order that it may be determined which gentleman shall be the accepted champion of the party. A committee has been formed in Dublin in order to raise a fund for the widow and daughter of the lase Mr. J. P. %men, M.P., who have been left without any provi sion. Lied Palmerston contributed 1001. This appeal is rendered necessary bemuse two sums of X 1. and 8.501., which had been provided far the widow and daughter, were unfortunately spent by the late Mr. Somers in hi eke tioneerbig contests. We regret to learn of the sudden death, on the !sat day of the old year, in the oaken' hospital at Calcutta, of Lieut. Walter Lander Dickens, of the 26th Native la luau Itsgissent, and doing duty with the 421 d Highlanders, wooed son of Charles Dickens. Mr. Cecil Smith has been appointed Vice-Consul at Graavilio, Frame The Ob;errer, referring to a paragraph which appeared in the Guardia* of Wednesday last, and which stated that Mr. Hairy Mayhew had been appointed British Consul at Copeahagen, says :—'• That geotleinan has not meeived any appointment from the Foreign-08os Mr. Tomer is the British ViaeCtosul at Copeohagen. Vishay* no Comma there." Tue LATE Dris OF CLZVELAND.-- It is stated that the late Duke of Cleveland has left Mr. Morgan Vane, • distant relative, reiduary legatee, which is ie effect • be quest to him of about half a ranoe of mosey. Lord Wil liam Powlett, as heir to the late Duke of Cleveland, is also stated to have gives up the Powlett estates, worth, it is be lieved. shout 5.0f.ff1. • year, to his ►onyer brother, Lord Harry Vase, M.P . far Hastiap. Tas Horses or PARLIAMENT.—Sir Goldsworthy Garvey, by whose genius sad persevering industry the pity. mical atmosphere of the Hose. of Parliament ham bees so much improved, boa for some meths, we regret to leans been severely afflicted by paralysis, augmented, no doubt, by the daily and nightly attention which he has for acme veers bestowed epos the ventdattos of the houses. Bain quite unable to mesa hie duties, ►e bee received a pro loosed leave of ►basses, and his irked, Mr. Alexander Cordon, civil engineer. has been installed in the °Moe, and now carries on its duties.—Tina. PUBLIO FICZLING IN ITALY. The Opinions of Turin--a very moderate and cautions journal—of Friday last says :—" Italy has no reason for seeking to avert war. We adhered to the congress, knowing the value of pesos, but also what is the cost of an indefinite truce. The congress having been ill received by the other great powers, we must regard a general war as a so lution as useful as honourable. Italy can put in line upon the Po and the Mincio 250,000 soldiers, while she can maintain order and keep the extreme parties in check by her national guards. We follow the changes of the Danish war with feverish anxiety. The noise of the guns on the Baltic echoes along the Adriatic and Mediter ranean. Diplomacy mast have foreseen it." A Turin letter in the Dibsts says :—" Yon may consider it certain that if the war lasts a month in Sleswig it will be very difficult to prevent it from bcpaking out in Italy. Austria knows it well, and this is why she has taken her precautions in Venetia, and is making preparations which re semble provocation. The Italian government will make no rash movement ; but it must consider public opinion, and it is making arrangements for all contingencies. Thus we have noticed the presence here during the last few days of General Cialdini and Admiral Persano." (MUM% TILIOGRAII6.) THE WAR IN SLESWIG. SLESWIO, SUNDLT Mom The Austrian head-quarters are to-day at Frorup, near Oversee. The Prussian head-quarters are at Glucksburg. The Austrians are pursuing the enemy in a northerly direction, and the Prussian Guards in • westerly direction. The severe engagement which took place yesterday near Idstedt between the Austrian and Prussian troops and the Danes resulted in a victory of the former. The King has set out for Copenhagen. In the engagement near Oversee and the streets of Flensberg there were ma:7 killed and wounded. The Austrian regiment of the King of the Bel gians alone lost 17 officers and 500 rank and 51% DENMARK. RECALL OF GENERAL DE MEZA. OOPENHAGEN, FEB. 7, 2.17 r.m. The Danish Commander-in-Chief, General de Mesa, and the chief of the staff have been recalled. General de Luttichan has been temporarily en trusted with the command of the army. Notwithstanding its being Sunday both Cham bers of the Rigsdag held a public sitting to-day. RETREAT OF THE DANES. DANISH ACCOUNT. COPENHAGEN, FAL 7, 10.57 P.Y. Overcome by the fatigue occasioned by five days' c onstant duty, the Danish army, giving way to superior force, retreated to DOppell, on reaching which place the cavalry took a northerly direction, the enemy being continually in pursuit. Several engagementa took place ; the Danish lames were considerable. The German troops in Sleewig have everywhere participated in the demonstrations in favcur of the Prince of Augustenburg. The excitement in Copenhagen still continues. At to-day's extraordinary sitting of the Rigadag the President of the Council said that the King was not instrumental in the retreat of the army ; that the proceedings of the Commander-in-Chief were inexplicable, and that he had therefore been recalled. REPORTED AUSTRIAN OCCUPATION OF FLENSBURG. RENDSBURO, Fax 7, ETIMINO. Persons arrived here from the north state that the Austrians have occupied Flensburg. The Prussians have advanced, leaving Fleas ourg on their left. Wounded soldiers have been brought here from the battle field at Listed. DISCOVERIES BY THE RUSSIAN POLICE IN WARSAW. ONE THOUSAND PERSONS ARRESTED. BERLIN, Fm. 8. Private letters received here from Warsaw, an nounce the arrest of an individual named Fawski, and state that it had led to mast important disoo veriee, in consequence of which 1,000 persons bad been arrested in Warsaw and the provinces up to Saturday last The same letters further state that the archive, of the National Government had fallen into the hands of the Russian authorities, and that import ent personages in Poland and abroad were thereby seriously compromised. The Dziennik announces the discovery of 10 in fernal machines, together with bombs and arms, at the vinegar manufactory of H. Eckert CHINA. SHANGHAI, Dec. 26. The Iroperialista are gaining ground. Woosi has beau captured by Rhode. JAPAN. PAYMENT OF THE INDEMNITY BY SATSUMA. SHANGHAI, Die. 26. - - Advice' received here from Japan state that Prince Satsuma has paid the indemnity, and makes certain concessions. A MYTH= CONTROLS/ITR CRUMB AT WORN- A despatch from Bomber received in Liverpool on Saturday states that the ship Fist bad arrived there, and reported being boarded by a Oootederate teems on the 9th of October in latitude 3 north in the Atlantic. After a chase the barque tired shells, solid shot, and bullets at the East, and brought her to. A boat's crew then went on board and examised the ship's papers, after which they allowed her to proceed, expressing vent that they had given the captain trouble, sad Melia' that they thought the But was an American ship. The East was from imam "The royal speech," says the Opiaion Nationale, "cm opening b. session of the Itnaliab Pachainest wail transmitted to Paris by ire wino. The work was mom pitched in six minutes, although the document contained 1,050 words." EVENING, FEBRUARY 8, 1864. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. THE FRENCH PRESS ON THE OCCUPA TION OF SLESWIG. moat on owl 0011MPONDIIMIT.) PARIS, Su LT EVERVO. The news, of which there seems no doubt, that the Danish army has abandoned the city of Sleswig and the whole line of the Dannewerk fortifications, and that those strongholds are now in possession of the Austrians and Prussians, produces a curious diversity of opinion among the French preen. While the Temps and Prase see in the rapid successes of the invaders the "end of the war," almost all the other journals, including the semi official ones think the situation is "aggravated" by the Wee; intelligence, and some go so far as to say that a general war is more probable than ever. The grounds of the pacific anticipations of the Temps and Prase are that the Danes must have retired from their strong' positions in order to save blood shed, and in the confident expectation that Austria and Prussia will fulfil their promise to England and restore the Duchies to Denmark as soon as the obnoxious constitution shall be repealed by the Rigsraad. Against these optimist views it is to be observed that the pretender, the Duke of Augueten burg, has been proclaimed Duke of Sleswig in the capital of that duchy, and in the presence of the Austrian commander, who said he had no miss;o to interfere, and also that the Northern German Gazette puts forth the doctrine that the war has annulled the treaty of 1852, which settled the rights of the King of Denmark. That is clearly a false position of international law as far as regards England, and the other parties to the treaty who are not at war, but if the German powers are mad enough to take up that ground, other arguments than despatches will be requisite to bring them to reason. The Opinion Nationale thinks that the proclamation of the Duke of Angustenburg in Sles wig is a direct defiance to England. It makes the following observations : The Danish people were free and prosperous, possessed of every civil virtue, a people who to respect of es tablished order joined a virile sentiment of in depeadence and individual energy ; their military qualities command the respect of their enemies, and now this admirable nation is the victim of a brutal qse: d pens of unexampled perfidy. Nothing can equal the duplicity of the Austro•Prussian coalition in all this affair. . . . The cabinets of Berlin and Vienna are neither for the Duke of Augustenbarg with the Diet nor for the , -itegrity of the Danish monarchy with western Europe. Wbat they want is to impose upon the Duchies the blessings of the regime which 31. Bismark his fired upon the Prussians, and to cement in Sleswig an alliance, the ultimate object of which is the oppression of all Germany and the ruin of Italian unity. We find only this morning, in the Memorial Diplomatique, the valuable admission that Austria and Prussia decided to occupy Shrew* in order to prevent the radical party in Gee.nany from making that country their head quarters. The Pays nays : The sumer of the Anstre-Pruesian army complicates the diplomatic situation, and gives the political question an im portance to which we cannot abut our eyes. It is not to be supposed but that the cabinets of Vienna end Berlin have a secret understanding u to the eventualities that were likely to arise in the question of the Duchies, it is difficult to think they are entirely disinterested, and that after immense expense and a considerable sacrifice of men they will be satisfied with forcing Christian IX. to conform to the stipulations of the treaty of London in favour of the integrity of the Danish monarchy. . . . The project of mutilating the Danish monarchy is not, therefore so devoid of foundation as Dome of the Austrian journals affect tosay. If this project should be realised, what will be the attitude of England? We see that by the force of things the Danish question is, to say the least of it, likely to develop itself into a European question. We read in the Petrie: There must be a political meson for the retreat of the Danes towards Jutland. It is by prolonging the war that the Danish government hopes to secure the aid of England ; it is by placing Prussia and Austria in the necessity of making a longer and mom extensive campaign than they bad expected, that the two powers will be exposed to ad ditional pressure from the minor states of Germany. . . England will now see the mistake she has made in leaving Danmark unassisted, and that the balance of power in Europe now requires an armed intervention to protect the weak against the strong. - . •"• • • The Patric hears from Copenhagen that the news of the evacuation of Sleewig city had excited immerse sensation, and a stronger feeling than ever in favour of national resistance. It anticipates that the Danes will defend Duppel to the north east of Flensbourg. The Memorial Diplomatique scorns the idea of the Archduke Maximilian going out to Mexico in a private steam packet, and affirms that he will be transported to his empire by an Austrian man-of war and escorted by a French guard of honour. The Independance Beige says of the Queen's speech :—" It is the most insipid that has fora long time been put into her Majesty's mouth by the British cabinet; it neither answers to the importance attributed to it before hand, nor to the gravity of circumstances." The /*depend ance also says : " The first sitting of the English parlia ment tells us absolutely nothing of the intentions of England or of the future mintiest of the Danish question:* Ifajor Gordon, who is commanding a force ;" the Chimes service, is a soa o 2 M•jo.•G. rr` Gmdea, Southamptou. We understand that the Lord Chancellor has beep plow(' to enter the degree of the coif upon Mr, Tindal Atkinson, of the Middle Tempts sad the Notihers Circuit. _ _ _ -- New CHURCH AT KF-VSINGTON.--On Saturday, the 6th inst., the tint stops was laid of a new church is Kensington, to be celled St. George's. Campden-hill. Not withstanding the severity of the weather, • large number of the clergy and laity of lb* pariah and neighbourhood were present. The church will occupy • commanding posi tion, and be • very handsome structure, affording accom modation for 1,500 persons. The site is in the district parish of St. John. Netting-hill, of which the Rev. J. P. Gen is incumbent ; but a large portion of the district to be attached to the church, Including all the villas in Holland park, will be taken from St. Maty Abbott's, Kennington. It is intended that the Rev. G. Bennett, of Harrow, shall he incumbent. The Archdeacon ofl Middlesex officiated, and delivered an addax& on the occasion. THE WEATHER AND THE PAlLlCS.—NotwitLetand. jag the present severity of the weather, which set in late on Thursday night last, with a heavy fall of snow, the tber , menteter each day since indicating one or two degrees be. low freezing point, the water in the vegans parks yesterday afternoon was but partially frozen, and in no use was the ice strong enough to bear any weight upon it, not being more than from a quarter to half an inch in thiamees. This is to be accounted for in some measure by the strong northerly and easterly wind prevailing for the last few days. Last evening the thermometer indicated 3 degrees below freezing point, and this morning there is every thdicatios of afall of snow. MELANCHOLY AND SUDDEN DEATH IN A CHAPEL, —Yesterday morning, about 11 o'clock, and while the Rev. John Henry Heatheate was in prayer previous to the sermon. at the Congregational Chapel, Irdingtoo, Mr. Jeer Tore, • geetlenen who resided at Gravelly-hill and carried on bums. as • gold pencil, watch-seal, and key manufacturer, at Birmingham, was observed to fall back in his pew. At first it was thearht that be had fainted, butaa oonscioosneas did sot return medical assistance was at once sent for, but life was extinct. The dammed gentleman ogle left home about an hour previews with one of his sees and • daughter, is his usual beech and spirits. His two children were with him in the pew at the time of his death. Mr. Tar was highly respected by the 000gregatioe and in the nei±hbourbood when he reftded. The greater pert of the oonmagatioft left the chapel in tears, as this sad occur rence put an end to the ma sing service. ATTEMPTS TO OVERTURN RAILWAY TRAINS.— At the monthly Heat Riding Serious. held at Norton re Saturday, the North Restm Railway Company prosecuted George Dale about 13 years old, for placing obstructions upon the Scarbororah Railway, near Melton, on the 6th day of January last. The prisoner was living as farm servant with Mr. Holtby, of Norton Parks. Mr. Holtby and his foreman at separate times found pieces of iron laid across the metals, propped up with stones in snob • manner that the engine most have pared over them. The prisoner con fessed his guilt, and appeared to have placed the obstruc -1 tions before the trains purely out of a love of mischief. The beech inflicted the minimum fir of 40e., with 21 days' herd labour in default. The lad went to gaol, kis father being unable to pay the fine. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) EXCHEQUER CHAMBER. Sittings in Error.—(Before Lord Met Justine Cockburn and Erie ; Justices Oromptoa, Blackbare, and Mellor, from the Court of Queen's Beach ; and Judea Williams and Wilke from the Court of Common Pleas.) TBZ ATTOZNITAINERAL V. MIMI AND OTIOOLLI.—TRZ LLKLAWDZA CARL This morning their lordships delivered judgment on the point of want of jurisdiction in hearing this appeal from the Court of Exchequer, discharging the rut, for • new trial, raised on Saturday by Sir Hugh Cairns on the pert of the defendants. Their lordships being divided in opinion, they delivered their judgments seriatim, commencing with the junior member of the bench. There were a great many persons present, bat the court wee not so much crowded as on former occasions when the ors wee before the other court. Mr. Justice Mellor said that after • careful consideration of the arguments that had been urged on both sides on the point of whether the court bad jurisdiction to hoer the cap peel, recentlypeaenwithevery dmiret o oenpp t r e t he Exchequer alidi giving validity the male mad. by the Barons ot a right of appeal under the provisions of the 22nd and 23rd Via, chap. 21, he was compelled to pine to the conclusion that the roles so made were not warranted by the statute, and that the defendant* were entitled to sea creed in their claim. In order to sustain the right of appeal the Attorney-General was driven to centeod that the lips- Wore bad delegated to the Barons of the Exchequer to de side whether an appall should lie in on kain crass from their own court to the Court of Error and the Hones of Lords. The legislature by the Common Law Procedure Act gave the judges certain powers for making alterations in the process, practice, and mode of proceeding in the com mon law courts, and to the heroes of the Exchequer to enlarge, extend, or adapt them to the revenue side of that court, but that, in his opinion, did not give them powers to create a now jurisdic tion. If intended by the legislature he thought they would have given the power in express terms. The learned judge, after having examined the clauses of the several sets of parliament referred to in the course of the argument, said be trams to the conclusion that that court had so jurisdiction to proceed with the appal and that it must be dismissed. If he was w roog the House of Lords would be able to set him right, because if the Berme of the Exchequer bad the right to make this rule, it would give the House of Lords jurisdiction over it. Mr. Justice Blackburn said the Attorney-General bad appealed to that court to eat aside the decision of the Court of Exchequer, sod make the rule abso lute for a new trial, and to so set aside the verdict for the defendants. The defendants objected to the jurisdiction and contended that the decision of the Court of Exchequer was final, and that they bad • right in point of law to retain their verdict undisturbed. He had to consider the objection raised in • legal point of view end deliver his judgment as be thought the law warranted with out consideration of what would be its effect and consequent result. He had come to the conclusion that the defendants were right in their objection, and first that court had no power to interfere with the verdict. The whole depended on the 22rd and 23rd Vie., c. 21, which gives the Barons of the Exchequer power ta make corrals rules, de., for the conduct of the business in their own court. He considered that, axording to the ordinary Tales of legal cceetruction, it was clear the legislature did not intend to give an appeal in axe on the revenue side of the Court of Exchequer. After minutely examining all the sections and provisions of the several acts, the learned judge said he was of opinion the true and legal construction of the act did not give the power of appeal, and entertaining that view, and however much be might regret it in this par tia , la Pee, he considered the court ought not to bear the appeal. He was of opinion they ought to diamlie the appeal leaving the crown to apply to the House of Lords against it. Mr. Justice Willes, who delivered the only oral judg ment, said be was of opinion that the appeal was right, and ought not to be dism;sacd, the power of appeal being given under the fled and Zkil Vic., chap. 21. He thought the objection to the making of the rule that it was • delegation of leaislstive authority to the Baran of the Exchequer failed, when they con sidered the enormous instances of similar delegations of power within the experience of Oh and he referred specially in support of that statement to Park's Act, the 3rd and 4th Wm. IV., chap. 42. He else re ferred to the powers delegated by parliament to towns and other local communities to determine by the voice of the majority, whether «arab% acts should or should not be put in force, within the limits within which the in habitants read 1. He thought there was nothing in the point of the barons' sernming the delegated authority of parliament. With repent to the sat itself be apprehended that the 26th et :lion, as we• sus gested on Saturday by Mr. Justice was formed with the expran reference to the amendment in the law in troduced by the Common Law Procedure Acta, faun& I on the report of • commiwion to improve the proems, practice, and mode of proceeding in the marts of common law. Mr. Justice Crompton said he was of opinion that no such power of appeal was given, and that Um court had no jurisdiction to interfere with the decision of the Court of Exchequer in this case. If they were wrong in that deci sion, the error might be set right by au application to the House of Lords, who, if bound by the race of the Court of Exchequer, wee boned to give the same jademeat se that court ought to have given. Mr. Justice Williams said he was of opinion that the court ought to bear the appeal, considering that the Barons of the Exchequer had a right to make rules for extending to the revenue side of that court the provisions contained in the Common Law Procedure Act, 1854, applicable to civil ram. _ . . Lord Chief Justice Enka said the question was 'whether the Herons of the Exchequer lei power to order that Ow provisions of the Common Law Procedure Act, 1854, should be applied to the that the upset with its ordinary incidents should apply to the Exchequer Chamber and the House of Lords on an application for a new trial, as the pound of misdirection, &c., made in the Court of Exchequer. In his opinion the answer to the question must be in the affirmative that there wu jurisdiction on the ground that the Queen's Itemembe ulcer Act, 22 and 23 Vie. cap. 21, sec. 26, gives to them the power to make such order. In support of that opinion his lordship proceedi 3 to con sider that statute, together with the state of the law which led to its paining, ➢remising that procadoes in the statute included the whole course of practice from the beuing of the first process by which souse were brought before the court to the exam. tioa of the last process in the 6nel judgment in the mu. And through the Commis-law Procedure Acts, and also the shove act, procedure wee stated as squirmiest to proem, practise, and mode of prosoding in civil nits, indeed procedure in civil sets had is the superior courts of common law received • legal definition. He con sidered that the rules in question, by which it wee sought to be supported by the section, and their intentiou to be col lected by the context of the se fence. The rules did not create any new courts of appeal, and be was of opinion that the rules were valid, and that that watt had Jurisdiction to hear and determine this appeal. Lord Chief Justice Cockburn said that after lb* beet 'consideration he could give to the provisions of the gaieties that bad been referred to, the only ouclusioa he could come to was that that exert had no jurie. diction to entertain the appeeL After examining the various provisions contained in the acts bearing as the (lamellae, his lordship asked when in the 'dietary of juridical legislation was it ever known the legislature had left it to a tribunal to say whether its authority should or should not be subjected to the =par. vision of a higher court. It was no doubt eon. venieot sad right that in frivolous oars a court should have • conditional discretion ; but sot that it should be ►eft to say whether or Dot its dee:igloos should be subject to the review of another tribunal. It wee not easesivable that parliament had delegated its (emotions to an Inferior tribunal in • matter that was so eminently fitted for legislation, and It was not enough to say that because a bill of exceptions was allowed in resume uses that the legielatute might have given the power of proceeding also by appeal. Had snob been the owe sods* weak have bees auier than for parliament to have Inserted it in the sot. ♦ few short lions so inserted would have set the matter at rest. There was, however, this differenoe be• twee writs of error and appeal, that the latter proems was not so speedy as the former, and the legislature might very fairly have inferred that t►e appeal, if mated, wee likely , to be resorted to, to eases delay, sad therefore they d► diced to give that right. He regretted to have to cone to that conclusion, partly bemuse the bill of exception wee given up from • belief that an appeal might be had to this court instead, sad partly bemuse if he were right, the opportunity might be lost of settling the right construction to be placed upon the act relative to the equipment, fro., of ships. They should be altogether departing from the principle they were bound to observe in the diecharge of their official functions if they allowed themselves to be guided by such considera tions. They must interpret that act as they did every other not affecting the decision of ques. nor of great national importance. In all probability the decision of that court would not prejudice the party or delay the final decision in the case ; for whatever their de cision might have been on the main question, no doubt the case would b•re been taken into the House of Lords. If, therefore, that high tribunal should hold that the majority of the judges of that court were erroneous In the decisions they had come to, the case might then be heard on its merits, as it would have been in that court had they proceeded with it and had decided the main question. It was, therefore, satisfactory to think that no injury could result from their dismissing the appeal. The appal will therefore be disagreed. The Attorney.General—Then that is the form of your lordships' judgment? Lord Chief Justice—Yee. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) (Before the AMA ant-Judge.) The Yebrusry general semi= of the pesos for the conoty of Middles.: commenced this morning at the Sessions-house, Clerken well-green, before the Assistant-Judge, and the fol lowing magistrates :—Mr. H. H. Harwood, Mr. Parbary, Mr. Seabrook', Mr. Loveland, Dr. Jervis, Mr. H. White, Mr. Woolsey, Mr. Rankine, Mr. Tweetymaa, Mr. Thwaites,, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Baker, Mr. E. W. Coz, Mr. Wsines, aid Kr. Ring. The calendar contains the names of 151 prisoners COM. witted for trial by the magistrates; 134 of whom are in dicted for felony, 17 for misdemea our. The degrees of the education of the ,primiers areas follows:—Neither read nor write, 48 ; read only, 4 ; mad and write imper fectly, 94 ; read and write will, 7. The grand jury having been sworn, The Assistant-Judge addressed them as to the lengthy nature of their duties, there being a greater quantity of primacy for trial this session than any other, owing to three weeks having elapsed since the last January session. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) ..,, ... MARYLEBONE. mons CRAWL - 1 AB01; " allowastumc." Thomas Clarke, a toll-bar keeper, aged 15, was brought up by Inspector Sheehy. and placed at the bar, chewed with with having creed the death of Hydon Harper, aged 14, by a blow on the head with a enow-ban. Mr. Herring, solicitor, appeared for the prisoner. s t (lark, 42 B—At 3 o'clock on Saturday after ro:nrw the body of the dreier at 5, Kilburn-square, and from what I herd I took the prisoner into custody ; on telling him what it wee for he said. " leould not help Ite we were at play ; he threw at me, and I at him." Frank Roberte-1 aaw prisoner throw the ball at Harper, it hit him on the head and broke into pieces ; he (Harper) cried very much. Mr. Yardley—Did you see any mark on him ? Wither—No, sir ; but he held his hand up to his face, and seemed in much pain, Mr. Yardley—At what time did this happen Witers—Between 9 and 10 on Friday morning. By Mr. Herring—Then were four boys altogether snow balling one another. I wss reef them. Lucy Jar Harper—l am sister of the deceased ;be was brought home about one o'clock in a state of unconscious ness. He died at twelve at night. Mr. Yardley—Was he at all aging before this sad affair ha trtnles—No, your worship, he was a very healthy boy. Elisabeth Flower, Clarence-place, Kilburn (wife of a carver end gilder), said—The deceased was our errand boy he came in after the occurrence with his handkerchief to his face, and told me that another boy had hit him with a row-tall ; his afterwards went home. Mr. Yardley—Did you see any cut or bruise upon him? Witness—Ne, skr. Mr. Yardley (to Inspector Sheehy)—Was the deceased attended by a surgeon? Inspector—He was, your worship, but he is not here. Mr. Yardley—Then he ought to be ; in • case like this everything may torn upon his evidence. The sergeant said he had seen the body and observed a black mark an the right aide of the head. Mr. Yardley ordered a summon. to be served directly upon the Burger, and in order to afford time for him to be produced, the prisoner wu put beak into the lock-up room. SOUTH W ARK. TITITTIM ►T RAILWAY ATATIONL Jan Jona and Willie► /trey, two well-dressed men, were brought before Mr. Woolrycb, charead yo w v i n g picking pockets on the Seuth•Festrn Railway platform, Loodosybridge. George Holmes, a detective sergeant of the II divides, specially employed by the South-Eastern Railway Company, said that on Saturday evening be was oo ditty inside the italics just after the arrival of the Dover train, when h• was called oo the platform And the prisoners were pointed out to him. He knew them at once as notorious pickpockets, and he watched them for a few momenta. Jones left hie companion and went up to a couple of ladies. Avery at that time turned round, and seeing witness be made a signal to the other, who left the female and was about to quit tbs. station hastily when witness stopped them both sod took them to Mr. Dynes' office, and they were given into custody. The prisoners denied all knowledge of each other, but a wittier was to court who saw them enter the station togs ' their. ' Leiria Le Resume, a porter io the company's employ, said that on Saturday evening he wits on duty on the platform of the main hoe when the Dover train came in. As the pia soiree were looking after their luggage he saw the prisoners par through the booking-office arm in arm, and as soon se they got on the platform they separated, and west mom the perengers. He distinctly saw them both attempt to pick the pockets of se►eral ladle', and feeling satisfied that they were thieves he called the attention of Holmes to them Mr. Woolrych inked whether anything was known of either of the prisoners? Sergeant Holmes replied that be knew them very well an monocled with a gang of notorious railway pickpockets, Whim he find stopped them on the platform, Jones said he had come there for the purpose of proceeding to Woolwich, whereas they were not on the North Kent platform, neither were they pro►ided with tickets. Kr. Edwin, who appeared for the prisons, contended that there was no evidence to show they were there for as unlawful purpose; therefore be submitted that they most be discharged. Mr. Woolrych had no doubt of their avocation, and set. Wooed each to iii weeks' hard labour. TIPTINONIAL TO MISS LOUISA PTNS AND KR, W. HAERI9OI.—A eemmittee bee been formed for the Sof inviting the calor, and members of the Royal a m : Opera to hirer subsaibere to a testimonial in fer presentation to Bias Lonna Pine and Br. W. Harrier as their approaching retirement from the eassthre. meat of the Royal English Opera, over which they have jointly presided during eight sewer NAHLOW &CAT'S OF ELFV/IN MEN FROM &TM oamox.—A very alligator occurrence happeeed on in the workshops of the Carlisle 'echo° of the tle t2Z Eastern Railway, by which eleven of the workmen of the company were nearly killed by the fumes of oohs. Ow the mews of the North British Company having broken down, it wee taken to the Carlisle workshops, at Howarth. to be repaired. The repairs having been completed, the engine fire was lighted is the morning preparatory to seeding the engine to Edinburgh. The steam getting up too soon, the damper was pat en. This had the effect of awe* the fumes of the coke fire to fill the workshop. The morning brag very stormy, the doors of the shop were kepi domed, and the deadly vapour could dad no egret There were shoves men employed in the shop. One of them, finding himself sick and giddy, went to the dear. when be became seriously unwell. e was shortly after wards followed by another man, who became gaits hew. sale on reaching the open sir. Their condition armed erne workmen neer , who =shad into the shop, and with leach ditheulty renimided is resening the rest of the mos. • seer ef whom were inesesible, and others fast thearing en Three of the see blowing to the North BMWs line bad to be conveyed home, sad ow of them for a eon nimble period defied all attempt, at meneritation. Six of the men are still suffering under the effects of the deadly ADVANCE IN THE PRICES Or EARTHENWARE. The earthenware manufacturer of the Staffordshire P. Wes have throned the prises of /erbium's"' 5 per wet. oe the set value in the foreign trade, and from sto T per cwt. in the home trade. This rim is oecesicieed by severe! resist advances in the price of cosh, and by the meowed mho of I mix and several other articles used In the meant erre. BIELIINGILAII AND SOUTH WALES RAILWATO— , The Aberdare heath of the Great Western will he opined ' in a few days, for both passenger sad mineral testae, and by this route the distance from Birmingham to Swears and the western wasties of South Wake will be redacted by about 40 miles. A very large through trate is expected to be the malt. THE MOW' COLLIZIA AND THUD ZIA. PLOTIIII&—AA wail of the Monmouthshire collieries this men haws struck work, in wasequeace of a dispute es to the amount of rise to be rewired. The men ask for 3d. par toe, while the owners offer SI. ; end the colliers assert that they will not rams work nub>• their domande are fully acceded to. VP