The Express. — London, England, 1864-10-26 00:00:00

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Howe and Farren ; Mesdames Beatrice and Angel—ON TIM SLY. Megan. Burketene, loners, and Gordon ; Mesdames Snowdon and Fitrwilliam.—And BACCHUS AND AILIADNI. THID Beldree. BORN TO GOOD LUCL Mr. D. Murray. And THE lITAZITZ OF LONDON. Mews. Vining, J. W. By, D. Fisher. D. Money, J. Nelson. H. Forrester, sad H. Mellon; Mrs H. Marston, Misses Barnett sad Owynne. TBIS Errata°, THE Riga BITETERFLY. Mama. Pechter, Ryder, Widdlconib, Charka. Mclntyre. IMPlooltd, Clifford, Collett Misses Carlotta Leclercq, M. Remade, E. Lamm, and B. Lavenu.—Conimenca at halt-part 7. TWRI THE MoTHER'S DYING CHILD. Mn. B. Lane.— Ringing by Mr. Albert Pittl4lo, Madame Cocoon, and Mies Annie Radcliffe. And IHI MILL= AND MI6 113N.—Conunence at ai. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE. Two DAYLII;I;I7y 11i 16M7.7:Altorno;;; in. Mo. To-boatow Morning, Ob. Om....Attarnooo, Oh. 7m. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26. R ABELE has a Constitutional Ministry had a more embarrassing task set before it than the one which fell to the lot of the Italian Cabinet last Monday. Under any circumstances there must be some uncertainty as to the reception the repre sentatives of a nation will give to grave diplomatic measures undertaken without their knowledge, and concluded without their concurrence ; but when the changes in question involve an apparent our of national interests, and a real sacrifice of popular sentiment, the difficulty of the executive position becomes indefinitely greater. Even those who do not deny that the Ministers havedone well may doubt whether there was any necessity for their doing anything ; and the Government has consequently not only to explain its actions, but to justify itself for baying acted at aIL In this instance, indeed, the path was in a measure smoothed by the recent ministerial changes, since the fact that one Cabinet has undertaken to obtain parliamentary sanction for • Convention entered into by another is evidence that two sets at least of Italian statesmen have given it their adhesion. Still, after making every allowance for this cir cumstance, the position of General DELLA MAR.. MORA could not have been an enviable one. It is no slight matter to introduce • Bill for the transfer of the Italian capital from which the name of Rome is omitted. There is little reason, however, to question that the Government will carry with it the great majority both of the Italian Parliament and the Italian people. For France and Italy alike some solution of the Roman question had become almost a necessity. So long as no term was set to the continuance of the French occupation the Italians could only go on living from hand to mouth. Every proposition of the Government wore a provisional aspect, and could only aspire to a provisional acceptance. It is not in such a position as this that material progress is made, or national greatness consolidated. There is a time for romance and a time for reality, and the aspirations which at one period of a people's growth may have given strength and unity to their action, may at another period be simply detrimental to the practical needs of the hour. Castles in the air have a real value of their own, but he who would profit by them must be content at times to let them on a long lease. The first signs which the Emperor of the Far—Nca had dis played of any willingness to withdraw his troops from Rome were not, therefore, to be lightly re garded by the Italian Cabinet.- They knew that the duration of the French occupation must de pend wholly on the Imperial pleasure, and they were no doubt conscious that some of the strongest grounds which the EMPEROR had for putting an end to it would be removed in the event of a re jection by Italy of the propositions of the French Government. French intervention could have had no better justification in the eyes of Europe than the demonstration that the only obstacle to its discontinuance was the impracticable character of the Italian demands. It would have been but a doubtful service to Italy to have supplied NAPOLEON 111. with a new theory on which to ex plain the presence of his army in Rome. We can see but two possible reasons which could have justified VICTOR EMMANUEL'S Government in act• ing otherwise than they did act—the expectation of getting better terms from France, or the convio tion that the terms which were offered were worse than none at all. They have, it is true, excluded the Roman question from the barren honour of • place in every ministerial programme; but they have left it its place in that chapter of accidents in which, if anywhere, its eventual solu tion must be sought for. They have surrendered all present claim to the ancient capital of Italy, and thereby given an undoubted shock to the national sentiment; but they have undertaken to put an end, as speedily as may be, to that yet graver shock which the national sentiment sustains from the presence of French troops on Italian soil. If the accomplishment of the unity of Italy is de ferred, the completion of its independence is hastened, and the pressing importance of the latter object is an ample justification for the indefinite postponement of the former. Nor was this obvious and immediate gain the only one which was probably present to the minds of the Italian diplomatists. The settlement of the Roman question must have a very serious influence on the position of the Austrians in Venice, and the French EMPEROR, who knows as well as moat men how much pres sure a people will bear, will probably be little de sirous of exacting any further concessions from the Italians. When such considerations as these can be presented by a Cabinet to Parliament there is little danger that a nation which has never shown itself blind to its real interests will refuse to ra tify the engagements which its sponsors have made on its behalf. THE it gbt eourt. BALmota., cesaik, Sir George Grey had the honour of dining with the gem led Royal family. OOL I& The Qum and Paisoesa etineled by Viis;cuiteet Amiga mod Wood the Hoe. D. de Rm. &tended Divine service at the wish church et Cathie in the gaming ; the Rev. A. Anderson officiated.' A deputation from the firm of Cobb and Fry, of Bristol, introduced by Yr. Berkeley, ILP., had sa taterview with the Right Hon. T. Inner Gibson, at the office of the Board of Tiede, yesterday, on the subject of their inroad= for communication on railways. THI QUEEN'S RETURN PROM BALMORAL. It is said that it is doubtful if her Majesty and emit wall leave Balmoral on Friday next, as wam originally intended. On inquiry, we have remiss to believe Gat the QINISII and royal household will not have Balmoral before Mooday air Toads/ aszt.—Post. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE-(THIS DAY.) The marriage of Sir Malcolm Murray M'Oregor, Bart, with the Lady Helen IVDrianall, only daughter of Hugh Seymour, fourth and late Earl of Antrim, and Helen Laura Counter of Antrim, was solemnised this morning, at St. George's Church, Hanoveraquare, in the presence of realm a amorous congregation of relatives and friend'. The bride, accompanied by her mother, arrived at the church at half-past 11 o'clock, where the bridegroom and wedding party had already arrived. The fair bride was so oompanied to the altar by eight young Mien noting ti bridesmaids. The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Oxford, assisted by the Rev. Henry Howarth, Rector of St. George's, performed the nuptial rite. After the oustomrry registra tion of the marriage, the wedding party prooseded to the Countess of Antrim's residence in Lambdas-square to par take of the wedding breakfast. Early in the afternoon Sir Malcolm and his wife left town for Berkshire, whence they go to Sir Malcolm's seat in Perthshire. Their Royal Highnesses the Prinoe and Princess of Wales, end suite, including the Earl and Coma= Spencer, the Hon. Robert Meads, Lieutenant-General Boollya, he., are expected to arrive at Antwerp on Sunday next ; and on Monday, or the following day, will embark for Woolwich. PRINCZ ALYEED.it has already been mentioned that hi royal highness will take up his midgets in Boon, on the Rhine, during the coming winter, with a view to pur suing his studies in the univermity of that town. His nits will consist of five gentlemen, and one of Hen Rinekeire newly-built houses in the beautiful and healthy Poppela dorfer-ARte has bleu taken far him, and is now being at s-nged (both within and without) in a most elegant and tasty manner. THE MARQUIR OF BRISTOL.—The medical report received in town this morning (Wednesday) from Ickworth Park is favourable, and although the noble marquis cannot be pronounced out of danger, he Is much better than on Saturday and Sunday last. The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland's party at Duorobin Castle, N. 8., has separated. The noble duke and draws leave Dunrobin on Friday for Tarbet House, Rosewhire, on their way south. The Marquis and Marehionees of Lansdowne have left Lowdown, House, Berkeley-square, for Bowood Park, Wilts. The Earl and. Countess de Grey will arrive in town to-day from Studley Royal, their seat near Ripon. A marriage is shortly to take place between Um Ron. Frederick Charter* commander in the Royal Navy, eon of the Earl of Weaves, and the Lady Loe'la Kop pel, daughter of the Earl sod Counter of Albemarle. - Lord and Lady Otho Fitzgerald are daily ex pected at their reeidenre in Carlton Hotimi-tarram frees • tour in exotland. The Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, M.P., left town yentoclay for his wet in Surrey. It was expected that the right hoc, gentleman would have relieved the Right Hon. Sir George Grey in attendance on the Queen, but other arrangements have been made. Last night the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress eot.rtaioed the Archbishop of Centerbury, the Bishops of Oxford and Peterborough, and a numerous body of the clergy of Loodou, ►t the Mansion-house. There were about 300 gnats To-morrow evening Madame Sinico, who made a successful debut at Her Majesty's Theatre last season, is to reappear as lady Henrietta in Herr Flotow's Martha. The International Racing Company's next meet ings are fixed for the let and 6th November, at Paths (alleles, an hour from Park. Mr. Sothern concluded a week's engagement at the Theatre Royal, Dahl's, on Saturday night. He attracted large houses every erasing, and gave the greatest satisfaction, especially in the character of David Garrick, On Monday night Miss Bateman commenced an engagement of 12 nights. Notwithstanding the fearfully inclement state of the weather, the house wee well filled, sad she met an enthusiastic reception. She was called out again and again, and bouquets were east upon the stage. It is stated that places are alreaiy engaged for nearly every night dr-ing the engagement. A prebend stall in Exeter Cathedral is vacant by the death of the Rev. W. W. Harvey. . . _. The Tiverton church belle rung merrily on the 20111 inst., to celebrate the birth-day of the octogenarian re presentative of Tiverton, Lord Palmerston. The Vienna journals announce that a curious trial is about to take plate in Austria. The accused was employed in the Ministry of Finance, and he is charged with embenlement to a considerable erten; not of money, but of cigars and postage stamps. It is said that be has abstracted three millions of menace cigar, one million of Cebu, 25,000 Cabanos, and 1,200,000 packets of ordinary tobacco far smoking. He also took postage stamps to the valor of 50,000 fr. Letters from Tangier mention that the Isthmus of Suez Company ham just put into practice in Morocco ao ingenious method of procuring workmen. gnawing the vial of the Mahometans to perform the pilgrimage to Mecca, the company has announced in the el:wt. of Tan gier and the other towns of the regency, that "ell week men who shall have worked a year on the canal will be taken gratuitously to Mecca to perform their devotiors at the tomb of the Prophet." In Singapore the average mortality caused by tigers has for a long time been calculated at one mac a day. The local government have recently made great efforts to drive away these destructive aaimala . Convicts have been specially employed to hunt them down, and the reward offered for their destruction has been considerably increased. These measures have to a certain intent proved suoreseful, but that they have not been altogether so, is shown by • statement in • late number of the Straits Times. In little more than a fortnight in the mootb of August last, live men bad been killed by tigers, and these were not merely con jectural noes, but clues in which the evidence of the canoe of death wee indisputable. THE LATE LADY BOSWELL.—The death of Grace Lady Boswell, which is just asnsocumed, recalls nee of the most exciting of the political reannimeness of a pest genera. tion. Her husband, Sir Alexander Boswell, vice -lieutenant of Ayrshire, was the eldest ace of Dr. Jolinsoo's biogr a ph er , and was, like his father—and unlik e his • grandfather, o ld Lord Auchinleck—a tory of the tortes. He was charged by Mr. Stuart, of Duneare, with writing • political song of an offensive nature, was called oat, met his opponen t, who was &traded by the Eeri of Hombre (his own • friend^ being the Hon. John Douglas, the Marquis of Queeesberry's brother), at Aucbtertool, near Balms* March 26, 1822; the bell of Mr. Stuart struck him as the shoulder and mi tered the spies, sod he died shortly afterwards at Balmer Hoar. Mr. Stuart was tried for murder, June 10, I t 322 ; Jeffrey defended him, and he was acquitted. But the ma settee caused by this avowed political duel was immense. Lady Boswell had lived in re tir ement for the Let 42 years. THE VIeIDIEGAL HOUSEHOLD. We have the authority to state that the household of Lord Wodshouse will be composed as follows :—Private Secretary. Edmond Wod•house, Esq. ; Assistant Private Secretary Walling , Everard, Fag. • State Steward, lieuten an t- Coloeel Viscount St. Lawr ence ' • Comptroller, Robert Wil liams, Req. ; Gentlemen Usher and Master a Oreeseries, Fredrick Willis. req. ; Chamberlain, Hoe. Henry Leeson ; Master of the Hone, Colosel Henry Maras, Longford litl ; Gentleman of the Bedchamber, George Beget, Gest/eras at Large, Leery Balfour, Fag. Damp, Oapteks Claud Leseelles, Boyd Aleey F 1 Unto asatMolooel F. Forster. 4th Dragoon Guards ; H. Ark. Wright, Faq., 84th Regiment ; Captain Hoe. Edm, J. Boyle, 854 k Iteigisseak.—Dublin Zemin/ M 414.4 WEDNESDA TEST IMBUE/1G • • -• tironnes mariamo..) SPAM'. MADRID, Oar: 25. Admiral Pareja leaves Madrid to-morrow for the Pacific to replace Admiral Pinson. The Noticias of to-day states that M. Pereira has had a long conference with the Minister of Finance. The Spout says :—" General Gandera has in formed the government that the San Domingo in surgents have made serious proposals for peace." THE NATIONAL (ITALIAN) BANK TURIN, Oar. 26. A meeting of the council has been held, at which it was determined to call up the 250 fr. which is still due upon each share. The payment is to be made by instalments as follows : let instalment, on Deo. 15... Francs 50 2nd f Feb. 10... „ 100 3rd .t Mar. 10... „ 100 Interest, at the rate of 6 per cent., will be al lowed on all instalments paid in advance. THE ANGLO-INDIAN TELEGRAPH. BOMBAY, Ocr. 2• The Persian Gulf Telegraph cable has been re paired. The land line is completed from Bushire to Teheran, and messages have come through to Bombay in 12 hours. The extension from Teheran to Bagdad will be finished next month, but the disputes on the fron tier prevent communication with the latter city. • ['The above manage am telegraphed from Snez on the 2:ith inth, at 1.30 p.m., but the route by which it rearlad that place ia unknown there being no mail from Bombay between the 29th September and the 14th October.] AMERICA. )N, Ocr. 26. The Hamburg and American Company's steamer America, sailing hence to-day for New York with the English, French, and German mails, takes out Ib2 saloon passengers, French jewellery value 123,00 fr., and a large cargo, including 300 bales of hops. ~~.`~ ~~ , F : . THE NEW 16Pral? ACT. orPszpoßT O jimp°IIELECT oomatrrrw; "This morning was burned, in a blue-book of 530 pages, the report of the select committee appointed to in quire Into the working of the New Bankruptcy Act, to. gather with the evidence heard been than. This report is simply a postponement of any &delve recommendetioos until next semicia. It is as follow, The length of time spent in the important *Wry entrusted to your committee has rendered it impossible for them to do more than re port the 'video*, taken by them, while fulfilling the duty imposed on them. To report =dully on so difficult and intricate a mbjeot requires great care and much thought. Many attempts have already been made to legislate with effect upon this important branch of administration, sad the failure of these manifold efforts reek.' it imperative upon parliament to act with great circumspection and deliberation in ell future proceedings in this matter. Your committee therefore hope that at the commencement of the next session of parliament they may be reappointed, sad thus, that sufficient time may be afforded for a due con sideration of the many intricate questions that hue to b e decided before efficient legislation is possible." It appears, however, that a long draft report was pro- posed by the chairman, Mr. Moffatt, and reed to the com mitte, through the above, proceeding from Mr. Roebuck, was ultimately adopted. This draft report, which is of considerable length, contains the following paragraphs re specting the commissionen, the official amities', the cre ditors' 'stigmas, the registrars, the accountant in bank ruptcy, the messengers, and the ushers, denoting to • cer tain extent the nature of a great part of the evidence : "That u regards the Commistionen. —There is concurrent testimony as to the great uncertainty of their decisions ; complaints are numerous as to the delay of all matters ad ministered in the court, and also as to neglect in sue tiring the powers of punishing fraudulent debtors with which they are invested by the sot of 1861. That con siderable public inconvenience has also been experienced from the irregular hours end short periods during which the court, are open in London for the truth:thin of business, and that the affairs of the district courts appear to be ad ministered in a still more objectionable runner. In one case it was proved that a commissioner of the Leeds Court, who is in the receipt of I,Beol. per annum, resides in London, and attends the court at Leeds for • few boors only once a fortnight. It will be obvious that such laxity on the part of the commissioner, being the head of the court, gives the tone to the other officials. " As respects the Official Assignees.—There appears to be a considerable amount of negligence and indifference in the collection and distribution of the funds. A ease was quoted in which so long a period as nine months elapsed after a dividend had been declared before payment was made, although the money was lying at the credit of the official assignee's sooount. Much of this negligence is stated by several witnesses to arise from the alteration in their mode of remuneration by commission to fixed salaries of 1,0001. or 1,2001. a year ; this view was supported by the evidence of Mr. Commissioner Holroyd, Mr. Miller (the chief registrar), by Messrs. Lewis, Lawrence, and Reed, experienced Lou don peactitionen, and by Mr. Sampson Semite Lloyd, Pre sident of the Associated Chambers of Commerce; all of whom concurred in advising that if the services of official amigo.** are retained, their re muneration should be partly by salary and partly by commission. There is no uniform system of keeping ac counts ; no sufficient control, either in respect to their duties or their accounts ; that they stand in an anomalous position with Teepees to the creditors' assignee, who has, in the first place, to audit the official assignee's account, the official assignee in return auditing the account, of the ore diton' imagoes. The system of audit is of an incomplete and unsatisfactory character, being usually made in a crowded room, where the accounts of 20 or 30 different estates are all frequently audited at the same ties., amidst mach noise and confusion. It was farther proved that very serious de felonious have occurred io the accoante of the official as signees ; that they not infrequently obtain power to sell the property of the estate previous to the choice of the creditors' assignee, and to the detriment of creditors. That these gentlemen are not selected on account of say special fitness for the office. In the case of the Birmingham district court it was stated that two of them had been bank rupt, one as a banker and one as a stockbroker, one was a newspaper editor, and the fourth a clerical &riot That the principal amount of labour in the collection of the debts is thrown upon the creditors' assignee. That it is clearly proved that no check or supervision exists as to whether the amen are collected or left uncollected either by the official insigne. oe the creditor' assignee. " As to the Creditors' Assignees.—The existing act places upon the creditors' soignee the responsibility of collecting and settling all debts over 101. in value, but don not pro vide the nmaneration previously apportioned to the official assignee, and, therefore, the affairs are frequently handed over to solicitors, whose charges prove very onerous to the estate. The arrangement haa consequently not been found to work advantageously, bat it is suggested that payment by commimion to creditors' snipes would partially obviate this disadvantage. " As to the Registrars.—These gentlemen appear to hold an anomalous position, occasionally discharging the functions of the COMMillafterk and when not so occupied their duties appear to be such as would be better discharged by experieneed accoaaterits ; their utility under the existing system appears to be of an extremely limited character: as to the control which should be exercised by the reghtran over the messenger of the court, it appears that in one of the district courts two of the registrar were actually 'coder pecu niary obligations to the messengers of the court, and had been so for many years. The registrars 11211 entrusted with the audit and taxation of the messengers' bills of cost, against the bankrupt estate, and in the eases referred to, each of the messengers is reputed to have overcharged sums, mounting in 000 came to 1,4231., and in the other to 1,6661. in two years, which overcharges had been allowed by the registrars, and retained by the meemegers. " As repzds the Accountant in iiarkruptcy.—This offiois appears simply to discharge the duties of a treasurer, having so coetrol whatever over either the official or cre ditors' enigmas, or their accounts. A. to the Messenger.—The payment of the officer frequently constitutes a very heavy charge upon the assets ; their duties seem to be such as might be discharged by the assignees. It appears that in addition to their authorised dues, they have been in the hakit of making charges in respect of duties not performed, for journeys nderiskaa, and for others far in excess of the amount paid The dia. coveries previously mentioned, of o►ercharges to the amount of 1,4231. and 1,6661., in the year 1862 and 1863, are due to an investigation ordered by the Lord Chancellor to be made as to the Leeds district court. It is proved that the messes. gees are constantly in the habit of employing brokers, not. withstanding the abolition of that office by the act of 1861, and of charging the same in their account., which, being sanctiocied by the registrar as taxing master, the 110iielier to the estate is oompalled to pay. •' Al to the Usher.—The duty of the ushers would I appear to be simply to attend twos the court, for which their salaries, varying from 80/. to 1001. per annum, seem to be ample renneeration. Bat it is apparent from the evidence, that thee. individuals exercise such occult in fluence over the legal practitioners is these Omuta, as enables them to levy very heavy contributions is the shape of charges for useless copies of proseedinge which the solicitors feel bound to take in order to avoid obstruc tion in the despatch of business." In en appendix of nearly 200 pages are a variety of im portant documents, which were communicated to the com mittee, or called for by them, in the course of the inquiry. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) WzDisliDAY, ooromet $I II LYL Nam 211.0314 AWN= 29.6 71 uu 19.67 Ardroesaa ,19.6/14 Greencastle ma Galway Valenti& Pille Cap* Mar —129.11 Quereetown. 19.18 Liverpool 2.0.43 Bole na/ rans2l Pembroke Intl! i - B27:11 Brook .......120.171 19.171 ---.... Plmestb 59.261 reyseatte.. - N 111 Z. Z. 147 &R.& Z.N.L NICK && C. &I. LN.L LN.L Z. &IL ILL ILL & IPA KN.& IM YU. B.S. LW. nth.: • al2l &.k. 29.19, now ..... Tarnow f445 llosebaroegb 110.62 Molds Hatigolaad 10.67 561 - - La E. 63 X& X. 3 KN.& X 33 LN.L L &X an X&X D 7 1 0.11 00 0.13 Or 10.16 o 0.24 CC 0.32 I to MSG Feb O 0.18 mo 0.08 er 0.16 re 066 at .d 0.10 lam W.N.W. KN.& N.l EXPRFBI3 FROM PARIS. (nom ciim oval PARIS, TuzaDAT Evianto. The Opinion Nationale nye of the Pays' article : According to the Pays the Romani are the serfs al the church, the helots of the catholic world, a people devoted to perpetual 'abjection and abasement. This theory is the strongest defiance that has yet been hurled at the principle of national sovereignty. We will not take anon ourselvee so combat it, but we will remind the Prance that this theory his been already dis avowed and refuted in official despatches ; end we will ,further say, it is deplorable that whenever the government takes a decision, whenever it does an sot, officious publiciats do their best to prove to UM that the decision decides nothing, and that the act signifies nothing. We will tell them that this policy of see-saw oonfueion and MISS which they patronise is the wont of all possible policies, that it satisfies no one, alarms every interest end every °osmium, and obscures every problem. A correspondent of the Indepeadasiec Beige, writing on the subject of the pamphlet patronised by the Pays, says : The great anxiety of the government at this moment Is to re-assure the catholic party after having excited the hopes of the party of unity in Italy. Thera is nothing new in inch tactics, and they ought no more to alarm the Italians than they comfort the clericals. This micaaw policy has been often sad often resorted to by the French government, and it should not now occasion surprise. The France attempts to make a great noise about a pamphlet, from which it gives copious extracts, without denying that there may be a certain "officious" leaven in this °pawls. I think, than, no great importance should ho attached to it. It came out sod denly, without any puff preliminary, and though probably having an administrative origin, should be regarded as a mere transitory accompaniment of that phase of the impe rial policy which it is thought expedient to throw into relief for the moment. The Esperance du Peuple, a journal of the Loire Infdrieure, has just received a warning for an ar ticle in its number of Oct. 20, which " excite% to hatred and contempt of the Emperol's government by accusing it of • disloyal policy in regard to Italy, the object of which is alternatively to deceive all parties." This warning is very apropos to throw a light upon the situation. After the article in the Pays no one can fail to be struck with the accuracy of i the accusation for preferring which the Esperance ' du People stands condemned. The Patric now says, and I find no contradiction or modification of the news in any other quarter, that the Emperor will leave St. Cloud at noon to-morrow (Wednesday) for Nice, where he will arrive in the night, and that on the following morning, at 11 o'clock, he will pay a visit to the Emperor and Empress of Russia. The Emperor will spend the whole of Friday at Nice. The Opinion Nationale says, but this news is not confirmed by any government journal, that the Emperor of Russia will come to Compibgne in the early part of November ; that the French court will arrive at Compigne on Nov. 3, and will stay till Dec. 15, and that the usual annual invitations will not be issued until after the Cray's visit. A despatch, stating that the King of the Belgians left Geiera this morning for Lyons and Marseilles, is naturally interpreted as confirmatory of a rumour that be will meet Napoleon 111. , and the Emperor of Russia at Nice. M. de Bismarck has arrived in Paris from Biar ritz. He had an audience of the Emperor at St. Cloud to-day, and this evening he is to meet M. Benedetti and 31. de Goltz at dinner at M. Drouyn de Lhnys'. It were needless to say, at a time when so many complicated diplomatic intrigues are going on all over Europe, that the presence in Paris of the Prussian prime minister who bears on his shoulders the main responsibility of the atrocious war against Denmark gives rise to many conjec tures. The Bourse opened well upon the strength of a rise of 3 in Consols ; but although the second telegram brought Consols with a further improve ment of it, and, although it was given out that the bullion in the Bank of France was augmenting, the rise was nos sustained. The Rente, after touching 64fr. 90c., closed at 64fr. 60c., being 15c. lower than yesterday. There is no difference be tween the quotations for cash and account. Mo biller fell 2fr. 20c., and Credit Foncier, 20fr. In railways there is little change, and some of the lines are a shade better. Uneasiness regarding Italian affairs is the only reason I have heard for the weakness to-day ; and yet it WY not expected that any disturbances would take place at Turin. Nobody knows, however, why the Italian Parlia ment is suddenly adjourned without any vote hav ing been come to. The Venice Gazette recently contained a very carious letter from Rome. The writer (says a comemondent of the DEbati) is a prelate high la the favour of the Poetifical court. He plainly declares that the power of the Popes ought to u•dwgo • change, and accommodate itasH to the asomities of modem times, so as to protect the Mimesis of risligioa sad morality. "Some time ago," adds the sone spandsat, "1 szpresesd the same opinloo, which was of Mlle rase coming from ms, bat it has great rake as the viewa • prelate writing bola Hoes to the Ada thastis of Vallee 21 - 117 4 6 : 1 Mama mammy. co /10021111.1 lltini.l. X.l. to &X. and to Ohm &X to &W., strong, & W., ahoy& with haali7, with ra l n. pasha and rain. As above. India tons wain's. As above. deists rainy. X. to & and book, via- eotrramax. IC EL to B.R. and &W., ins, phi to mods moderate to strong, rah with min. tagnettled. X.X to & mad back &urns. As Dant above. tradli to strestgaslay. ardaana.lidsad. Walak add ad famadar. llodbana.lbalble Carmel sad Ow al Plasag. ammo mllailerr4 assisima ruQ Neer Mr. '1864. t ROPEZIZJIG rye, RR JAMBS *&LL. lie dissuasion about sb. merit. and pretensions of tai Davenport Brothels and their anditants, Mears. Fay, Ferguson, and Palmer, manually excites the ambition ad nosey prefessionsl scajerese, sad while • M. Tobeisepre ire been induced by • private subscription to compete with er " expose" them gentlemen, PfdiSSOf Andeesou has been induced to attempt the same feat, by way, we presume, cd advertidng his show in Begentatrest. Pm:lime Anderson hes been too long before the public not to know the little ' arts and contrivances by which mere. in • coasseed walk of clever charlatasery is mast surely secured ; sad be, awa kes, does well, while disclaiming any feeling of antagonism le the -Mmes. Davenport, or any ether conjurors, to im prove the oceeeks. His invitations horned for the " expo sition of the so-ailed set of apiritealiem," known amongst professional jugglers as the reps trick, brought many hun dreds! of persons to Bt. James's-haft yesterday anemia% amongst wham were many dretingnished men eau mated with Medan, 11366011, and art The proceedings were opened, as usual, by the appaintmmit of • committee of fifteen, to tie the repos, sad generelly to witness and report upon the kicks performed on behalf cit the audience, and on this committee wen Mr. George Godwin, Ka Boyle Bernard, Mr. Henry Mayhew, Dr. Paddffite, Dr. Watley, Mr. Priswell, Mr. Campbell Clark, Mr. Tom Tar lor, Mr. John Hollingshead, and other gentlemen. After Mr. Auden.. had explained that one of his assistants, upon whom he had relied to be bound hand and foot, wee sud denly taken ill, and that his second daughter—a young girl of thirteen—had consented to take this man's place, the performances commenced with the binding of • mus cular assistant of the " Professor"—• young man about thirty. The binding was dose by Dr. Watley, at the re quest of the chairman of the committee, sad was apparently so effectual that the young man confmned his inability to get out of his bonds. This unexpected difficulty seemed to foreshadow • failure, but the professo r then brought forward the daughter before mentioned, and she was bound, gently, but securely, by Dr. Rios, a mem ber of the committee. When bound she wee placed in • wooden cupboard, similar in appearenos, though not in proportions, to the one used by the /demurs. Davenport, and after the canal door closing and the u.ial interval of time, she appeared free from her bonds. This is no more than we have seen a juggler do at Cremoine-gardene, another juggler do at the Woolwich-gardens, and another juggler do at the Canterbury-hall, but coming, as it did, after the muscular smistant's failure, it wai accepted with all the honours due to a miracle. The young lady is interesting, and undoubtedly clever, and it was stated that she had not practised this trick more than a few days. Her attempt to tie herself was not so eucceeeful. Wu certainly fastened her wrists together, and fastened the cord through the sat, but the chairman undid these biota instantaneously. After Mies Andersen junior's performance, the muscular assistant was emboldened to make another attempt —pro bably to regain his credit with the audience, but no one could be found to bind him, except an unknown gentleman described as " • sailor." This not being altogether made factory to the chairman and many of the audience, Mr. Tom Taylor was deputed to see fair play, espulially as the muscular amiitant declined to be tied by Dr. Wakley. When fastened, at length, in • rescuer which seemed secure, and which appeared to pinno him more than the Brothers Davenport were pinioned, he was placed in the cupboard, like an Egyptian mummy, sod left to untie him self. This he did in • few minutes to the satiafaction of everybody, and doubtless of himself, without complaining of that "stoppage of the circulation" which had so ember reseed his former effort.. The sonalled musical and oretniripping testa were put down on the programme to follow this feat, but before they were attempted, the Professor introduced his eldest daughter's very clever elaiieoyant performance. This young 1 1 lady's grace and talent have been so often described that we need not enlarge upon them here, but we may say that her feats of memory were far more ingenious than the cabinet tricks, and far more straightforward and satisfactory. After Miss Anderson had finished, the younger Miss Anderson and the muscular moistest were bound main— partly by Mr. Henry Mayhew, and partly by the "sailor " and Mr. Tom Taylor. When bound they were placed inside the cabinet, on two seats at each end, facing each other—la a similar position to that in which the Messrs. Davenport place themselves. They were bound to these sesta pretty securely, and the doors were closed, u before, by the chairman. Instantaneously a couple of trumpets were thrown out of a diamond.ohaped opening in cos of the doors ; in a few seconds a tambourine followed, and in about a minute the out which wu on the beck of the muscular assistant was thrust through the opening. In UN I than another minute a sign came to open the doors, and when opened the twoactors—man and , young may — appeared free from their bonds. The proceedings, ex far an they went, were considered to 1 1 been satiefactory an exposure of the preternatural pretensions of the Maws. Davenport, that a vote of thanks, proposed by Mr. George Godwin, and worded by Mr. Bayhi Bernard, was tendered to Mr. Anderson on behalf of the *ow piny. The performances proved, what scarcely needed proof, that the Davenport tricks are done by natural wens, but they scarcely went the length of thoroughly expoeing those tricks. This can only be done by some calm trial before a ;select committee, free from the excitement of a crowded meeting, in which the same cabinet is used, the was effects are produced, and the same condition ere strictly observed. We are no partisans of the Mews. Davenport—we hays been amongst the toll who deoonoced them as imposton when they claimed preternatural powers, but we think that justice is hardly done to them as clever corsjurors. A private performance which they gave last Friday evening at the Hanover•square Rooms was far more et ebs:Wry this the performance given on the Twee* previous (reported in most of the papers), and it is possible that in the tricks they do, which they have studied from oluldres, they will be able to hold their own 'pint all-comen. Professor Anderson has done little more than advertise them and him. self too, and we are still waiting for some one to take up Mr. Palmer'. hundred pound challenge. THE LATE GALES. ABERDEEN, Ocr. 25. The fatal results of last week's storm along the north-asst rout of Scotland have now bees pretty accu rately ascertained, so far ea the fishing porta en renamed. The lass of life hsa bees great, no fewer then 26 &hempen belonging to the Bauffahire oust alone being reported drowned. They were theorems of two of the Buckle bake. named respectively the Gley and the Gaffer, sad a Porta& boat, the Shamrock. The crew of the Gley were nine in number, sin of them relatives, named Gmbdis. The Gaffer was manned by eight men, all of the same surname of Cows—a father aad four sous, and another branch of their family of three bro thers. The Perkasie boat had s crew of Übe, end all, with one exception, were named Smith. They comprised a father and sou, five brothers and two sear relatives. The three boats were lost is the terrible gale which continued over Wednesday and Thursday. le the foremost of Thursday the sloop Dolphin, of Christianeend, bound for Harkin, wee driven on shore at Yarmouth sad totally wreaked. Her crew, four in number, were saved. Other esualtese are =ported, bat the above are the most serious. Inshore Over the north of Scotland, the gale and heavy rains have bees vary deunictive to property and the crops, a good deal of which is yet in the fields. Several of the northern rivers rose to a great height, and so strong wu the flood at the Glen of Rothae that upwards of twenty yards of the Mo rayshire Railway were carried away, sod the traffic brought to a complete standstill for a couple of days. From returns just °bided it appears that by the loss of the fishermen narrated above twelve women have bosom widows and thirty-four children fatherless. MVIIDZIL AND BI7ICOLARY IN TEI FOE/NIT OF DIAN.—GLOUCIIINEE, TUESDAY NIORT.—A dkbolintl and fatal outrage was committed oe Monday night atWhiteceofk is the Forest of Dean, Gioneestaishire. At ea early hoer the family of Mr. Wood, healer, retired to reek Some time dining the night they were disturbed by strange Down and on looking out they saw a party of five men, one of them dressed is 11111011101 clothes and all wearing black sneaks over their fasts. Young Mr. Wood confronted the midnight meneders, when he wee instantly shot dead. After this dewily set had bees perpetrated the ruffians ranmaked the hawk sad curried off two 51. notes and some gold and silver limey, the surviving inmates being too much tingled to offer resistaoce. The thieves got safely ewer with their booty. and have not yet bees dieeovered, them& the pollee ere meting diligent man* for them Dsontrenvit Feu.—Yeoterday atornialteiner.pre mime of Mr. Frederick Hoarser. Dulnpthreeft were found to he ea flak Shortly shoo Yr Met along a conductor with his fire asap etrited, owl voccei • reran mad women free the third hew, amid the ohms of the spectators. Notwithstanding the eseillees of • another of firemen the premises and Inhale Mask were entirely destroyed, Keil the 'Allele Memo of Mr. UNA sewrreador, sad Mr. Penne. pMiieeYr LAW INTELLIGENCE. (TlllB DAT.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Ergirstrar Window, as Commisrioner.) Iw I,Z G. MORGAN. . . The bankrupt was a merchant of Lawrence Ponape,. lane. This was the sitting foe examination and discharge. No accounts bad been filed ; but the liabilities are stated at about 7,0031. On the application of Mr. Plows for the =knees. am. sealed to by Mr. Bargocd, for the bankrupt, an adjournment slim die was ordered, Wilk protection far a mouth. A Es mrsatAvi LID =MOLD& The bankruils were gold chain makers, of Sekforde. sineet. They CORM before the court on a statement of affairs showing debts of 1511. Mr. Duey opposed, on behalf of Mrs. Jeffreys, a creditor for 951. It appeared that in July last a fire bad attuned on the bankrupts' premises ; they claimed 1851. from the Alliance Insurance Company, and received 1001. about three weeks before their bankruptcy. This had been applied in payment of various creditors. Shortly before the bankruptcy they had purchased goaded Mrs. Jeffreys, the dirposal of which was not mounted for. An adjournment wan asked, in order that auk widower accounts might be furnished. After hearing Mr. Begley for the bankrupts, His Honour said he did not think an adjournment neer rry, and granted the orders. Er IV WARDILLL,7IIt RE HOLM_ The benkrnite Tema ship sad iTtauTanM brokers, recently oarryint; business at Gresham House, Old Broadvtreet. . . la the °mug of the year they sought to arrange with their creditors by means of one of the deeds now so common, their joint liabilities being a little over 11,000!. Objections to the form of the deed were taken by the dissenting creditors, and after oomiderable litigation it was found that it could not be upheld. Hence the bankruptcy . The &dia. diestions were on two separate petitions ; end this wee the sitting for examination and discharge in the case of both bankrupts. WardeWs aspirate debts are 478/. ; property rea "to the trustees under the amignanent, 3701. Rolle not filed any isparate accounts. Mr. Undue, for the easignees in Rolls'. case, asked for an adjournment at the bankrupt's expense, which wee ordered. In the cam of Wardell additional acanuits were inked for. Wardell, examined, deposed that they had been in bug awn two yearn, and be had been rn busmen two year. be. fore that. When halls joined him he had a surplus. Their liabilities were now 11,6001., and the only e.ets were 3701., the proceeds of his furniture. That amount was now in the hands of Mr. Watts, the trustee under the deed. He bad now no house, but was living in apartmesteat Norwood. The deed, which had fallen thrmg.h, was executed on the 14th of January. His books were in the bands of the trustees. Reed, for the bankrupts, stated that all the property was in the hands of the trustees. Adjourned for sdditional sooounte. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (THIS DAT.) THE TRIAL OF MULLER. The cars of the primmer will be placed on the judge's list for trial on Thursday (tomorrow) morning, and no speci►l application will be made upon the subject. It is not yet known whether the prisoner's legal advisers will elect to be tried by a jury partly composed of foreigners or by an English jury, but a number of foreign gentlemen will be summoned to attend in ease the services of a foreign jury should be required. It is thought to be most probable that the prisoner will be tried by a partly foreign jury. (Beton Mr. Baron Martin.) TM CA OF LOCKING CP ♦ WILL—SHE WEEK V. RAII/01D AED WHIRS. Mr. Rudd Pastas, Q.C., who is spatially retained to pro. mute with Mr. Sleigh and Mr. Seeley in this ease, applied to the court to postpone the trial to some special day. Serjeant Ballantine, who is especially retained for the &hook with Mr. Oppenlieim sod Mr. M. Williama, said the amp was one of a very peculiar character, a prcescation by a wife against a hatband, and he thought it very probable that if a little delay were greeted, acme arrangement might be made that would be sati►factory to all parties, and the necessity for a long inquiry would be obviatwL Baron Martin said that under these circumstances he would meet to the postponement. The trial aocerdingly stands over to the next session. (Before Mr. Justice Willes.) Daniel Christopher. at, was charged with feloniously Beading ► letter to Thomas Dock flapper, threaten' ag to murder him. This ome wee postponed from the la►t mesiou. It will be remembered that the primmer fancied that the prosecutor had been the UMW of &privies him of emus many to which he would have been entitled on the death of his aunt, and that he sent ►letter, In which he threatened to murder him sod scatter his brains ender his white hairs. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and it was alleged that at the time he wrote the letter he was suffering from delirium tremens and did Dot know what he was about, and he did not entertain any serious intention to injure the prosecutor. Re was sentenced to eighteen months' hard labour. Raymond liotinguat, 23, a Spaniud, war charged with the mamisughter of Jobs de Leon. Mr. Cooper prosecuted. and the priemier was defended by Mr. Ribton. through the instrumentality of the Spanish Consul, and instructed by Mr. Beard. The prisoner and the dimmed were both name, the latter being also a Spaniard. sad It appeared that co the 30th of September they were at the Roes sad Crown public hones, at the east end of the town, with • somber of other seamen, the whole of the party being more or less the worse for liqaor. A quarrel seemed to hare taken place be tween the priseeer sad the deceased, and, acoordiog to the cam for the prosecution, after some angry words had passed between them in Spaoish, the prisoner drew a knife sod stabbed the decemed in the belly, end indicted an injury which mused his death about thirty hours afterwards. It was admitted that the primmer had been struck and injured • good deal before the ocearneee took place, sad the de fence that was eel up for him wee that he onsimittcd the sot in self defame. The jury, hemmer, returned s verdict of Orilty, sad be was sentenced be twelve menthe hard labour. .yc/ra Rill, 38, fernier, was charged with feloniously main a threatening letter to Vimonnt Conan. Mr. Giffard prosecuted. It appeared that the prisoner bad formerly occupied a farm under Lord Howe, the father of the noble prosecutor, sad that he had been removed from it, sad he seemed to have eetertaisted great animosity against Lord Curzon. =the belief, for which there was not the test foundation, that he bad been in some way instru mental to his being so removed. It appeared that be bed, on a previous occasion broken some of the windows at Lord Ourzoa's museum, for which act be was committed to prism and the seowseat be obtained his liberty be wrote the letter in question. The prisoner was convicted, and sentenced to two years' hard laboox. THZ POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) BOW-STREET. =PLOTKIN? FOl Lams. Mr. Moines lia7;;;;;;TfiltsTolg;ili: " 15, Colsoubs.strua, Bask, Oct, 23,1364. " Sir,—Harswith I maces sa. is stamps towuda ssabling Mrs. W.bb to pay the fees, in the met of bar taking oat e sommoos la the orsaty court %Oast Mrs. Murray. _ . " Wn.u.eal MACKAY, Mums". Le Protaetaos Anociatiov." The 5.. Ilea bees forwarded to Jim Webb. lieliMUll, the tri;;;;;t7.lffieer7ZiT iM;11;d charge of this osse, waited on the magistrate to make a steamiest in reply to a letter sigasd " K.Murray"which had appeared in one of tho impaling that the information he bad given the asgisteaaton the former oration was imam*. First she denied having said ebe " did not care for twenty magis trates." He could only repeat moat MS Wally. that she did nee those ves worda fibs proceeds :—" Tbs ogioor said thews were only a few bandboxes in the room." Hs did not say saything of the eat. He said that the room we. mantily famished. by which, of course, be moans that there was something else besides the " few bandboxes." But it was far from being fur nished suitably for a first floor is New Orfordaarest, or ss Mrs. Murray slimed is her letter. " oomfortably for buri n= purposes." More were a table and a few chairs. He adhered to the impression, a " few" bandboxes there were certainly not enough to hold a " large st ock" t as serted in the letter. Mrs. Murray also says. " I must deny saylog that I bad greyed - twenty ladies, (oar or fin is the camber I have." He (ftedstall) could not mayor for that, as he had not onsets& that she made any such statement to him. That rested on the testimony of Mrs. Webb; bat he heard that lady repeat it in the prism, of MR Murray, who did not deny it then. [Mrs. Murray's omtradiotion probably rem to the state meat in the report that sho bad received 14 each from " twisty or twenty-8m" other ladies. and was usable to return 1t The words marked in quotutioa wars copied from a letter written by Mrs. Murray to Mrs. Webb.] Mr. Flowers asked if Mrs. Webb waa in tows _ triowill reaia uatil the 9th Nr. the day as which the summon is mode retainable at dr Bloomsbury County Court. Her is a letter whir Wm Webb has received, sad which miry muds alarmed bar :—" To Mrs. Webb,—My solicitor informs me at the slander ia this eraieg's paper. He wires me to eater aa mike immediately Far slander, ea lima befit all the ladles I bre ever had say &sling with to rows to ris eoldrry, sad it is my firm belief you lire lad the ramps, as than has beim ewer *airy made, sod Wry would her bra Mussed bad they 1104 bra raceired. "M. MURRAY." barnorm to Mrs. Miirray's prowler stromiest that eke retailied 10s. 3d. in Amps to Mn. Webb.] Itedetall etatieeett-1 told Mn. Moray that the mod not c: I h....