The Express. — London, England, 1862-12-11 00:00:00

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In monthly parts, and In ball-yearly volumes, price as. ed. bound In cloth. ?PI !MINN& TEN RTMIGINI, LAW V. LOVE Yr. R. Mosby and Miss W. Itiver—TßS TRIM ALL/ILNCE. Mr. G. Vining: Mines anintre, Al Oliver, And Mrs. IL Wlilta.—And RAIxI NG 111 WIND. Messrs. R. Rosb)sao Belnore ; Mrs. 11. Manton. BRITANNIA. THIS EVFHIHG. SOME MIA THAT RANG AS OLD YEAH OTT AM) A NEW ONE IN.—Sinew by the Neapolitan Niustrelcan.l Mr. RandalL—Daueing by Iddlle. Stephan.—CAST AiN THE MERCY OF THE WORLD.—And DALE BRKEZELY. HIGH WAIXIIAT LONDON BILIDOL MIA DAT Montag. 6d 605.....11tar0005. 6R At& Iv-itoazow—Marals& 66. 2545.....Aftr00m. Us. 46k. LONDON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11. THE Governments of England, Russia, and "France, we are told, have come to an understand 'ing touching the election to the throne of Greece. The part in this matter which fell to the three Courts was limited, but it was important. They had severally to impose restraints on Princes of their respective houses, in order to keep them back from a dignity the acceptance of which by either would have been a cause of Euro pean perturbation. An engagement of this kind, we learn, has been taken, and now neither Prince ALFRED nor the Duke of LEUCHTENBEILG can accept the Crown of Greece. So far the three Powers have kept within the circle of their rights. The Royal Families of Russia and England have passed a self-denying ordinance, each agreeing to forego, on behalf of their younger members, the chance of what seems a prize, for the sake of avoiding apprehended inconvenience. However various may have been the circumstances and considerations which have facilitated this resolution, the arrangement is such an one as a wise regard for the interests of Europe would dictate, and for political purposes this is enough. It is said, however, that the Three Powers have not limited themselves to imposing disabilities on the children of their reigning houses, but have been deliberating on the selection of a Prince whom they could recommend to the Greek people as worthy of their suffrages. If this is a correct account of what they have been doing, they have certainly intruded where they have no business. It is for the Greeks, and for no others, to say who is worthy of the Greek throne. We prefer to believe that the Governments mentioned have made no such mis take. It is possible that the three Courts, ob serving the inconvenience which the Greeks suffer from not knowing what Princes are free to accept their crown, have agreed upon one or more names to which they would not object ; but further than this they can hardly have gone. There can be no question this time of nominating a King to the vacant throne of Greece, and Europe has suf fered too much for thirty years from a folly of that kind to permit its repetition. The people of Europe have a right not only to counsel, but to require the Greeks to choose such a I ruler as they want and no other. We are told that it is necessary that the King of Greece should possess the confidence of Europe, mean ing that of the diplomatic busybodies who are always ready at a moment's notice to take the business of the world in hand. European diplo macy, however, must learn that its senile fears are not to be the measure of the liberties of peoples, and that if, at this time of day, it cannot trust a nation to choose its own ruler, it is likely to have a good deal to try its nerves. G.reeco must not this time be protocolled. While it seeks to make arrangements for its future wel fare, its independence must be as much respected as if it were able to march armies over Europe. Moreover this is not a case where a nation is likely to choose for its King an unprincipled adventurer whom all Europe has banded itself for its own safety to exclude from a throne. The Prince named as about to be recommended to the Greeks is FERDINAND of Saxe-Coburg, first cousin of the reigning Duke, and father of the present King of Portugal. This Prince, who as consort of Queen MARIA DA GLORIA received the title of King, governed Portugal for a couple of years as Regent during the minority of his son, Dom PEDRO V., without displaying any of the more showy qualifications of a ruler. In justice to him it must be said—and it is no light praise, in these days—that he did not overturn the constitu tion, and that at the time appo;-ited by law he restored his limited trust entire. He was never popular in Portugal, but he had the reputation of a good hanarater. If the Greeks want a good steward of their estate they probably could not do better than elect him. Two drawbacks are men tioned. He is said to be a Catholic ; and the Greeks have an intense dislike to Catholics. The Prince, however, was born and educate d as aLuthe ran, and if it is true that he renounced the faith of his youth for Catholicism, it may not be so very difficult to convince him by the argument& for Orthodoxy. Probably it will be a more serious objection to him that he is, like King Onto, a German, for tho Greeks say they have had enough of Germans. We presume that Prince FERDINAND has been consulted as to the use of his name in connexion with this business. If so, he is what neither Prince ALFRED nor the Duke of LEUCHTENBERG has been, a candidate for the throne of Greece. But he is only a candidate as any other individual of royal, noble, or common blood may become so. The Greeks are not to be limited to saying " yes " or " no " to any individual that may be proposed. The Prince of their choice being withheld from them, they are as free as they were before Prince ALFRID was mentioned. By turning Orno out they have asserted that the Crown of Greece is their own absolutely, all protocols, agree ments, or treaties made without their concurrence notwithstanding. They are about to use the expe rience they have acquired, and if they are foolish we cannot make them wise. They must be very ingenious if they choose a King of merit below the average of the Kings of Europe. We have done our part in declaring that no am bition shall tempt us to consent to an arrange. THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 11, 1862. meat likely to trouble the peace of Europe. All we have to do now is to timid aloof, and in no way assist or oppose racy internal party, but frankly acknowledge any ruler or any form of go vernment which the Greeks may choose for them selves. If we cannot do this, we have not learnt the modern doctrine of non-intervention, nor remembered what is even more precious, the old respect due to the rights of independent nations. be ;ours. WINDSOR CASTLE, Dzo._lo. The Queen, accompanied by the Princeas Louis Of Here end Princess Helena, walked in the grounds this morning. The &whets of Cambridge and the Prinoms Mary visited her Majesty. Earl Russell arrived at the Castle yesterday and bad an audience of her Majesty, and left today. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston left town yesterday for Broadlands, Hants. Despatches were sant yesterday from the Colonisl•olFice to the Governors of Malta, Ceylon, Hong Kong, and lebuan. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge returns to town on Saturday from visiting the Earl and Countess of Derby at Knowsley. His royal h;gbuses ii expected to pay as official visit to the Royal lEditery Col lege at Sandhurst, on the rime day. The Marchioness (Maria) of Aileebury has ar rived at Tottenham Park, near Marlborough, on a visit to the Marquis and Mvrchimseue of Aileebury. Her ladyship has been spending the past week with the Earl and Coun ter of Chesterfield, at Bretby Park. The Earl of Eglinton and Winton (says the Edinburgh Courant) and his newly-marvel counter arrived at Eglinton Castle on Monday, from London. It was the express wish of his lordship that there should be no demonstration at their home-coming, and consequently their arrival at the castle was quiet, and unattended by any public welcome. Viscount and Viscountess Hill have arrived at Thomas's Hotel, 131.rkeley-square, from Hawkestone. Viscount and Viscountess Holmeedale have left town for Montreal, near Sevenoaka, on a visit to the Earl and Counter Amherst. Lord and Lady Leigh have left Fenton'a Hotel for Stoneleigh Abbey, Warwickshire. Lord Rivers has left Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley square, for Rwdunore Lodge, near StLisbary. The Ladies Cornwallis are at Present staying with the Earl of St. Germans at Port Eliot, his lordship's seat in CornwalL Sir A. Buchanan, K.C.8., and the Hon Lady Buchan►n have left Fenton'e Hotel for Berlin. Vice-Admiral Sir H. W. Bruce, naval commander in-chief at Portsmouth, is fast recovering from his late levers attack of illness, and is expected to be able to resume his official duties in a day or two. A concert took place on 'rumlay evening in the Riding-house at the Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich, in aid of the Lancashire Relief Fund. Madame Lemmens- Sherrington, Madame Ernestine Smyth, Mr. Lindsay Sipper, Signor Piatti, and other well•known musicians gave their services gratuitously. The house was well tilled, many of the ladies of the garrison participating with the resident ladies of the town in the "Hallelujah" and other choruses with exceedingly good effect. The performances were highly applauded, and were under the special patronage of the poem' commanding, Sir Richard Decree. An Admiralty survey of the harbour of Antigua has taken place, in onler to test its eve Jity for being the West India packet station. FRENCH SYMPATHY WITH IaNCLIIIHRE. —A sub scription bas been opened at Lyons in favour of the cotton spinners of France and of Lancashire. M. Arles Dufour, serior, beads the list with a donation of 500 f. to each fund, and the firm of which be is the head contributes • further sum of 600 f., which is to be equally divided between both. In the letter which accompanies his subscription, M. Dufory says :—" At a perk 1 when the sentiment of human bro therhood is everywhere developed and among all classes of society, nobody, I am sure, will blame the thought which has essociated the misery of France with that of England. Let us not forget, besides, that at the time of the inundations and during the terrible winter of 1861.2 English sympathy came spon taneously and fraternally to our aid." The Saha Public of Lyons, commenting upon this letter,says :—" We support • tth all the more sympathy a movement which does so much honour to our city, because England is at this moment the great outlet for our trade, and because it has at various times assisted our operatives. The warm welcome, too, which our delegated workmen received from their English comrades at the London Exhibition is fresh in all memories." Subscriptions amounting to 25,000 hence (1,0001.) have already been collected in Lyons for the Lan cashire distress, and forwarded to London. It is expected that other sums will follow. Dskru or Miss Goaa Ousaux.—Miss Alexan dria& Gore Ouseley died on Monday night, at her nuidence, co- Howe' Frome, at the age of 47. She was the daughter of Sir William Gore Ouseley, the distinguished diplomatist, and the god-daughter of the Emperor Alex ander 1., having been born at St. Petersburg during her father's residence in that capital ; and his Imperial Majesty testified the esteem in which be held Sir William by be coming sponsor to his child. In her father's lifetime, Miss Ouseley mixed in the highest society, the late King William IV. being a frequent guest at Sir William's house. But she and her sister chose lowlier hearths, and for many years devoted their lives to works of charity, and in ministering to the wants of the poor, in comforting the sick, and in educating poor children, sought to perform the mission which their Master bad given to them. It is scarcely • year and a half since the elder Miss Ouseley died, and now that her sister has also pseud away many poor homes will lack their benevolent aid—many a aiek person miss their comforting sympathy, and, especially, many a p oor c hild mourn the affectionate ogee who supplied their every want. The Hey. Sir F. A. Gore Ouseley (professor of music at Oxford, and founder of St. Michael's College, Tenbury) was with his sister during her last hours.—Bristol Pest.— The interment took place Mat Saturday in the pariah church. DONALD'S STORY.—" I ken it weel," he said, " and gold richt I have—nave better noo. I was • wean at the time, and she was • bit lassie bersel—a bonnie lassie, wi bricht een, and early red hair, that hopped roue' her like a hood. It was in the hard time afore the war, when the bail country was fairly wicked wi' hate and h unger . H er fey thee was yens chief wi' the yerl—a strap& stout chiel. that spoke his mind freely. But he was hard on the starrin' folk, and 'the boys' swore that he Audits live past Mary mai. Sae it chanced that ae mirk nicht in the fa' a band o' them cam r r hie boose—he was • fearless man, and wudna steek the door for a' the &evils not o' bell, he wad say—and into the room where he was sittio' wi' his wife Maria), and little Elsie upon her lap, beside the fire. There was a dull licht, for the peata were low, and they dragged him cot, and never a word spoken, for man end wife kent what was come upon them, and that it behoved not to pray to them that shed innocent bluid. They stickit him like a stirk at has ain door! Weel, the wife jsloused that they wad finish wi' her (for she had ever backed her man up—he was aye richt, the rest were aye wring) ; and when they were awe, ahe grippit little Elsie, sad steekit her into a closet in the wa. There was a chink in the buird, and she says to her, • Noo . lass, they are Ulla' your feyther oot aide, and when they hoe kilt him, they will come back and kill me. Look weel at them when they come, and mind you swear to them when you see them in curt. I'll cast • peat on the fire the last thing to Wu a bleere, and struggle hard that you may take • guid look.' Marion Gray was • keen-spirited wife ; she was ane o' the wad Les lie clan, and man ied her man for luve, but she was noo clean daft, and her last thocht on earth was to hang the loons. Auld Elspit had • picture o' her mither, that was painted by • foreigneer when she was • lave—a lauchin face, rafter-like than Elspit's. The bairn keeked tbro' the chink and saw them murder her mither. It's • terrible but true story," said Donald, wiping his brow, over which the sweat was running. " But she had marked them weal, and swore to them afore the lords. I was there muel ; and weel I mind it. tho' I was but a wean at the time--it's sixty year this very fa'. There were the twa lords, sitting erackin' in their red gowns, like twa howdise, and a wheen glib lads wi' horsehair wigs, and the prisoners ahint them. There was nee& little against them, though; and the writer briy—a fat man, wi • red noun' fats like a haerst moon—was cock-sure they wad won off, till the lass was fetched ie. Her face was deadly white, but her een burned like live pests. The writer•bodies were motor lattin' her speak at first ; but she was sae quiet, and deuce, and keen, that the lords pit her in the box, cad spurt at her aboot the Catechism, and the Testament, and the ten commudmenta, and die answered every word freely and fairly. Then she looked lug at the men, and says quite quiet, pointing to ane and anither o' them, ' You were there, andou were there, sod you were there.' It was like as if sh ed spoken in • denim, or aff a buik there was ace danotin' her. The three loons were b• t, and Elspit gaed Name wi Whitey, that wee sib to her feyther's guds brither. She grew lug and bonny, and Sandy Gray courted her; but they say she never leach solo. And 'deed, sir," he concluded, "it was a burniu• trouble for a young bairn."—Fraser's Magazine for December. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. TER NEW ITALIAN MINISTRY. The following short biography of the new Italian ministry is given by the Temps : M. Facial, the President of the Council, is ► Roman ; he was an eminent physician and a leader of the liberal party when he was appointed director-general of the hospitals and prisons of Rome, under the ministry of Count Rossi. In 1848, when the republic was proclaimed in Rome, he emi grated to Tuscany ; thence he removed to Piedmont, M. Parini was for some time Minister of Public Instruction in 1850, and subsequently he was Minister of the Interior in the Cavour cabinet. He was dictator of Emilia and lieu tenant-general of the Ring at Naples after Garibaldi's de parture. M. Farini was the principal negotiator of the cession of Nice and Savoy to France. He was born on Oct. 22,1822. M. Pezuzzi, the new Minister of the Interior, is a Tuscan. He was a loader of the liberal party in 1848, and in 1859 was at the head of the movement which transferred Tuscany to Piedmont. He was Minister of Public Works in Ricasoli's cabinet. He is a man of energy and undoubted liberalism. It has been said by mistake that he is an enemy of the Preach alliance. M. Minghetti was, in 1848, Minister of Commerce to Pius IX.; he his twice been Victor Emmanuel's Minister of the Interior-once under Gomm and once under Ricasoli. He is a distinguished political economist ; as Plumes Minister he will now have an opportunity of showing his talent. M. Pasolink the new Minister of Foreign Affairs, is also a Roman. He was for a long time mayor of Ravenna. In 1847 he was a colleague of Rossi, under whom he filled the office of Minister of Public Works. A refugee in 1849, he went into Piedmont. In 1859 he was appointed Governor of Milan, which post he held till M. Rattazzi came into power, when he resigned. Shortly afterwards, at the per sonal request of the King, he accepted the appointment of Governor of Turin. M. M►nna, the Minister of Commerce, is a Neapolitan. He was a director•general of customs under the Bourbons, and in 1860 was sent by Francis 11. to Turin to negotiate an 'thanes with Piedmont. 1L Menabsea, Minister of Public Works, is a general of Piedmontese Engineers. He was secretary-general to Axeslio in 1850, and Minister of Mine in the Rims*li cabinet. M. Amari, Minister of Public Instruction, is • Sicilian ; one of the most eminent sa rants in Italy, and an Orientalist of European reputation. He long resided in Paris as • refugee, ands a corresponding member of the Institute. IL Della Rover*, Minister at War, held that portfolio under Ricasoli ; he his been lieutenant-general of the King in Sicily. IL Ricci, Minister of Marine, is • Genoese, end has the reputation of being • capable naval officer. (surna's =Luaus.) FRANCE AND SWITZERLAND. BERNE, Die. 11. The following is the substance of the treaty con cluded between the French and Swiss governments settling the question of the Valley of Dappee. _ . _ _ Switzerland undertakes to cede to France that portion of the Valley of Dappes situated on the northern side of the Fauvelle road, while France cedes to Switzerland a territory of equal extent situated on the right side of the Valley of Dappes. The treaty also expressly states that neither of the contracting parties is allowed to construct military works on the territories mutually ceded. Switzerland, in accordance with the principle ex pressed in the memorandum of the Federal Council of 1859, reserves to herself the right of communi cating this treaty to the powers who were repre sented at the Congress of Vienna in 1815, for their approval and sanction. AMERICA. (ZZITIZIee LIVERPOOL, Mc. U. The Liverpool, New York, and Piiiladeltikiit Company's screw steamer Etna, Captain Brooks, from New York on the 29th ult., and which was intercepted off Cape Race on the 3rd inst., arrived in this port at 1.30 this morning. A full telegraphic summary of her advicea, received via Queenstown, has already been pub lished. North, Ware renaming Itodilities: Such is the most gene ral interpretation I heard given to it among our public oaken and in diplomatic circles. timui i13.6541 LILLDIIIII 22.22" 1 I WIN 29 61144 1 1 : 048 7 1D-R ,.w wwgwe fr " ;: :- . : : •• ! --11: ! 42- il l 2-21 2•1.211711 20.9143, 2 aCICINITOWN . 19.814711 Hoc, H CAD. 29.770 I LIt66Y,OL 29.20,451 PiX112022 2200 nil PENLANCI 30.02 1 P3Tlloom 3001, 2 JIMMY 30.124.1 WX211..6TH 2O. 7 2 1.00111310030 ,30 2 DOVER 20.0241 1 COMM. 120.00 3 209 0 2 NOMMDROOIIB 29.78 i . 29.71, 2 11111.i0oLAND —29.2244 1 Y. W. CO. W. KW. &W. N.W. W.S.W. W.& w. N.W. FILOBAILL FitrDlT. SATURDAY. N.W. to S.W., fresh, BOOMS= B.R.W. to W.N.W., some rain. fresh or strong, As above, moderate to lagrAirn. ILT I XV.W., fresh. strong, with rain. W.N. W. to 8.8. W., W. Cutrrasi. As neat above. fresh, unsettled. W.N.W. to SAW., B.W.ENOLLND. W.S.W. to W.N.W., moderate to strong, strong to moderate. some rain. N.W. to S.W., mode. as, INGLARD. Similar to next above. rate to fresh. As next above. S. COAST. S.W. to N.W., fresh to moderate. We read in Gaiignani :—" A young Polish lady of remarkable beauty, named Bassavinaka, recently arrived from Warsaw, was burned to death the day before yester day while on a visit to a friend iu the Rtsellonthyon. When standing near the chimney she happened to turn round, and her clothes came in coolest with the fire. In a moment the 111111 enveloped in flames. She rushed to the door shriekiag for help, which soon came, but too late to be of any ser vice, for before the fire could be extinguished she was so dreadfully burned that she expired shortly after." On Tuesday night, Mr. E. A. Leathern, M.P., delivered an address to his constituents, in the ?hike°. phial Hall, Huddersfield. There was a large and crowded audience. A beautiful and interesting little girl, only nine years old, was accidentally shot in Limerick en Moodily evening by a playmate, a boy aged twelve. He took up I gun that stood in the room where they were playing, not knowing that it WY loaded, sad while handling it it went a, sad the charge weed through the little girl . ' heart. CONTEMPLATED DUEL BETWEEN MENVITI GARI BALDI AID 0011:11AL PALLAVICINL —Several Turin journals announce that a duel is to take place at Bologna between Menotti Geribildi and General Pallavicini who commanded at Aspronaoute. Various attempts had been wade, but wiab ‘ ut success, it is said, to prevent the meeting. Rain has fallen for the last 12 dayn without in termismion throughout the oath of France. Several hail storms have been experienced, accompanied by thnoder and lightning--an erect somewhat rare at this man of the year. EXPRESS PROM PARIS. (PION OM OWN 0011118PONDENV.) PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING. The rumours put in circulation yesterday of seri ous disturbances at Athens are contradicted, and it seems that so far from French, Russian, and Ana- trian troops having landed to protect their respec tive embassies, under circumstances which were represented to look like a forcible occupation of the city, nothing new has taken place. The guards at the embassies were spontaneously authorised by the provisional government at the very beginning of the revolution. The journals attach great importance to the cession to France by Radama H. of the port of Diego Suarez, in Madagascar. Some of them speak of it vauntingly as a set off against English aggression. Perhaps they will not object to take this matter into aocount, if ultimately our influence iu Greece should be augmented. The France is careful to observe that the cession has only been accepted without prejudice to the old claim of France to the sovereignty of Madagascar. M. Artom, attachtS to the Italian embassy in Paris, has been sent for to Tulin, having been appointed by the new minister, M. Pasolini, Secretary-General of Foreign A Taira. M. Artom formerly held the same office under Count Cavour. The urgent call for reinforcements in Mexico is ingeniously disguised by the following paragraph which has been furnished to the papers : When the expeditionary corps of Mexico was first orga nised there was a question 'of providing it with a reserve, and establishing this reserve at Martinique, so that it might be ready to go forward at the first order of the commander in-chief. The execution of this project was delayed, in consequence of the great number of transports required to take out General Forey's army to Mexico, but it is now revived. The reserve of the army of Mexico will rennet of a brigade commanded by a general, comprising a battalion of foot chasseurs, two regiments of infanta', two squadrons of cavalry, a battery of si .illery, and a company of engi neers. It is moreover announced that a depot general of the army of Mexico will be formed at Martinique, to which the depots of the corps employed in that army will send their recruits as soon as they shall have done their drill, in order that they may be gradually acclimatised. This project wilt be realised at the Name time as the despatch of the reserve brigade. Here is a very pretty blister for the French army. As fast as the regiments are decimated by the climate of Mexico more men will be sent out, not, ostensibly, to recruit General Forey, but to keep up the depots at Martinique. In this way the contradiction between the continual movement of troops and the smooth intelligence which the 21Ieniteur and officious journals will continue to publish may be rendered less palpable. The Bourse continues heavy. Rente has expe rienced the further fall of 15c. and 10c., the last prices being 70fr. 40c. and 70fr. 55c. Mobilier fell 3fr. 75c. The Italian Loan rose 15c. The Southern Railway fell 20fr. ; the other lines were only 2fr. or 3fr. lower. The Daily News is seized. Mr. Bayard Taylor, the American traveller, is at present in charge of the American Legation at St. Peters burg. M. Verdi has arrived in Paris on his way from Bt. Petersburg to Nadia A letter from Naplea of the 6th gays :—" There is • considerable influx of foreigners, and the gaieties of the mica have commenced early. Amoeg the English yachts in port are—the Eva, Mr. Kara•agh ; the Fidelio, Major Earls; the Camilla, Mr. Broadwood ; end the Sybil's, Mr. Close. The Fidelio left today for Corfu with splendid weather, • bright sue, sad • fair north wind. The Eva leaves also today, and the Camilla neat Wednesday. A fine Swedish frigate came in on Thursday and saluted. The London is still here, and, after several change.; in the arrangements, is now to be replaced, it is said, by the Ma. gicienne." ADMIRAL WILKES AND THE BLOCKADE. The following is the article from the Nassau Guardian of the 22nd ult., alluded to in the tele graphic summary : The incident of Thursday afternoon should be known in England, for its consequences may be most momentous. Admiral Wilkes approached our harbour and signalled for a pilot. Pilot Lloyd went out, carrying (by the governor's directions) his ezoelleocy's proclamation of the 11th of March, and informed the admiral that he could not bring him into port without the special permission of the governor. The admiral replied to the effect that he would not ask it, and would come in without it. However, he did not come in, but bore away to the north, and there lay off at the distance of a marine league from oar shores. Previously to this, while he was standing off near the lighthouse, the garrison boat, with the Fort-Adjutant, and the boat of the Barracouta, had put off with the express intention of communicating with him ; but the admiral, in a signally discourteous manner, moved off so as to avoid ' communicating with them. Of course enough is known of Admiral Wilkes to favour the conjecture that neither the Queen's proclamation nor any respect for international usage will prevent him from acting with haste, rudeness, and violence. The consequence of such action may be most disastrous, for it is not to be pre sumed that the government will tolerate any attempt of his to come into port in defiance of her Majesty's orders. He will not be allowed to come in, and his conduct may ulti mately embroil his country and England in a war. We wish to draw the attention of the English people to the condition in which the people of this colony and Ber muda are placed. The ports of both colonies are virtually blockaded. Innocent vessels are chased, brought to, and searched. There is no sufficient protection of English vessels between Nassau ►nd Bermuda, nor is one English man-of-war sufficient to protect our out islands and the port of Nunn. Recently, as we are informed, English vessels have been tag= close to the Abaco Cays. And now, to crown all, the blockading squadron is planed under the command of an offloer notorious for his precipitation, his contempt of laws and usages, and for his deep dislike to England. It is impossible that, in this state of things, some very serious collision should not occur, or that very serious damage should not be inflicted on English ships and pro perty. The only means of preventing either is to have an efficient force in these seas. We have complete confidence in the zeal and gallantry of Captain Malcolm, his officers, and crew. But the Barracouta cannot be here and off Abaco at the same time. And an insufficient force is to men like Admiral Wilkes only a temptation to violence and offence, and such violence may most materially damage the property and damnify the interests of English merchants and shippers. We trust, therefore, that feelings of self.interest, if not of patriotism, will animate the merchants of England to urge upon their government the necessity of keeping up an 'Adequate force here, and that the sympathies of England will support and uphold the local government in any mea sure which the precipitation of Admiral Wilkes, or men like him, may compel it to resort to for the vindication of English honour, and the protection of English property and posseesions. MEETING OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. A large democratic ratification meeting of the supporters of Matthew T. Brennan, for comptroller, and of John E. Develin, fur counsel to the cor poration, was held on the 28th ultimo, at the Cooper Institute, New York. August Belmont presided and made a speech. He was followed by Mr. James T. Brady, who, after speaking in favour of the election of Mr. Brennan, discussed at some length the national questions of the day. In regard to the attitude assumed by England, he declared that while he re garded war as one of the most unfortu nate calamities that can befall any nation— while he decried war and hated its consequences— he hoped, if God did not order to the contrary, and England did not behave better, that the two divi sions of the country might be united some time, to give her a taste of the American quality. He would appeal to the South, if they had any lingering fondness for the Union, to come back in God's name into the Union, shake hands with the democracy, and in less time than the most hopeful prophet could suggest, the democracy would have the control of this government, reinstate .the constitution, and have the Union as it was, with all its rights, powers, and privileges. He declared his belief and hope that the necessities of the government would devolve upon it the duty of calling back M'Clellsn ; but, whether called back or not, he wanted the opposition to be informed that the democracy had always carried forward the fights of this country, and meant to carry out this one to its most triumphant results, always keep ing the constitution of the United States in advance. He pointed to the fact that, while there was no increase of destitution in the North by reason of the war, England, in a time of profound peace, had, in the single district of Lancashire, a population of 300,000 on the verge of starvation. In conclusion, he said that, however disintegrated the country might appear to be, if the South would only do something to the utter prostration of their leaders, and come back into the Union, all the stars of the old flag would glitter as brilliantly as they used to do, and shine on through the long lapse of ages for ever and ever. GENERAL M'NIEL AND PRESIDENT DAVIS. In reference to the retaliatory order recently issued by President Davis the New York Herald says : _ _ _ General M•Neil, under whose orders the ten bush whackers were shot at Psbnyra, is only a militia general, c ommanding a portion of the borne guard of Missouri. Not being a regular United States officer, of courts the general government is not responsible for his acts, and the recent threat of retaliation made by Jeff. Davis will probably be withdrawn when this fact becomes known at Richmond. The New York Times has the following on the same subject : General M'Neil, who ordered the execution of ten Con federate prisoners at Palmyra, Mo., some "time since, and whose surrender is now demanded by Jeff. Davis, is re sponsible for his action to the Missouri State authorities, under whom he holds his commission. The Leavenworth Enquirer, of No►. 21, states that he has been surrendered to the rebel authorities, first having been put in irons, but the statement is doubtless premature. THE FRENCH PROPOSAL OF MEDIATION. In regard to the French proposal for mediation the Washington correspondent of the New York Herald says : I am informed that Yr. Seward looks upon the proposed mediation of the French government as the act of a friendly power, containing no propositions calculated to alter in the least our friendly relations with France. He thinks the unfavourable comments of the prom on that subject are due to the imperfect translation of the French text—a transla tion which, in his opinion, does not do justice to the idea of the Emperor. This idea is simply to manage an interview to the belligerents, without prejudice of what they may do afterwards. As to prevent a continuation of the war, or to exercise the least pressure upon any of the contending parties, one way or another, directly or indirectly, there is no manner expressed or hinted at in the document. In other terms and to nee familiar comparison, I will say that Louis Napoleon's let ter is an invitation of a 'sovereign to other sovereigns to invite the North to have a little conversation with the South, and tie iionth to have a little conyenation wits the COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE NEW YORK, Nov. 28, 6 p.m. The money market is tolerably easy at 6 per cent. to-day. Commercial paper is very scarce ; first-tlau names still sell at 4 to 5 per cent.; certificates of indebtedness, which are becoming quite plentiful, sold this morning at 971, at which rate they yield ►bout 101 per cent. per annum to the bolder. Gold sold this morning at 1294 ; afterwards at 129 and 1294, and closed this afternoon at 1294. Exchange was dull to-day ; it was quoted at the close at 1424 to 1434 for bankers' aignajures. Demand notes sold this morning at 122, dosing at 1214. The stock market was dull and lower to-day, the follow ing being the last quotations:—United States fixes regis tered 1881,1034, 1034 ; Treasury noise, 73.10, 1034 to 104 ; United States demand notes, 1214, 1214 ; New York Cen tral, 1014, 1014 ; Erie, 804, 601 ; Erie preferred, 904, 904; Hudson River, 724 to 73 ; Haarlem, 214 to 214 ; Haarlem Preferred, 504 to 51 ; Reading, 75 to 754 ; Michigan Central, 884 to 4 ; Michigan S. and N. la., 38 to 384 ; Panama, 157 to 158 ; Illinois Central, 77 to 774 ; Cleve land and Pittsburg, 404 to 404 ; Odium and Chicago, 80 to 804 ; Cleveland and Toledo, 884 to 664. The cotton market was much depressed yesterday, and middlings were nominal in price, at from 66c. to 66e. par lb. Flour, wheat, and corn, were heavy, and tending downwards as the demand was quite moderate. The sales of groceries were light as were also those of the principal kinds of provisions, including mess pork, at 13 dole. 12c. to 13 dole. 25c., and prime lard,which was down to 94c. to 94c. No change occurred in the price of beef, butter, or cheese. Hides, leather, wool, and tobacco were in fair demand, as likewise were fruit, brandies, wines, hay, petroleum, and the principal kinds of fish. There was no important move ment reported in metals, candles, seeds, whalebone, hemp, or chemicals. The freight engagements were rather limited, with less firmness in rates. The steamship City of Washington arrived at New York November 27, and the steamship Jura at Portland on the same date. The steamer Africa arrived at Boston November 28. LONDONDERRY, Dec. 1L The Canadian screw steamer Anglo-Saxon, from Quebec on the 29th ult., has arrived here. The telegraph wires between Quebec and Father Point having been broken at the time of her de parture, the news she brings is no later than that received yesterday by the Etna. ITALY. (FllOll OUlt OWN CORRESPONDENT.) TURIN, Dic. 7. A regular ministry has been at length formel t after many vain attempts to form an irregular one —attempts upon which Signor Rattazzi built his last hopes. He obtained power by influences which were not altogether constitutional, and even in re linquishing power he tried to disturb the machinery of government. The country is wholly absorbed in this question, and is heartily glad that it is now settled. General Cialdini has displayed infinite zeal and disinterestedness in undertaking, on the part of the Crown, to confer with the more eminent deputies, and to form a ministry from which he himself was to be excluded. His soldier-like frankness aided materially in clearing away certain obstacles purposely placed in the way ; and to him more than any one else the King is indebted for authentic information respecting the opinion of the capital and of the provinces ; information it was almost entirely without until recently. The new ministry will be a ministry of expectancy and preparation. It will, I believe, present itself to the Chamber of Deputies and to the Senate ou Thursday next. Buoncompagni having been prevented by the , resignation of the Rattazzi cabinet from replying to it and its advocates, has issued another pamphlet, in which he demolishes the system of defence set up by the defeated ministry. The author, moreover, declares that if he called the ministry to account in the Chamber, he did so in the exercise of a right and in the performance of a duty. He adds, that the Rattazzi cabinet was ille gitimate in its origin, that its acts were ill-judged, that the termination of its career was without dig nity, that its adversaries opposed it in an honour able spirit, and that if they are delighted at the result, it is not from vanity but from a feeling of satisfaction at the triumph of legality. Every day brings to light some fresh fact which throws additional discredit upon the fallen minis try. Count Persano, upon ceasing to be Minister of Marine, was made an admiral, a post in which he will be exceedingly well paid. The Se cretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce was promoted to the Council of State, where his services will also be very handsomely remunerated. The secretary in question, as you will doubtless remember, is that same Signor Berti who commenced the series of imprudent and ill-judged revelations that Rattazzi continued to the very last day of the nine months during which he held office. A brother of the ex- President of the Council, too, had a nice snug little post conferred upon him, in addition to other sup porters of the fallen ministry of whom I have spoken in former letters. Until now the Pied montese administration was free from all reproach on this score. Its purity was one of its glories— one which greatly contributed to its strength. Unfortunately, it can no longer be cited now as an example to be followed. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) TIIIMSDLY, DWI:IW= 11, 8 LYE SAW. &S.W. W. &W. N.N.W. 01 0 r lIM TWO FRIGHTFUL DEATHS FROM FILE. An inquiry was held by Mr. H. Raffles Walthew. the deputy coroner, at the London Hospital, late last night, respecting two deaths oy fire which occurred under the fol lowing shocking circumstances. The first cane was that of Mrs. Mary Burt, who raided et Poplar. She wu sitting up lost Sunday night u, get everything ready for the departure by the first train of a lodger for Birmingham. V. hilis settling the tire lier handkerchid blared up, and she placed it unfortunately next her dress while she crumpled it up in her buds. Wr clothes were instantly set on fire, and her screams were dreadful. Her husband and the lodger rushed downstairs to her usistance and cut her clothes off and threw them into a ditch outside the house, but the is. juries received were dreadful, the poor a ottim .,, chest and neck in particular being so burned that the flesh peeled away. She was removed to the hospital, where she died. The other ease was that of a girl named Rhoda TiVlCae, aged 7 years. She was left in a room with • sister and • little brother. The latter lighted a awe in the fire, sad est his sister's Fronk in • blase. Her screams brought assistance, but she was most shockingly buret over the whole body before the flames could be extingui.htd. The coroner, in summing up, said that at the present time it was quite • remarkable circumstance that neither of th e deceased wore crinoline. Verdict, of " Accidental death' were returned. THE MURDER OP AN OLD WOMAN NEAR DURHAM. At the Durham Wiuter Asmizem, held at but. ham on Monday, before Mr. Justice Keating, John flu, 25, pitman, and Mary Cox, 27, his wife, were ch arge d with the wilful murder of Ann Halliday, an old woman, 82 years of age at Broadmires, near Chester•la-street, Durham, on Sandy morning, the 10th August. Mr. view and Mr. Meynell appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Meals for the defence. It appeared from the evidence that the old woman resided by herself in • small cottage, separated from that occupied by the prisoners by a thin partywall, which enabled) the tenants of either house to hoar distinctly the slightest noise made by each other. The cottages were situated at • little distance from wiry other house. The old woman had • small weekly allowance to live upon. The prisoners are Irish, the male prisoner work. ing at the time of the murder M • neighbouring colliery. A little before four o'rlock on Sunday morning, the 10th An. gust, the female prisoner knocked up the inmates of the neatest house and told them that "Old Nancy" was dying. Two women in the house at once hurried off to the old woman's cottage. They found her lying on the floor, the male prisoner supporting her head. Her appearance was shocking, her body being drenched in blood from numerous wounds about her head and person. The blood wan then much coagulated, showing that the injuries must have been indicted sometime previously. The female prisoner said the old woman had had a "dizzy" fit, and had fallen out of bed and injured herself in the way the witnesses saw. She wan not, however, subject to such fire, and the medical evidence showed that she could not have injured herself in that way by • fall out of bed. The old woman, however, was sensible when found, and told those abut her that she had been " barbarously murdered," ex claiming shortly afterwards, and giving her head an inclination towards the house of the pruners, "Oh, them Irish!" She further said they dragged her out of bed, and that she had first seen a 011111 in • white sheet standing et the foot of her bed. A police. officer came into the house about twenty minutes After. wards, and the unfortunate old woman expired shortly after he came. He took the prisoners into custody. The male pr ;loner nil , " Had we been in bed all night this would not have happened." The officer asked him if he had been out drinking, and he replied, "No ; I was never away from the house, but I wea not in bed." The clothes wore by the pi ;loner exhibited spots and stains of blood, ad the sleeves of his coat and the legs of his trowsera were wet, u if reoently washed. He said he had got the stains on hie shirt sleeves while assisting to lift the old woman into bed. A poker belonging to the prisoner was totted with a dash of blood upon it ; and the ooal-rake Rod tongs of the murdered woman were also marked with blood. The prisoner teered a statement to the effect that his wife and he were aroused from their sleep about half.past three o'clock by hearing the old woman moaning sod shouting. He got up, sod finding the old woman's door fast he opened it by lifting it off its hinges from the bottom by • poker. He said the old woman told him that • man in white came in and beat her. An examination of the bottom of the door showed that it had been twice forced open, and apparently by the same implement. The key of the old woman s door was afterwards found in the field in front of the house, u if it had been thrown there by sonic one. The old woman's head and person were found to be very much wounded and bruised. The skull was fractured, the left arm broken, and four ribs on the lett side fractured and driven into the lungs, as if by • boot•heeL The point of the coal-rake fitted exactly into some of the more deadly wounds. The stains on the prisoner's clothes were shown by the usual testa to have been caused by human blood. The fire io prisoner's house was • very large one, and had evidently been burning all night. The object of the murder appeared to have been plunder, but it has not been ascertained whether anything had been taken away. The court adjourned at the close of the cue for the prosecution, which occupied eight hours. On Tuts. day Mr. Mauls made • very able defence for the prisoners, in which be gave a different, and what he contended • more natural interpretation of the various minute circumstances relied upon by the prosecution. EX.TRAORDLYARY eCENE. When the jury retired to consider their verdict, the pri soners were removed from the duck during the interval of their absence ; and the stillness which bad reigned in the court for so many hours was immediately dispelled by the murmuring sounds of animated discussions which ewe amongst the spectators, who seemed to find relief from the feeling of absorbed attention imposed upon them by the in tense interest of the proceedings, by indulging in speculations as to the decision the jury were likely to come to. We have I been informed of • shocking piece of bravado in which the male prisoner is said to have indulged while awaiting the finding of the verdict. He made a miserable attempt to disguise the anxiety he must have felt as to the result by singing a portion of " Wait for the Waggon." On being reproved by one of the officials for the unseemly exhibi tion, be replied, in • tone of affected confidence and are lessness, I've • chance yet." This simulated ease of mind, however, was not at all apparent when he arid his wife were again placed in the dock on the return of the jury. He then appeared to be keenly alive to the vital importance of the impeding verdict ; but whatever hopes he might have entertained throughout the trial must have been almost entirely dissipated by an examination of the pave and serious couuteftances of the jurymen. When the foreman communicated the result of their lengthened de liberation, the male prisoner did not evince, either by change of position or outward emotion, the impression the words had made on his mind. He appeared to have his feelings completely under control. Not so his wife. She had been giving utterance, while his lordship was summing up, to low, wailing mutterings. When, how ever, the sentence was pronounced, she gave utterance to • loud, hysterical cry, which echoed through the court, and was taken up by 80050 of the female friends of the prisoners in the body of the court. The *mods broke in upon the painful feeling caused by the unnatural still ness of the court. From the return of she verdict till the sentence was pronounced the wretched woman continued moaning and rocking her body to and fro, under the in fluence of her overcharged feelings. When sentence was passed she cried out hystericelly. The scene that ensued baffles description, and only a faint idea of it can be given by the pea. Her husband raised his hand in an appealing manner, and then turning round, faced the body of the court, which appeared to be filled entirely with his fellow-oountry men. Directly be did so, • rush was made by the latter towards the dock, most probably for the purposed bidding the condemned farewell ; but, whatever the real object was, the authorities evidently feared that a rescue was about to be attempted, soda cry of "Shut the doors ! wan accordingly raised, while • strong body of officers formed round the dock. At the 86030 moment the male prisoner was forced, although violently resisting, down the steps leading from the dock to the cells, and was then taken out of eight. As he was taken down, he began swearing in the most blasphemous manner. For some minutes all was confusion is court everybody standing up to see the wretched woman, whose cries were heart rending, and the officers being employed in keeping the more demonstrative Irishmen present from approach ing too near to the dock. Some time elapsed before order could be restored, but at last this was effected, and his lordship then inquired: Is the prisoner Pregeu tl The Female Warder : She says the lordship: Im panel • jury to try her.—A jury, consisting of ter,!___,l v e matrons, was accordingly quickly obtained. They re tired to a room, to which the condemned woman was also re moved. After being absent for some time, they returned into court, and the fore-matron stated that they found the prisoner was pregnant. His lordship at once ordered trac tion to be respited, and the prisoner was then carried out of court, apparently in • state of insenaibility. As moo ss she bad been taken away, the greater number of spectotora also left, and an end was thus put to the dreadful scene which had followed the announcement of the verdict I I