The Express. — London, England, 1858-03-01 00:00:00

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MARCH 1. iLITER a fortnight's trial, in the course of which every roma of the most practised skill and ability wee exerted fa their defence, the seven Directors of th e Royal British Bark have been found guilty— three of them, CAMERON, BROwN, and &DAIL'S, without and four of them, KENNEDY, OWEN, MCLEO), and STAPLETON, with, a recommendation t o n i nny. CAMESON, BRowx, and mt have bees antenoed to a ries imprisonment, as made meatunts of the first elms (without hard labour); XIIIIIIDT to mm. months . ; Owry to six ; M'lmon to thee; whoa STAPLETON, whcae ease undoubtadly preents many eirennistanors of mitig ation , is dia . . . e.hargstl . as payment of a nominal fine of Ic Kith retard to two, at least, of these dein (pests, Meows and Cinetos, the public would hare been well satisfied if a far severer sentence had been pawed. The degradation of hard labour in a prison garb amid conviction/p— -eke degradation which was properly imposed on PACL and STRAHAK—wouId certainly not hare been coosidered too harsh in the case of these swindlers, whetted canoed a more wide-spread ruin by frauds in a moral point of view scarcely leas flagitious. In future such OSPDOSE will come within the range of the Fraudulent Trustees Act, which empowers the indiction of a punishment more adequate to the enormity of the transgression. Even as it is, the sentence, if regarded in its coneequenem, is no light OM CAMERON, BROWN, and ERDAILI, and KEN IIILDT, are henceforth marked men. As respects the two former, it is to be hoped that it will be impossible even in this age of lax mercantile morality, that they should ever again he entrusted with the power of deluding and raining their fellow-citizens. It will wanly be Reny years, to say the least of it, before Mr. GOVISTMOt E4D/LILE mad Mr. Alderman KEN RIEDE can again show their faces in the society of honest men. As to the minor delinquents, Mr. Ownt, though long a Director, seems entitled to the benefit of the plea, such as it is, that he suffered himself to be made the tad of more active and designing men; it is also in his favour that Old one occasion he moved for a committee of investigation into Batiwsi's debt, and did what he could to have that model Director brought to book. It may fairly be urged on behalf of Mr. *Leon that he was naturally led to place implicit reliance on the representations of CAMERON, his father-in-law; and that he gave the strongest pcs able evidence of his belief in the Bank's stability by investing in it the whole of whatever fortune he pos sessed, and making hie shares the subject of his mar riage settlement. Mr. STAPLITON's case stands on a different footing. Not may was he the most recent of the Directors in point of dam, but there is abundent es-i -dea*, that from the first he steadily discountenanced the proceedings of CAMERON and Itnow•N, that he speedily earned the enmity of the former, and finally succeeded iu driving the latter from the Direction- He never made a farthing by the Bank ; he held 20 shares throughout, which he never tried to dispose of; he commenced his account with a considerable sum bowl fide paid in to his credit, and when the Bank stopped payment there 'was a balance in his favour. When he ultimately found that things were going hopelessly wrong, he opposed a dividend and urged a call. It may be difficult to exonerate him from blame for having continued in the Direc tion after the actual state of affairs was brought to his knowledge; but it would be a gross injustice to pat him in the same category of guilt with CAME RON, with BROWN, with ESDAILE, and, notwith. standing the favourable recommendation of the jury, we must add, with KENNEDY. The jury, whose in telligent and close attention to this meet protracted and wearisome inquiry, eminently entitles them to the thanks of the country, and their verdict to its respectful attention, have found it incon sistent with their sense of duty absolutely to acquit Mr. STAPLETON. The intimation, however, that fell from Lord CAMPBELL in the coarse of his summing up, and his declaration, after the verdict was given, that, notwithstanding such ver. diet, ►e could not conscientiously inflict a severer seeeenee than a fine of one shilling, followed by an instant discharge--sufficiently shows, what all who have followed the evidence will be at once reedy to admit, that Mr. STAPLETON'S conduct, though in some respects censurable, is not fairly amenable to the grave charge of frandalent misrepresentation and criminal sonspiracy. The 'object of inquiry ranged itself under three heads. The first question was whether the Bank was or was not in a state of insolvency at the end of the year 1tt5.5 and the beginning of the year 1N66; the second, whether that fact was known to the della& ants ; the third, whether knowing, that they entered into a design to rtpresent that the Beak wee then in a flourishing condition, for the purpose of deceiving or defrauding the shareholders and the public. Tame were the material question., and to the evidence se it bore on these the attention of the jury was by Lord CAMPBELL Strictly confined. The answer to the first question evidently goes to the root of the whole inquiry. If the Bank i s the 31st of December, 1865, was not in fact basal. vent, the Balance-Shoot declaring it to be so mullet false, and the Report founded on that Bals.ss presented to the meeting on the lit February, MK was not fraudulent, lf, on the other hand, am Balanoe-Sheet was made up by taking meat s as seems, for a number of debts known to be ampurie, so as entirely to misrepresent the acted eslailffika of the Bank, the first step in the process of proemial THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 1, 1858. be rude out. A considerable patio of Lord CAIN asst.'s charge, u of the evidsoos at the trial, is devoted to an analysis of tit• = two of the •arious debts thus putded as erste in the Bahtnce•Sheet presented on the lit of Febrsary, 1868. We need not go through the steps of the proct so ably and satisfactorily pedals's& The upshot of the whole is, that what with Welsh Mines, the Islington Cattle Market, °Livia of Liverpool, °WYNNE, HUMPERET BROWN, CAMERON, Cotsusira, MULLINS, and VGartiox, a total of dead loss had been realised at the end of 1855 whioli cannot be estimated, on the mast moderate computation, at lees than 100,0001. Debts known to be hopelessly bad to the extent of at least 100,0001. were put down in this mendacious Balance- Sheet as available easels, an operation as honest on the part of those concerned in it as though, to we Lord Csuraira's illustration, the concocts' of this statement "had pretended to have invested 100,0001. " in the fends without having done so." So much for the mode in ;kith the balance-sheet was made out. In the latter end of January this balancc•shevt wu approved:of by a private Court of Directors; on the lit of February, 1856, in the presence of all the defendants, it was laid before a general meeting, together with the well known Report, in which the affairs of the Bank were represented as being most flourishing, in which the balance in hand was set down as exceeding 30,0001., and in which a dividend was recommended at the rate of 6 per cent. Here then mime the second and third questions—did the defendants, on this Ist of February, know the Balance-Sheet and Report to be false? and did they, knowing this, fraudulently set them forth as true, in order to deceive the shareholders and the public ? It is at this point that it beconsee necessary to dis tinguish between the cases of the separate defen dants. In every case, except that of Srseutron, who is proved to have taken no part in the active management of the Bank till October, 1855 it is impossible to avoid the inference that there were Me natant, at all events, of obtaining such a knowledge of the condition of the Bank as should have prevented the defendants from concurring in the Report of February, 1856, and sanctioning the balance-sheet. In *Leon's case it may be said that there was little evidence beyond this, and that the proof against him does not sustain a graver charge than that of culpably neglecting to use the means he was in duty bound to employ for making himself acquainted with the real state of affairs. Owe x, considering the evidence that was given as to his previous cognisance of the state of Bitown's debt, can hardly be acquitted, if not of actual knowledge of the Bank's insolvency on the 31st Dee., 1856, at any rate of having good grounds for suspecting it. The other four cases admit of no such extenuation. The jury took a lenient view of Alder man KINN/DT'S came ; but for their recommendation to mercy we confer our inability to see any valid pound. The letter which KENNEDY wrote to CAMERON on the 15th May, 1855—more than half a-year before the date to which the lying Balance- Sheet is made up, and nearly nine months before the presentation of the fraudulent Report—is incompa• tibia with any other construction than this, that he felt, if the true state of the concern were even then made public, it must necessarily lead to a stoppage of the Bank. As to the cases of ESDAILE, Baovrte, and CAMERON, it would be a simple in sult to common sense to affect for a moment any doubt as to their guilty knowledge or fraudulent design. The evidence as regards one and all these persons conclusively proved that they were well aware of the extent of the Bank's losses, that they knew thoroughly well how immediate stoppage must follow on a true statement of the accounts, and that the only resource left wail a series of fraudulent lies, which, by tempting more victims to their ruin, might postpone the inevitable crash for a time. Long be fore the false Balance-Sheet was prepared, Brown wrote to his colleagues that there were " breakers "ahead," and Mr. Governor ESDATLE induced the Board, over which he presided, to join , in the fraudulent report, by reminding them that "the highest policy is to present a solid " bout to the public—the weakest conduct is is " dangle before them a rope of sand." A clearer case far conviction than that established as respects these four delinquents KENNEDY, ESDAILE, BnowN, and CAMERON—has never been made out, aced the only regret entertained by the public at the close of this monster investigation will be, that the guilty authors of such wide-spread rain have been sentenced to a punishment which, how ever serious in its consequences, yet falls far short of being in its terms an adequate retribution for their offence. The law which visits with a year's hard labour the embezzlement of a clerk, or the larceny of a letter carrier, might surely have fur nished some more afflictive and ignominious penalty than a year's seclusion as first class Msdemeenants, for such unmitigated scoundrels as CAMERON and Snows. The public sentiment must supply the defect of the law or its administrator, and affix on these delinquents a brand of reprobation whose mark will not be effaced when their year's imprisonment shall have expired. The meeting of the select committee on bank acts is farther postponed to Tuesday, March 16, et twelve easel. • - THE NEW MINISTILL—The members of Lord Derby's Cabinet took formal passed= of their respective .flew on Saturday. The Right Hon. Spenoir Walpole, Mr. DI 11, Mr. Henley, Lord Stanley, Lord Cimarron, and Lord Dononghinore were all early at their respective posts. The Graf Cabinet Council of the new government was held en Saturday afternoon, at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing-au eet. Nnw A PPM NTMENTL—Mr.jiapiet has been made the Lard Chancellor of Ireland. Lord Loraine will be a Lewd et the Admiralty. The Solkitor-General for Ireland bar not yet been appointed. We bairn that the following =trowels have been made:—Chief Equerry and Clerk Lord Colrille. Lords In Wasting: Earl of Vertihim, Earl of Sheffield, Viscount Strathal lan, Lade Bateman, Byron, Crofton. Polwarth, and Raglan. Lord In ...Wog to the Prince Consort Laid Begot.—Herell. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Mr. Wm. Carmalt Scott, of the Chancery bar, to belde principal secatery. Colonel Patrick Talbot is &p -=one of the private secretaries to the Earl of Derby. e l l Edward Wilbraham Is Ming for hie lordship in Downing-street ME the soma private secretary la ap pointed. Kr. John Mask el the Foreiga-odlee, to ap pointed private marrkirry to** Ed of Mslarrobary ;iad Mr. W. J. P. Daahweal, else et the Foreigwalico, is appointed precis writer. 31r. Irma Percival is appointed prirate sr =to tfr. Walpole at tho Hortsroiftee. Mr. W. F. is is Isit senate escomary to Lord Stanley, at the Caleala Lied Ceithestar has appointed Mr. Cheeks Tres* Poet, at the Poet odice, to be his pirate oweetery. Mr. George Themeon, edrooete, is appointed se. miry to f r Oni Ingle, Beg., tbe Lord Adroaate. Mr. John Mete Brim writer to the *Net, to appointed registrar of hair. Edisareigh.—Oiomer. Scow= Aroconmosoira.—We believe that the also of Solhlior•Gomoul for Soothed will be confined epos Mr. Pommy, whose mesas talents and high profes sional ideediegebalseMy It h far the plaor. The new OWE web, be ell be lb. B. Mthwell Inglis, J. We saderstand that the dam of Keeper of the Geteral Begleter at Seim be Sootlend, and of the Laval le fe: the mantis Ediaburgh, Boddingroa, sa g , which Me tem vacant gam tbe death Pringle of Vfltyllinak, lost sumnier, bee sew been . beeered 7sgan Mr. John Cleric Irak; W.B, Me Grows Agent be Seethed. The appointment hoe hew We et the eines* beer, but it does coedit to Lord Palmwebefe powatemest. N. aan In Sea lend y oe 'mss in width every bay is Kr. Brodie to ewer _ate sewn raeogenbelea of oar Wellebell Of Ind !fghtli b migegb themedellond the rosorred neoempthh neat Aga" mot doped, more this oa say au, spa the Keep , of the GOOI MO I ordeoft of belnee. The am et metmea obit In Stead adios el the Cant et Seel" meet W the death of Mr. law Doohoasa, ham bola ohm b MrWefts lkorwidge, abet to the /ate Lord Setterbird, and more mead, to proof Lord Mao. Mods.—lrlimersrp% CIPOWOOE gig frottm The gluon ana the Prim Come% with the Prime of Melek sod the Prisms Alice bemenred the per earamenos et the Ha a. Vat Tl a r tre te o =l come on d FAMLitolle: rei lloa. "' ELrk• Bpi, the Zed of (Uh -1 seek Major- Buckley, end Wesel F. H. Seymour. The Prince Consort rode on .lc on flettirday mous- tem Wended by Coked . H. Berme& me Tale& the Qom F , the Prince Ca, the Prince of Welie, the Ahoy the Primes Haw, the ladies end gentlemen of the cowl, end the domed. boasehold, et tended &vise service in the chapel of the Pekoe. The Hon. sad Very Bev. the Doan of Windsor eflialeted. The Zed of Derby had ea audience of the Qom. A Cabinet Council was held on SaturdaL su at th e official residence of the First Lord of thel in Downing-street. The Ministers present were the Earl of the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Salisbury, the Marl of Hardwick., the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, Mr. Secretary Walpole, the Earl of Malineebury, Lord Stanley, General Peel, Sir John Pakington, the Earl of Ellenberough,the Right Hon. J. W. Henley, and Lord John Manners. The council sat two hours. Despatches were received at the Cokaiel-ofilos an Satur day from the Lord High Cesnaissiceser ad the Isaias Islands. The belief gains round that the Duke of Hamilton will be sent to Pans to replace Lord Cowley. FASHIONABLE INTIM Ram Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge bad a dinar party on Saturday evening, at her residence in lareda Palms. The guests Moira thdr Royal High nesses the Duke and Duerr d'humalit, the Dar of Cam bridge said* Firers Mary,his Excellency Count d' Apponyi, the Zarl ot Mahaesbery, the Bari and Countess of Clarendon, the Earl and Coustre at Shelburne, the Bari of St. Germans, the Earl and Lady Constance Grosvenor, Lord and Lady Foley, Viscount Cherie, the Right Hon. Sir B. Hall, and the lion. F. Byng. The Darer of Cambridge received a whet chyle after dinner. The Marquis of Lansdowne entertained at dinner on Saturday arguing, at Lansdowne Howe, the Marquis end Marchioness of Claartearde, the Marquis sad blarahloneee 0 Allasbury, the Earl Orsavffle, the Berl and Counter of Boaaberaagh, the Earl and Countess Oney, the Countess of Tenlarvllls, Fiances Countess of Walktraie and Mr. Hezermrt, MP., tho Hon. James and Lady Loulm Howard, the Bight Hon. Sir Charles Weod, M.P., end Lady Mary Wood, Mr. Chichester Forteseue, If P., do. Lady Molesworth entertained at dinner last evening his Excellency tho Sardinian Minister, Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Marquis of Clearicarde, Lord Shulle' of Alderley, the R. Mr,. Norton, the Hon. John Portman., Lord and Lady Bdward Thyme, &o. The Right Hon. the Speaker gave his third full-drew dinner, on Saturday, at his macs ca Carlton House-tir. race. The following had the honour of reosiving invitations : —The Earl Jerson, Lad Harry Vans, Lord Echo, Right HOU. Henry H. T. L. Corry, Hon. George Byng, Right Hon. Edward Ellice Right Hon. T. Mil ner Gibson, Right Hon. Sir W. Somerville, Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, Sir William Heathoote, Sir John Johnstone, Sir Robert Ferguson, Major-Grareal Sir H. Ferguson Davie, Lieutsaant-Genasl Sir De Lacy Erma, G.C.8., Lient.-Clasoral Sir W. Codzagton, R.C.8., Col. Wilaa Patten, Mr. Mangles (chairman of the Hon. Zest India Company), Mr. &therm Isbourt, Mr. Rawl Palmer, Mr. Deedes, Mr. Hops Johnstone, Mr. Henry Druramcad, Mr. Brannan, Mr. Wrightson, Mt. Wyksham Martin, Mr. Thornily, Mr. Thomas Baring, Mr. Imam, C.C., Mr. Cobb*, Q.C., Mr. Charles Foliar, Mr. Welter, Mr. !amid, Hon. George Waldegram, and the Ray. Henry Drury (seentary and chaplain to the Spesksr) ; Sir James Graham, Mr. Kan Berner, and Mr. Bonham-Carter were prevented by randomness from attending._ . . Him Excellency the Ambaarador of France and the Connteas de Passim entertained a select circle at dinner last timing, at Albert-gate House. - - Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston entertained a Went circle at dinner on Saturday evening at Cambridge House. REMOVAL OF HEE MAJEBTT AND Comm— Her Mitisety and the Prince Consort, sosouspanisd by Qui youth ful members of the royal family, hit Burlingham Pa seo this morning for (Arbor:se, where the Gout will rennin until Go 14th inst. PRINCE ALFRED'S VOYAGE 'ROUND TUE WORLD. —lt IS expected that the Queen and Prince Consort, during their reeidenoe at Osborne, will viait the Euryalos, Captain Tar Woe, C.E., in which flee ship Prince Alfred I. shortly to embark on a voyage round the world. His Highness the Maharajah Dhnlep Singh hoe returned to Claridge's Hotel, froze Folkestone. The Duke and Dnehem of Northumberland have returned to Stormlok Park from *taking Lord and Lady Warlock at Ewela Park. The noble duke and dacha= are impeded to care to town next week. The Duke and Duchess of Baccleach and family lett Delkeith Palaces near Edinburgh, at eke class of the past week tat Baykal, the duke's teat in Solkirkshire, where the nage duke end dachas propose to remain until the dose of the hunting lesson. The Doke of Devonshire and Lady Louisa CAM dish have arrived in town from Derbyshire. _ Th. Duchess of Richmond and Lady Cecilia Goiden Lennox leave town early in the week far Goodweed, until after Boater. The Marquis of Northampton and Lord and Lady Alwyn' Compton have arrived In town from Castle Ashby, Northiunptonaldro. The lairquis and Marchioness of Abercorn will leave Broeket Hall to-day, on a visit to the Counter Cow per, at Penehanger, Herts. The Earl and Countess of Euston have Orived at Bath novae, hem Wakadald Lodge, Northamptonshire. The noble eorl sad coastal. will Airily 1..,. Eli(lead for the Coalinga,. The Countess of Shaftesbury has left town on a visit to Vieconatene Jocelyn, at St. Iconard'e-on-Ses. The Earl of Dalkeith, M.P., has left Montagu House, for Scotland. The Earl of Ranfurly, according to the last ac e:ante from Dungannon Park, la mach better, and hopes am now entertained of the noble earl's restoration to health. The Earl of Donoughmore has arrived at Cla ridge's Hotel, from Knocklofty, near Clonmel, Ireland. The Earl Cowper has left town for Panahanger, Herta. Lord Panmure and the Hon.Miee Manle and Mime Ramsay will shortly laave town for Scotland for some weeks. and it is understood that Lard John Hassell fa about to re sume the occupation of WA Meese in Cbssbam-plaee. The Count and Countess St. Clair have arrived at the Brunawleit Hotel, St. James's, tram the Continent. We (Poet) are glad to learn that the health of the Hon. Charles Murray, her Mnlestre lesiativr at the Court of the Shah, la described. In accounts just received, to bass undergone a mantled improvement within the last few weeks. Sir Alexander and Lady Dab Gordon have re turned to town from Esher. Lieut.-Gen. Sir F. Trench lies quite recovered from his moat indispontion. The gallant g/liferal hes returned to town from Brighton. The Right Hon. Joseph Napier haying accept e d the °Moe of Lord Chancellor of Ireland, a requisition from • body of the actors of the University is in wares of rig nature, calling upon Mr. Attorney-Gaul Whiteside to allow himself to be pat in annination for the seat about to be vacated by Mr. ;Napier. It is pretty etetata that Mr. Whiteside will respond to the sanunona and take have of his old constituents of the borough of Enda:filen. MITIMTADIXIINT AT Tax MANBIOX-80052..--00 eateaday, the Lad tad the Lady Mamas soar rad ai arm dr atata dad mobs etas Chart Cateasa Owed d dr wads el I t r ie = 111.8=84,13.1215111 4 4110 00 7 0, sad arapwara dieseedur (he whieh da Us Lad raw is areabor), dr sal srand ';`" a te.the aamiela a die Oink la aell al of I. Caen wore hid a the q& il t d dl Cirents Im hr ap of 200. mortals's AIIZIC/Jf ZATADrriora.—The A a. Pad (230 tame, dabs. sae) his kw ea Mown. litede's dip a Oarreak delloo 401060 • 1 4 ad it le pa. tea to Liverpool, dad te alo Dr. UTimaatoas sad his sad ter the sow aspedllea. Sae aka (daturda) her beaded None ea road al We Part, mid e4rtep r Oleaac Daly ma. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE BOMBAY MAIL. APPROACKINO INVASION OF OIIDE BY BRITISH TROOPS. LIICKNOW FORTIFIED BY THE ENEMY: 100,000 REBELS IN ARMS. CAPTURE OF THE FORT RA.TGURR AND BRIEF OF SAUGOIL FOREIGN OFFICE DESPATCH. The following telegram, from Mr. Acting-Con sul-General Green, was received at the Foreign Offloe, rid Malta, March 1, 6.15 a.m. : ALEXANDRIA, Fn. 24, 1868. The Pottinger arrived from Bombay, at Suez, yesterday evening, and the following intelligence has been telegraphed to me. The Commander-in-chief, at the head of the force of 250 (25,000 ?) men, with about seventy pieces of ordnance, continues collecting supplies and means of conveyance at Futtyghur. He is expected to move on. Oude will be invaded by =MIN of troops ad vancing on all sides about the 25th. The enemy are fortifying Lncknow by this time in great strength. There are about 100,000 of them in arms. They are said to be losing heart, and anxious to negotiate. Sir James Ontram has been left undisturbed since the 16th. He was reinforced on the 22nd by H.M.'s 34th from Cawnpore, a convoy of stores. A party of Rifles have taken up a post on the the Lucknow road, one march from Cawnpore, whore they will remain to keep open communica ition. Sir H. Rose, with Central India Field Force, captured the strong fort Ratgurh on the 29th, the enemy having escaped over the walls. He re lieved Bangor on the 3rd, and released about 100 Christian women and children. The garrison had been shut up for six months. The Raipootana Field Force captured Ane on the 23rd ; it way the strongest town in Raipootana. The garrison escaped over night in a frightful storm of thunder and rain. The cultivators busily employed everywhere cul tivating their winter crops, and the revenue being sollected in the districts around Delhi as if nothing had happened. The 72nd Regiment arrived at Bombay on the 7th, and the 18th Regiment reached en the same day, via the Cape. This telegram arrived at Malta from Alexandria by the French steamer, 28th February, at 6.60 p.m. LYONS, Admiral. (ii slums Aim strismAsurs riaiosArz.) (PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) MALTA, Sum as Pas. 28. The Pottinger arrived at Suez with the Bombay Mail on the 23rd of February. Trade wee improv ing. Freights in advance. Fancy goods much in demand. Bank bills, 2s. lid. Mom the rota despatch.) Nothing new at Malta, save the arrival on the 24th of the Vulcan, from Portsmouth, with the 2nd battalion of the 2nd Regiment for garrison duty. The following is the substance of the Indian news:— The Commander-in-Chief was at Futtyghar pre paring for the invasion of °tide, which would pro bably be from several points about the 25th. His own column is nearly 15,000 strong, with about 100 pieces of ordnance, whilo at least 10,000 men from other points will be ready to 00-operate with him. The Punjab and Feroze, with the 72nd High landers, had reached Bombay, bat large reinforce ments of European troops are still required. RUSSIA AND CHINA. A letter from St. Petersburg, of the 18th, in the Nests, says : It is well (mown that Admiral Putlatine, who commands the Read= squadron in China, had received positive in stradions to observe the greatest circumspection and to aorehlly avoid everything which might disturb the friendly relations which, for the last two centuries, Roads hes kept up at Pekin through the medium of the ecclesiastical mission in that capital. Notwithstanding all the diplomatic skill and seedestee displayed by the admiral he has not been able to pat himself in relation with the Court of Pekin, as the mandarin at Shanghai positively refused to allow him or any of his officers to land. The admiral, therefore, re turned with his frigate to .Hong Kong, where he observes the spiciest neutrality, watching the proceedings of the Pm& end English in China. It was at first difficult to account for this change is the feelings of the Chinese, but the last dispatches from the admiral clear up the mystery by stating that the jealousy of the mandarins has bum maned by the uffiltary and naval establishments of the Russians an the Amour, and that the Chinese Intended to adopt hostile emesures In consequence. It wee probably with a view to devastate the Road= establishmente on the Amara that the mandarin who commands the two great pro visoes in the north of China has suddenly attacked the Rus sian advanced posts, and oompelied them to make a retreat in wee than thirty league along the banks of the river, and band or destroyed all the establishments. It appears that this attack of the Chimes is to be attributed to the attempts made by the comma: dents of the advanced posts to take pop Norton of an extent of 2,000 squire leagues of forests and plains which the Russians are desirous of annexing to their pommies.. SWEDEN. A ministerial crisis appears to be imminent in Sweden. According to the Svenska-T4iising, three ministers, MM. Gunther, Lagerheim, and Momer, us on the point of tendering their resignation ; according to other accounts, seven members of the cabinet will retire, leaving only three. The ... _ same journal announces that M. Manderstromn, Swedish ambassador at Paris, has been chosen a Minister of Foreign Affairs. It is this eminent statesman who will take the principal part in the formation of the new cabinet. SPAIN. MADRID, 1 , 30. 27. The Spanish squadron of the Antilles is craising in the Gulf of Mexico. PIEDMONT. Arrests continue to be made in Genoa in the fear of a republican plot. The Corriire Mercantile of February 24 says:—"The Mann continues. All the troops are confined to barracks, and were under arms ready to tarn out daring a great part of last night. We hear that in the interior of the port the guns were prepared for firing, and the war steamers were all ready to weigh anchor." EXPRESS FROM PARIS. AND 311STIS1 TlLlSs►li.) PARIS, MONDkY MORMUCO. The Moniteur announces that General Changarnier and General Balm are authorised to return to France. (nor ors owx PARIS. Sylmar Emma. You will have seen by the Meniteur that the Emperor's government has at length decided to throw open the butchers' trade in Paris. This is a very great measure ; and one, considering the vast amount of interest and prejudice arrayed against it, which it required a considerable amount of nerve to take. The monopoly is abolished in the most com plete way, none of the suggested palliatives having been adopted. The notion which has prevailed for so many years, that without the monopoly the graziers would never feel certain of a market in Paris, and might leave the city to starve ; and that without the privileged bank at Poisty the butchers would never be able to find ready money to pay for their beasts, is altogether thrown overboard by M. Rootlet's excel lent report. Anybody may now be a butcher, and may buy his stock wherever he likes. He will be subject to no other restrictions than those police regulations already in force, to prevent unwholesome meat from being sold. As a matter of course, the absurd tax which has been in force for three years, and according to which the beat leg of mutton in France wss obliged to be sold at the same price as the worst, is abolished. The report states that the new measure is taken against the opinion of the municipal council. It is to come into operation on March 31. The minister is careful to tell the people not to expect any great reduction in prices at first. Orsini, de Rndio, and Pieri have been removed from the Conciergerie to the prison of La Roquette, there to await the execution of their sentence, un less (which is highly improbable) the Court of Ces sation should find that there was any irregularity in their trial. Letters from Marseilles state that several suspen sions of payment have taken place during the last few days. The liabilities are said to amount to twenty millions of francs. The Marseilles journals state that the Emperor is expected in that city in April, but that hie Majesty will not go to Algeria. General Baron de Sprengporten, who had come to Paris on a special mission to their Majesties, has left on his return to Stockholm. PARIS. SATURDAY BTRIMIII. The trial of the assassins of the Rue Lepelletier, which wu expected to have lasted till this evening, terminated last night, and Orsini, de Radio, and Pierri, have received the righteo us and inevitable sentence of death. The jury, in mercy, have given the benefit of extenuating circumstances to Corner, the servant, and he is sentenced to hard labour for life. It does not now appear that there was . any reason for the unprecedented step taken by the French authorities of prohibiting the newspapers from giving independent reports of the trial. lam told by those who were present that the official report is unusually full, and as fair as is possible to be. I have not heard of a single incident worth mentioning which is not there reported. It was supposed that the main object for the extraordinary precautions taken was to suppress Orsini 's letter tothe Emperor; but that letter is given in the Moniteur. A stinging sentence against despotism in M. Jules Favre's speech is also given just as it was delivered. I rather think that after the arrangements were made a change took place in the counsels of the govern ment. It was, lam pretty certain, intended at first that only a very bnef report should be published; but on reflection the obvious consideration that any thing disagreeable to the government would be sure to come out sooner or later, and with an effect the more damaging from the fact of the knowledge being prohibited, led to the wiser determination to publish the whole proceedings almost verbatim. The candour ultimately shown in this instance will per haps be used as an argument to prove that official reports are much better than private ones. The pre cedent, however, is a moat dangerous one, and if it should be followed there will be no guarantee whatever for the great principle recognised by the French Code of the publicity of crimi nal proceedings. The trial appears to have been conducted with perfect fairness. M. Chaix d'Est-Ange's speech for the prosecution was wonder fully eloquent and in excellent taste. Yon will have observed the delicate way in which be speaks of England, admitting that although her laws were in many respects much at variance with French notions the French did not know them wellenough to judge of them, and that they were not to be lightly censured, because they were those of a great people. The counsel for the defence all acquitted them selves of their difficult task in a creditable manner, not stultifying themselves by . struggling with unanswerable facts, bat conscientiously . and with great ingenuity suggesting every circumstance which might by passibility have influenced the mind of the jury. The fullest latitude wasven both to the prisoners and their counsel, and Presi dent Delangle's summing up appears to me unexcep tionable, except as I must venture to say in the concluding sentence, where he tells the jury that he appeals to their " patriotism" as well as to their sense of justice for a conviction. That I think was a misplaced and revolutionary argument. The prisoners have availed themselves of the legal. and matter-of-coarse privilege of appealing to the Court of Cessation against the regularity of the sentence. This will delay the execution for some days. I L he Bourse was firmer to-day. The Rents rose lac. for cash and bc. for account, closing at 69fr. 40c. in each case. Mobilier rose 2fr. SOc. The Northern and Southern Railways rose about 7fr. each ; West ern,_3fr. 76c. ; and the other lines about 2fr. 60c. I have never seen it stated in print that the Im perial Prince had been seen to walk alone. Con sidering what pains is taken to show his little Imperial Highness to the public, his daily rides in the Champs Elysks escorted by cavalry, and his frequent promenades in his goat carriage in the re served garden and on the terrace of the Tuileries, it certainly seemed probable that if he had been an accomplished pedestrian, opportunities would have been taken ere this to let the multitude see his per formances. A notion had, therefore, got abroad that he must be more backward in regard to walking than children of his age (nearly two Tears) usually are. I, however, am now able to bear witness that he not only walks well, but is wonderfully strong upon his pins. Happening to pass through the Carrousel, at guard mounting, this morning, I saw his Imperial Highness coins out of the centre door of the Pavillon de l'Horloge on foot, walking between two gover wales and followed by a footman. He was dressed in a sky blue tunic, with a black hat and feather, and dark gaiters. He walked southward along the pavement under the windows of the Tuileries, as far as the little private door in the Pavillon de Fiore, then turned and continued his promenade along the whole length of the palace, rounded the corner, went as far as the guard-house near the gate leading to the Rue Rivoli, and afterwards went back to the centre of the Palace, where he was put upon the beck of a remarkably fine donkey, which was wait ing for him. During the whole of this long walk he frequently rejected the proferred assistance of the governesses' hands, and seemed to delight in getting a little before them, to show his consciousness that he was a great personage and they his attendants. He walked remarkably quick,with a long even step, putting his little feet finely on the ground, and every now and then ran a little, to leave the gover nesses behind him. I did not see him trip ones. It was the finest thing in the world to see him retain the salutes of the sentries, who presented arms to him. He raised his hand to his cap in true military style, jut at the proper moment, with an air of modest assurance in which there was nothing playful or childlike. He looked u serious ea Tom Thumb used to do when dressed as General j Bonaparte. Then can be no doubt that this child, in whom so many and such rut hopes are cos. centered, liaa already . , by the force of ethos= precocious sense of his own importance. He in his band a little flexible sword, which he bran dished continually, with wonderful energy and de termination, as if longing for something to strike. As far as the dynasty depends upon the health, strength, and excellent conformation of the heir ap. parent, the Emperor and Empress have every ground for hope and confidence. It is announced that Prince Jerome is " still some. what suffering from influenza, of which he hes had an attack." - Oil; senator—one only—haa voted against the " Public Safety" Bill. His name deserves to be re corded, although the constitution of 1862 does not allow any record to be made of it, for the information of Frenchmen. This man is General Macmahon, the brave soldier who commanded the assault upon the Malskoff tower. The Journal d'lndre-et-Loire says :—" Several arrests, supposed to be political, were effected at Tours on Wednesday last. We know nothing what ever of the circumstances." UNITED STATES. LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY Emma. The Arabia has arrived ; she brings 46 pusengers and 600,000 dollars in specie. The Marrs, hence, arrived at Halifax an the 14th. The news is of no special importance. In the United States Senate attention had been directed to the relationship of the government with Brazil. General Houston presented a resolution directing inquiry site the:expetliency of the United States establishing a protectorate over Mexico and Central America. A joint resolution, conferring upon the President authority to make appropriate arrangements for the reception and entertainment of the Turkish admiral, Mohamed Pacha, was adopted. The special committee of the house on the Leoompton constitution have decided not to send to Kansas for persons and papers, but to rely upon the facts contained in the official documents in the de partments for their guidance. The committee was expected to report within a week, The house committee on territories were expected shortly to report a bill organising Carson Territory, composed of territory lying west of the Valley of Salt Lake. A Washington telegram says the democratic senators have agreed to dispose first of the bill pro- viding for the increase of the army, and then to take up the bill for the admission of Minnesota into the Union. To the Minnesota bill an amend ment will be made, providing for the admission of Kansas under the Lecompton constitution, the said constitution so amended as to drop the clause which prohibits the people of Kansas from altering it till 1864. Great excitement had been created in Brooklin by the assassination of a respectable citizen by a party of Rowdies ; and a vigilance committee had been organised to preserve the pesos. California news to January 20 is of little import ance. The Supreme Court has come to the unanimous conclusion that the affirmative vote of the people at the last election legalised the state debt. The state finances were in a more prosperous condition than at any former period. The markets were very dull. The Mormon news is interesting, but unreliable. There was a rumour of a battle between the United States troops and the saints, but it was not believed. A report that five American citizens had been killed by the Mormons. We learn from Nicaragua that the treaty nego- tiated with the United States bad been ratified ; and also that the treaty between Casts. Rica and Nicar agua had been rejected by the first named republic. These events would, it was thought, lead to the re newal of hostilities. The revolution in Peru is at a stand. A Captain Homer had been arrested at Valparaiso, charged with organising an expedition in the United States against the Peruvian government. He was expected to be shot. The New York money market is very easy. Capi• tal over abundant. Stocks buoyant and tending upward. Closing rates were Illinois Central, 971; ditto Bonds, 95 ; Erie, 291 ; New York Central, 86#; Michigan Central, 70; Panama. 1031; Michigan, Southern, 46, sterling. Ex change, fair demand, 1091 to no. Cotton quieter, and tending down. Ashes, firm. Coffee, inactive, but firm. Flour, steady. Wheat quiet, unchanged. Iron, very quiet. Scotch pig, 27 dolt. to 27 dole. 60e. Spirits of turpentine, steady and firm. Rosin, firm. Provisions buoyant. Lard, higher. Sugar, quiet and steady. Tobacco, un changed. Freights, dull and unaltered. At New Orleans, on the 16th, cotton showed • decline, middling telling at 11 to 111. Receipts, liberal. THE PRINCESS FREDEBICK WILLIAM OE PRIM. NA AND TRY POOR OP BERLIN.—I have already mier lined In a former letter that the Princess had put 1,000 &okra at the dispoidtion of the municipal authorities of BMW, for dktributica among the poor. I have now to NM that she has also mat 300 thaws to the town of ' Potsdam for the manse papas Ia both cams she bra at the same time made ova to theme aids* who ban keel knowledge of the poor in their reepeetive Oben the M. *rent applications that had been made to her the relief. The letter, which aooompanies the Ira nesatkned gift to the city of Berlin, is as follows : " Herr Oberbilrgermekter—The reception that has been give to my huaband and myself in Berlin was one so beautiful and so festal, the city and all its inhabitants have taken so lively an Intend in it, that my heart experiences the neserity to And someexpreadonfor the warm gratitude it feels. Will you be the exponent of theme my feelings to the sky and Um pomaded' They are feelings which I owe in no lees meanie he the hearty reception and wekame in all the towns end every place that we touched in our journey hither, for rook of Intense from all the provinces of the kingdom. • The country, in which I have long token a moat lively Wenn has by It. friendly advances, made it doubly nay for me to feel myself at home in it, ma belonging to IL I believe I act conformably to the feeling of the popu- LH= of the capitol in herewith sending you, Herr Ober. bargannister, me a token of my Kaltman a sum for the poor of Berlin, the distribution of which among worthy recipient., I venture to beg the magistracy to undertake, with full confidence in the correctness of its appkeiticei. To this end I will also make over to the magistraert for their consideration, the applkations for read whiek have been made to me.—Your well-affeetioned, Yearoatie Princes Friedrich Wilhelm von Prawns, Princess Royal of Great Britain and Ireland."—Corraspondent of Time , . LECTURE ON " PUNCH." The Hey. 6. 141t Steweil Brown delivered a lecture in Hope Hall on T night, in connexion with the course for rating a fund. There was a large attendance, sad the chair was oe envied by Mr. Bushel. The 'Ojai selected area And, not the little boys' and Jody's Punch, but the Pent supported by &Edna of a larger growth as a means of Mining, with his retrial pea, the follies of the day. As an illustratloa the induenos and potency of one hued, Mr. Brows oohed whether anything could hold up a pane to greeter flank than the picture which had POOellq acrid of the " Knight of the Shwa Bath. pow= re: s. the leader niin ta ° kJ! Times red the alter theare. paporo—no pen could have sketched k biker. As au aias of the wit which characterised Arica, the leaner min amusing extracts with reference to " Anti-elaveri. ^ was an Eaglialunan, then wee no doses of that; he woo by far the beet authority to explain what an Baillihmas Bud AMA and they would kern what ari o albiala was ; and Ibisigters could not do better than lto I ascertain what our character is. The lootstor comislod expreseing a hope that, for many rm. flyeliiitaidiavo the same sphere of urefulnter, and be the boo forosida the of Englishmen. —L impel .efibrote. ::: =r Leda with hash the this L